﻿NOTES 
  ON 
  THE 
  WEATHEE 
  DUEING 
  1878. 
  

  

  Janitaet. 
  — 
  Tile 
  weather 
  throughout 
  for 
  this 
  month 
  has 
  heen 
  unusually 
  oolcT, 
  wet, 
  and 
  

   boisterous 
  for 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  year 
  ; 
  frequent 
  S.W. 
  gales 
  of 
  violence 
  have 
  occurred, 
  accom- 
  

   panied 
  with 
  thunder 
  and 
  hail, 
  and 
  the 
  temjDerature 
  has 
  been 
  considerably 
  lower 
  than 
  the 
  

   average, 
  generally 
  4° 
  and 
  5° 
  below; 
  altogether 
  it 
  was 
  a 
  very 
  unseasonable 
  month. 
  Earth- 
  

   quake 
  at 
  Queenstown 
  on 
  15th, 
  at 
  845 
  p.m., 
  slight. 
  

  

  Febeuaey. 
  — 
  Fine 
  weather 
  generally 
  throughout, 
  with 
  small 
  rainfall 
  at 
  most 
  places 
  ; 
  

   strong 
  winds 
  were 
  experienced 
  at 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  stations, 
  but 
  no 
  very 
  violent 
  gales 
  ; 
  high 
  

   barometer 
  readings 
  prevailed, 
  but 
  temperature 
  below 
  the 
  average. 
  Earthquake 
  reported 
  

   by 
  Observer 
  at 
  Queenstown 
  on 
  12th, 
  p.t 
  3 
  a.m., 
  slight. 
  

  

  Maech. 
  — 
  Except 
  at 
  the 
  Southern 
  stations, 
  the 
  rainfall 
  was 
  much 
  below 
  the 
  average, 
  

   and 
  fine 
  weather 
  experienced 
  ; 
  in 
  the 
  South, 
  however, 
  it 
  was 
  at 
  times 
  severe, 
  and 
  

   excessively 
  wet 
  and 
  stormy. 
  An 
  earthquake 
  was 
  reported 
  at 
  Hokitika 
  on 
  11th, 
  at 
  9-35 
  

   p.m., 
  slight. 
  

  

  Apbil. 
  — 
  The 
  weather 
  was 
  exceedingly 
  fine 
  during 
  this 
  period, 
  except 
  at 
  Bealey, 
  where 
  

   the 
  rain 
  was 
  in 
  excess, 
  with 
  strong 
  westerly 
  winds 
  ; 
  also 
  at 
  Hokitika 
  very 
  wet, 
  but 
  winds 
  

   moderate 
  ; 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  extreme 
  South 
  the 
  rain 
  was 
  over 
  the 
  average, 
  with 
  cold 
  stormy 
  

   westerly 
  weather. 
  Earthquakes 
  occurred 
  at 
  Wanganui 
  on 
  the 
  4th, 
  at 
  12-50 
  a.m. 
  ; 
  at 
  

   Wellington 
  on 
  28th, 
  at 
  6-25 
  p.m., 
  lasting 
  six 
  seconds, 
  N. 
  and 
  S., 
  very 
  slight; 
  at 
  Cape 
  

   Campbell 
  on 
  11th, 
  at 
  9 
  a.m., 
  smart, 
  and 
  Blenheim 
  11th, 
  at 
  8'55 
  a.m., 
  sharp, 
  N. 
  to 
  E. 
  ; 
  

   at 
  Queenstown 
  on 
  the 
  25th, 
  at 
  3-30 
  a.m., 
  smart. 
  A 
  meteor 
  was 
  observed 
  at 
  Christchurch 
  

   on 
  27th, 
  in 
  S.E. 
  

  

  Mat. 
  On 
  the 
  whole, 
  rain 
  rather 
  below 
  the 
  average 
  ; 
  the 
  temperature 
  was 
  lower 
  

  

  than 
  usual 
  for 
  time 
  of 
  year 
  ; 
  very 
  cold 
  stormy 
  weather 
  experienced 
  at 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  stations, 
  

   with 
  snow, 
  and 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  thunder. 
  A 
  meteor 
  seen 
  in 
  South 
  on 
  7th, 
  very 
  briUiant. 
  

  

  JtjNE. 
  A 
  very 
  cold, 
  wet, 
  and 
  severe 
  month 
  throughout. 
  The 
  rainfall 
  at 
  nearly 
  all 
  

  

  places 
  in 
  excess, 
  and 
  frequent 
  thunder 
  storms, 
  with 
  hail 
  and 
  snow, 
  and 
  prevailing 
  S.W. 
  

   winds; 
  very 
  low 
  atmospheric 
  pressure 
  throughout. 
  Earthquakes 
  at 
  Napier 
  on 
  5th, 
  at 
  

   11-15 
  p.m., 
  sharp, 
  and 
  on 
  23rd 
  at 
  3-15 
  p.m., 
  not 
  so 
  marked; 
  at 
  Wellington 
  on 
  23rd, 
  at 
  

   7-38 
  am., 
  slight, 
  direction 
  S.E. 
  ; 
  at 
  Wanganui 
  on 
  23rd, 
  at 
  4-50 
  a.m., 
  strong 
  shake; 
  at 
  

   Nelson 
  on 
  24th, 
  at 
  8-30 
  a.m. 
  ; 
  at 
  Cape 
  Campbell 
  on 
  3rd, 
  at 
  12-16 
  a.m., 
  smart. 
  

  

  JuLT. 
  — 
  Tolerably 
  fine 
  weather 
  for 
  time 
  of 
  year, 
  though 
  heavy 
  rain 
  at 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  

   stations, 
  with 
  strong 
  gales, 
  chiefly 
  from 
  westward 
  ; 
  very 
  heavy 
  snow-storms, 
  with 
  hail 
  

   and 
  severe 
  frosts, 
  occurred 
  in 
  the 
  South. 
  Earthquakes 
  occurred 
  on 
  5th 
  at 
  Welhngton, 
  

   at 
  10-18 
  p.m., 
  slight 
  ; 
  at 
  Foxton, 
  10-20 
  p.m., 
  sharp, 
  with 
  loud 
  noise; 
  at 
  Greytown, 
  10.17 
  

   p.m., 
  smart, 
  with 
  noise 
  ; 
  on 
  20th, 
  at 
  Wellington, 
  11-39 
  p.m., 
  very 
  shght 
  ; 
  and 
  at 
  Wanga- 
  

   nui, 
  at 
  midnight, 
  smart, 
  and 
  on 
  21st 
  a 
  lighter 
  shock 
  at 
  3 
  a.m. 
  ; 
  at 
  Hokitika, 
  29th, 
  at 
  12 
  

   a.m., 
  slight. 
  

  

  August.— 
  The 
  weather 
  was 
  generally 
  wet 
  and 
  stormy, 
  principally 
  from 
  S.W. 
  ; 
  fre- 
  

   quent 
  gales 
  occurred, 
  also 
  snow 
  and 
  hail 
  storms 
  ; 
  low 
  atmospheric 
  pressure 
  prevailed, 
  

   and 
  temperature 
  below 
  the 
  average 
  for 
  same 
  month 
  in 
  previous 
  years. 
  Earthquakes— 
  

   Taranaki, 
  8th, 
  at 
  8 
  a.m. 
  ; 
  at 
  Welhngton, 
  on 
  Sth, 
  at 
  7-53 
  a.m., 
  slight 
  double 
  shock; 
  Wanga- 
  

  

  