The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66
Temperature
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. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Year |
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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 |