THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 



METEOROLOaiCAL STATISTICS. 



The following Tables, etc., are published in anticipation of the Report of tbe 

 Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1874. 



TABLE I. — Temperatuee of the Air, in shade, recorded at the Chief 

 Towns in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, for the 

 year 1874. 







Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Extreme 



Place. 



Mean 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



daily range 



range 



Annual 



(Spring) 



(Summer) 



(Autumn) 



(Winter) 



of 



of 





Temp. 



Sept., Oct., 



Dec, Jan., 



Mar., ApL, 



June, July, 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 







Nov. 



Feb. 



May. 



Aug. 



year. 



year. 



North Island. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Mongonui 



62-9 



59-7 



69-5 



66-1 



66-2 



14-6 



54-0 



Auckland 



59-7 



56-9 



67-3 



62-7 



52-4 



14-8 



52-9 



Taranaki 



57-0 



55-3 



63-4 



58-7 



50-6 



17 



59-0 



Napier 



58-0 



57-4 



66-4 



58-8 



49-6 



18-2 



59 



Wanganui 



55-2 



54-4 



62 1 



56-9 



47-5 



19-9 



55-0 



Wellington 



Means, etc., for ) 

 North Island J 



South Island. 



54-7 



53-5 



62 1 



55-5 



47-6 



11-8 



45-7 



57-9 



56-2 



65 1 



59-7 



50-6 



16-0 



59-0 

















Nelson 



55-2 



55-0 



63-8 



55-9 



46-7 



221 



63 



Cape Campbell 



*58-l 



56-9 



64-7 



58-9 



48-4 



13-2 



44-5 



Christchurch 



52-2 



51-8 



62 



52-6 



42-6 



15-5 



62-7 



Hokitika 



52-4 



511 



58-9 



53-8 



45-8 



13-8 



48-4 



Dunedin 



49-7 



48-9 



57 4 



51-0 



41-4 



14-5 



55-0 



Queenstown 



48 -8 



48-0 



59-6 



50-4 



37-2 



15-5 



61-4 



Southland 



Means, etc., for ) 

 South Island I 



Means for Nth. / 

 and Sth. Islands ) 



— 



48-5 



56-3 



— 



— 



— 



— 



52-7 



51-4 



60-3 



53-7 



43-7 



15-7 



63 



55-3 



53-8 



62-7 



56-7 



47-1 



15-8 



63-0 



* For 11 months only. 



