Meteorological Statistics, 



xly 



THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 



METEOEOLOGIOAL STATISTICS. 



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

 the Lispector of Meteorological Stations for 1879. 



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 1879. 







Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Extreme 





Mean 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



daily 



range 



Place. 



Annual 



(Spring) 



(Summee; 



(Autumn; 



(Wintee; 



range of 



of 





Temp. 



Sept., Oct. 



Dec, Jan., 



Mar., Api. 



June, July 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 







Nov. 



Feb. 



May. 



Aug. 



year. 



year. 



NoETH Island. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees, 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Mongonui . . 



61-6 



61-2 



68-1 



62-6 



54-3 



17-1 



50 



Auckland . . 



59-1 



58-3 



65-6 



60-8 



51-8 



13-5 



48-2 



Taranaki . . 



56-8 



56-3 



62-5 



68-8 



49-9 



16-1 



53-0 



Napier 



58-8 



58-7 



65-4 



60-2 



50-8 



13-2 



490 



Wellington 



Means, etc., for) 

 North Island j 



55-1 



55-1 



60-7 



57-2 



47-4 



12-2 



48-1 



58-3 



57-9 



64-4 



69-9 



50-8 



14-2 



530 



South Island. 

 Nelson 

















54-9 



55-6 



61-2 



56-0 



46-9 



220 



58-0 



Cape Campbell 



*57-0 



55-1 



61-9 



68'9 



149-6 



9-4 



410 



Christchurch 



52-3 



62-4 



60-1 



54-5 



42-1 



16-8 



65-7 



Hokitika . . 



52-8 



53-2 



58-7 



64-6 



44-6 



14-6 



47-0 



Dunedin 



50-0 



50-5 



55-9 



51-6 



42-0 



12-9 



49-0 



Queenstown 



49-5 



52-1 



58-0 



50-5 



37-6 



17-8 



61-2 



Southland . . 



Means, etc., for) 

 South Island | 



Means, etc. for N'th ) 

 and South Islands j 



49-7 



51-3 



56-6 



50-8 



400 



19-6 



68-0 



52-3 



52-9 



58-9 



53-8 



43-2 



16-1 



68-0 



55-3 



55-4 



61-6 



56-8 



47-0 



15-1 



68-0 



' For 11 Months only. 



+ For June and August only. 



