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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66

Temperature

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Temperature.

The climate resembles that of Great Britain, but is more equable, the extremes of daily temperature only varying throughout the year by an average of 20°, whilst London is 7° colder than the North and 4° colder than the South Island of New Zealand. The mean annual temperature of the North Island is 57°, and of the South Island 5 2, that of London and New York being 51°.

The mean annual temperature of the different seasons for the whole colony is, in spring 55°, in summer 63°, in autumn 57°, and in winter 48°.

Stations. S. Lat. Long E. from Greenwhich Number of years of Observations. Year. Winter. Spring. Summer. Autumn. Difference of the Coldest and Warmest Months. Yearly Means. Yearly Fluctuation. Max. Min. North Island. o / o / Mongonui ... 35 1 173 28 10 5990 53.06 58.28 66.56 61.52 15.12 89.10 31.82 57.28 Auckland ... 36 50 174 51 20 59.54 52.34 57.56 66.92 61.16 16.02 88.52 33.26 55.26 Taranaki ... 39 4 174 5 14 57.56 50.90 55 04 61.58 58.82 15.66 86.90 30.02 56.88 Napier ... 39 20 176 55 10 57.56 49.10 57.74 66.20 57.02 10.26 90.00 32.10 59.90 Wellington ... 41 16 174 47 14 55.58 48.74 54.50 62.24 56.66 14.76 78.44 32.18 46.26 Wanganui ... 39 56 175 6 3 55.90 48.71 53.31 63.31 57.12 16.70 86.00 29 00 55.00 South Island. Nelson ... 41 16 173 19 11 54.86 46.58 54.50 62.78 55.76 17.10 82.04 27.32 54.72 Hokitika ... 42 42 170 59 10 52.34 45.50 51.62 59.18 53.06 14.76 74.12 28.22 45.00 Bealey* ... 43 2 171 31 9 46.76 37.40 46.04 54.86 48.56 18.18 78.08 12.38 65.70 Christchurch ... 42 33 172 39 12 52.88 43.52 53.24 61.52 53.60 18.72 88.16 25.16 63.00 Dunedin† ... 45 52 170 31 17 50.72 43.52 50.54 57.20 51.80 15.30 84.74 29.84 54.90 Invercargill ... 46 17 168 20 14 50.36 42.26 51.26 58.10 50.00 16.92 83.84 20.12 63.72 Queenstown‡ ... 45 2 165 30 3 51.01 40.01 50.92 64.02 52.31 21.25 84.60 23.21 61.39 * Height above sea, 2,104 feet, † Height above sea, 550 feet. ‡ Height above sea, 1,070.

Comparative Temperatures of New Zealand.

I. General Abstract.

II. Daily Range of Temperature. Difference of the Mean Daily Extremes.
Stations. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Year
North Island.
Mongonui 15.48 16.74 15.30 10.08 18.18 16.92 15.30 15.66 16.92 16.02 14.58 16.71 16.38
Auckland 18.90 19.80 20.88 19.80 19.08 16.02 15.30 15.48 16.74 15.84 16.56 18.00 17.82
Taranaki 19.62 21.60 20.16 21.42 19.44 15.84 15.30 11.40 16.56 18.00 16.74 18.54 18.18
Napier 18.72 21.60 21.78 17.82 15.12 14.91 13.86 15.30 15.12 18.00 18.18 19.08 17.46
Wellington 13.32 13.50 12.42 12.42 11.70 11.16 10.62 10.62 11.52 11.88 12.24 13.50 12.06
South Island.
Nelson 20.34 23.40 20.70 21.24 17.10 17.82 19.08 19.08 19.62 21.06 21.42 22.14 20.16
Hokitika 11.34 11.16 13.32 12.60 12.78 13.86 14.58 13.68 14.76 15.66 12.24 11.52 13.14
Christchurch 17.10 18.36 16.56 17.46 17.10 16.38 14.91 16.56 16.02 16.20 18.54 19.08 17.10
Dunedin 16.20 15.66 15.66 15.12 13.68 11.52 10.11 10.62 12.06 13.32 13.68 15.30 13.68
Invercargill 22.50 21.78 22.50 22.68 18.00 16.02 17.61 16.92 19.44 22.32 21.06 21.06 20.16

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