THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND 



METEOKOLOGICAL STATISTICS. 



The foUowmg Tables, etc., are published in anticipation of the Keport of 

 the Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1877. 



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

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

 year 1877. 







Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Extreme 





Mean 



Temp. for|Temp. forjTemp. for 



Temp, for 



daily 



range 



Place. 



Annual 



(Speing) 



^SUMMEB) 



(Autumn) 



(WiNTEE) 



range of 



of 





Temp. 



Sep., Oct., 



Dec, Jan., 



]Mar.,Apl., 



June, 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 







Nov. 



Feb. 



May. 



July, Aug. 



year. 



year. 



NoETH Island. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Mongontii . . 



61-6 



60-8 



67-9 



63-9 



54-1 



16-4 



51-0 



Auckland . . 



58-6 



57-2 



65-6 



60-5 



51-2 



14-7 



49-1 



Taranaki 



56-5 



54-5 



630 



57-9 



50-6 



17-2 



51-0 



Napier 



59-0 



58-5 



67-3 



59-2 



51-2 



14-8 



54-0 



Wanganui . . 



5o-l 



53-8 



63-6 



55-6 



47-5 



210 



56-0 



Wellington . . 



Means, etc., for| 

 North Island J 



South Island. 



55-5 



54-4 



63-0 



55-7 



48-3 



14-0 



50-5 



57-7 



56-5 



65-0 



58-8 



50-4 



16-3 



56-0 

















Nelson 



55-2 



54-9 



63-4 



55-7 



47-2 



21-7 



55-0 



Cape Campbell 



56-9 



55-8 



63-7 



57-7 



50-6 



11-1 



44-6 



Christchurch 



52-3 



52-9 



61-5 



51-2 



43-7 



19-5 



62-7 



Hokitika 



52-2 



51-2 



59-4 



53-1 



4.5-3 



14-3 



49-3 



Dunedin 



60-3 



50-6 



57-8 



49-0 



43-3 



14-3 



53-0 



Queenstown 



49-3 



50-1 



58-7 



48-9 



39-5 



15-8 



58-3 



Southland . . 



Means, etc, for ) 

 South Island [ 



Means for North | 

 and South Islands ) 



*50-4 



49-5 



57-5 



52-2 



43-1 



19-1 



63-0 



52-4 



o2-l 



60-3 



52-6 



44-7 



16-5 



63-0 



55-0 



54-8 



62-6 



55-7 



47-5 



16-4 



63-0 



For 11 months only. 



