THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND.
METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
The following Tables, which form the most reliable data for judging of the Climate of New Zealand, are extracted from the Reports of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations, for 1867, and are appended for the information of those to whom the above Report was not accessible.
TABLE I.—Mean Temperature of the Air in shade, recorded at the Chief Towns in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, from the earliest Observations, to the end of 1867.
| Place. | Mean Annual Temp. |
Mean Temp. for (Spring) Sept., Oct., Nov. |
Mean Temp, for (Summer) Dec., Jan., Feb. |
Mean Temp, for (Autumn) Mar., April, May. |
Mean Temp, for (Winter June, July, Aug. |
Period of Observations. |
| North Island. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. | |
| Auckland | 60.3 | 58.8 | 68.6 | 62.3 | 53.3 | 15 years |
| Taranaki | 56.8 | 55.9 | 64.2 | 57.4 | 49.5 | 12{{{1}}}„ |
| Wellington | 55.7 | 54.6 | 63.6 | 56.7 | 47.9 | 10{{{1}}}„ |
| Means for North Island |
57.6 | 56.4 | 65.4 | 58.8 | 50.2 | |
| South Island. | ||||||
| Nelson | 55.0 | 53.3 | 62.5 | 56.4 | 46.7 | 16 years |
| Christchurch | 55.1 | 55.5 | 61.4 | 55.9 | 44.5 | 11{{{1}}}„ |
| Dunedin | 50.7 | 50.0 | 57.4 | 51.6 | 47.0 | 15{{{1}}}„ |
| Means for South Island |
53.6 | 52.9 | 60.4 | 54.6 | 46.0 | |
| 57.6 | 56.4 | 65.4 | 58.5 | 50.2 | ||
| 53.6 | 52.9 | 60.4 | 54.6 | 46.0 | ||
| Means for North & South Islands |
55.6 | 54.6 | 62.9 | 56.7 | 48.1 |
From the above table it vnll be observed that in the North Island the mean annual temperature for Auckland is the highest (60.3 degs.), and that
