THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 



METEOEOLOGIOAL STATISTICS. 



The following Tables, whicli form the most rehable data for judging of the Climate of 

 New Zealand, are extracted from the Reports of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations, 

 for 1867, and are appended for the information of those to whom the above Report was not 

 accessible. 



TABLE I. — Mean Tempeeatuee o£ tlie Aie in shade, recorded at the 

 Chief Towns in the Noeth and South Islands of New Zealand, from 

 the earliest Observations, to the end of 1867. 



Place. 



Mean 

 Annual 

 Temp. 



Mean 



Temp, for 



(Spkik-q) 



Sept., Oct., 



Not. 



Mean 



Temp, for 



(Summee) 



Dec, Jan., 



Feb. 



Mean 



Temp, for 



(Auiumn) 



Mar., April, 



May. 



Mean 



Temp, for 



(Winter) 



June, July, 



Aug. 



Period of 

 Observa- 

 tions. 



NoETH Island. 



Auckland 



Taranaki 



Wellington 



Means for North") 

 Island j 



South Island. 



Nelson 



Christchurch 

 Dunedin 



Means for South") 

 Island ) 



Means for North & ■) 

 South Islands ) 



Degrees. 



60-3 

 56-8 

 55-7 



Degrees. 



58-8 

 55-9 

 54-6 



Degrees. 



68-6 

 64-2 

 63-6 



Degrees. 



62-3 



57-4 

 56-7 



Degrees. 



53-3 



49-5 

 47-9 



15 years 

 12 „ 



10 „ 



16 years 



11 „ 

 15 „ 



57-6 



56-4 



65-4 



58-8 



50'2 



55-0 

 55-1 

 50-7 



53-3 

 55-5 

 50-0 



62-5 

 61-4 

 57-4 



56-4 

 55-9 

 51-6 



46-7 

 44-5 

 47-0 



53-6 



52-9 



60-4 



54-6 



46-0 



57-6 

 53-6 



56-4 

 52-9 



65-4 

 60-4 



58-8 

 54-6 



50-2 

 46-0 



55-6 



54-6 



62-9 



56'7 



48-1 



Erom the above table it vnll be observed that in the North Island the 

 mean annual temperature for Auckland is the highest (60'3 degs.), and that 



