﻿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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