Meteorological Statistics, xlv 
THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 
METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS. 
The following Tables, ete., are published in anticipation of the Report of 
the Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1879. 
TABLE I.—TEMPERATURE or THE Arr, in shade, recorded at the Chief 
Towns in the Norra and Soutu Isnawps or New ZEarnawp, for the 
year 1879. 
Mean Mean M Mean |Extreme 
Mean Temp ti r/Temp. for/Temp.for/Temp. for} daily range 
PLACE. Annual (Sema) elgg ee, )(Aorbans) (Waves) renee of of 
Temp. sets , Oct. Dec., Jan., une,July|Temp. for| Temp. for 
ov. Feb. ie Aug. een: year. 
RTH IsLAND Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees g egrees. | Degrees 
Mongonui 61:6 61-2 68:1 62 543 i71 500 
ears is 59:1 58:3 65:6 60:8 51:8 13:5 48:2 
E 56:8 56:3 62-5 8 49-9 16:1 52:0 
— ie 58:8 58:7 65:4 60:2 50:8 18-2 49:0 
Wellingto à 551 55:1 60:7 4T:4 12:3 481 
SovrH IsrawD. 
$ 549 | 556 | 612 | 560 | 469 | 220 
Cape Campbell .. | *570 | 551 | 619 | 589 | 496 | 94 | 4LO 
tchurch — ..| 523 | 524 | 601 | 545 | 421 | 168 | 657 
okitika ..  ..| 528 | 532 | 587 | 546 6 | M6 | 470 
Dunedin ..  ..| 500 | 505 | 559 | 516 | 420 | 129 | 490 
Queenstown — ..| 495 | 521 | 580 | 505 | 3T6 | 178 | 612 
Southland... ..| 497 | 513 | 566 | 508 | 400 | 196 | 68-0 
South Island ^] | 528 | 529 | se9 | sse | 452 | 161 | 680 
Means, etc. for N'th 7 : ; : : 
and South Islands | 55'8 554 616 568 | 4TO 15 68-0 
* For 11 Months only. +For June and August only. 
