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June. — A marked excess of rainfall in the north, with thunder storms, 

 the temperature and pressure being rather above the average. In the south 

 and west the rainfall was deficient and the weather more seasonable, with 

 sharp frosts, S.E. winds predominating over the whole colony. Aurora on 

 18th at Southland. Weather severe and unsettled, S.W. storm with very 

 low bai'ometer and thunder generally felt on 16th and 17th. 



July. — Month characteiized by an abnormal depression of the atmospheric 

 pressiire, and constant electric disturbance, especially in the southern part of 

 the colony, and by the prevalence of IsT.W. winds ; the i-ainfall at Hokitika and 

 Bealey, which are influenced by the Southern Alps, being from this cause greatly 

 in excess of the usual average; while at Christcharch and Dunedin it was 

 below the average. Aurora seen from "Wellington on 22nd. 



August. — Season more than usually severe at the westei'n stations, with 

 excessive rainfall on the West Coast. Fine in S. and E., except towards end of 

 month, when stormy weather was general, commencing with tliunder. Severe 

 S.W. gale at Auckland on 30th, with heavy rain, also at Wellington from S.E. 

 Strong gale in Southland, with thunder, hail, snow, and rain, on 24th from W. 

 Auroras in south on 18th and 25 th. 



September. — Stormy at opening and close of month, with heavy snow fall 

 in south. Chiefly remarkable for the high atmospheric pressure that prevailed 

 towards the middle of the month, the maximvim throughout the colony on 

 19th, being the highest on record, 30-6, and following a continuance of fine 

 southerly weather. Temperature below the average. Auroras in south on 4th, 

 7th and 8th. 



October. — Weather throughout generally wet and stormy, with prevailing 

 IST.W. wind ; rainfall on the whole in excess of average for previous years, 

 especially on West Coast. Temperature and pressure below average. 

 Thunder storms in S.W. 



November — -Weather excessively dry in extreme north ; otherwise rainfall 

 has been generally in excess of average for this month. A very severe S.W. 

 gale occurred at Auckland on 12th and 13th, doing considerable damage; also 

 at Wellington from S.E. on 11th and 12th with very heavy sea; and at 

 Dunedin on 19th, from W. ; but winds, on the whole, have been moderate. 

 Aurora at Hokitika on 16th and 20th ; at Dunedin and Bealey on 19th ; and 

 at Southland on 4th and 7th. Thunder storms in S.W. 



December. — Prevailing ZsT.W. weather, with great drought (except on the 

 West Coast of the South Island), damaging the crops. A gale at Wellington 

 on 13tli and 14th, though violent, did not affect the pressui'e, and was local. 

 A remarkable N.W. gale on the 23rd was most severely felt in the south, 

 where it did much damage, during which the pressure was diminished by one 



