THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 



METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS. 



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

 Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1872. 



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

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

 year 1872. 







Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Extreme 





Mean 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



daily range 



range 



Place. 



Annual 



(Spring) 



(Summer) 



(Autumn) 



(Winter) 



of 



of 





Temp. 



Sept., Oct., 



Dec, Jan., 



Mar., Apl., 



J une, July, 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 







Nov. 



Feb. 



May. 



Aug. 



year. 



year. 



North Island. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Mongonui* ,,, 



62 1 



60-5 



t72-0 



64-3 



55 



14-9 



56-0 



Auckland ... 



60-2 



57-3 



69-5 



61-8 



52-4 



13-9 



56-4 



Taranaki 



58-4 



56-3 



65-7 



60-3 



511 



17 



52 



Napier 



59-7 



57-8 



69-2 



60-3 



51-5 



17 



64 



Wanganui ... 



56-7 



54-5 



65 1 



58-6 



48-8 



16-6 



58-0 



Welliugton ... 



Means, etc., for ) 

 North Island ) 



South Island. 



55-8 



541 



63-7 



57-4 



48-1 



11-6 



51-5 



58-8 



56-7 



67-5 



60-4 



511 



15-2 



64 

















Nelson 



56-7 



55-5 



66-6 



57-9 



47-0 



20-9 



650 



Christchurch 



53-6 



53-2 



64-4 



53-8 



43-2 



15-0 



74-2 



Hokitika 



541 



53-4 



611 



56-6 



45-2 



12 



550 



Dunedin 



51-4 



51-9 



59-5 



52-0 



42-3 



14-7 



61 



Queenstown... 



51-4 



51-7 



61-7 



53 1 



39-2 



16-7 



61-7 



Southland* ... 



Means, etc. , for } 

 South Island \ 



Means for Nth. 

 and Sth. Islands 



49-2 



51-2 



+57-6 



52-2 



40 1 



18-7 



68-0 



52-7 



52-8 

 54 7 



61-8 



54-2 



42-8 



16-3 



74-2 



55-7 



64-6 



57-3 



46-9 



15-7 



74-2 



* For eleven months ; no returns for December furnished, 

 t F or January and February only. 



