THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 



METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS. 



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

 the Inspector of Meteorological Stations' for 1878. 



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

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

 year 1878. 







Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Mean 



Estreme 





Mean 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 



daily 



range 



Place. 



Annual 



(Spring) 



( Summer) 



(Autumn) 



(Winter) 



range of 



of 





Temp. 



Sept., Oct., 



Dec, Jan., 



Mar., ApI, 



June, 



Temp, for 



Temp, for 







Nov. 



Peb. 



May. 



Jialy, Aug. 



year. 



year. 

 Degrees. 



NoKTH Island. 



Degs. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Mongonui 



61-5 



61-0 



68-1 



62-3 



54-7 



17-8 



53-0 



Auckland 



588 



57-9 



65-2 



60-7 



51-6 



13-8 



46-8 



Taranaki . . 



56-5 



0.5-7 



62'5 



57-9 



60-0 



15-4 



500 



Napier 



59-7 



61-0 



65-9 



60-6 



51-4 



15-1 



54-0 



Wanganui 



55-5 



55-8 



62-4 



55-4 



48-3 



20-4 



61-0 



Wellington 



Means, etc., for] 

 North Island J 



South Island. 



55-1 



54-7 



60-9 



56-9 



47-8 



13-0 



48-2 



57-8 



57-6 



64-1 



58-9 



50-6 



15-9 



61-0 

















Nelson . . 



54-2 



55-8 



60-8 



54-7 



45-7 



21-9 



52-0 



Cape CampbeU . . 



56-3 



56-4 



61-5 



57-8 



49-3 



10-4 



41-8 



Christchurcli 



52-8 



54-8 



59-6 



63-6 



43-2 



19-4 



66-5 



Hokitika . . 



51-6 



51-6 



57-9 



52-9 



44-2 



11-9 



43-2 



Dunedin . . 



49-9 



51-9 



54-4 



61-0 



41-9 



14-4 



60-0 



Queenstown 



*50-l 



60-2 



57-7 



55-2 



390 



16-7 



62-4 



Southland 



Means, etc., for 

 South Island 



Means, etc., for^j 



48-9 



510 



54-5 



49-6 



40-6 



17-3 



60-0 



51-9 



53-1 



58-0 



53-5 



43-4 



16-0 



66-5 

















North and South ^ 



54-8 



55-3 



61-0 



56-2 



47-0 



15-9 



66-5 



Islands j 

















* For 11 months only. 



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