WHOLE VOL. NOTES. EUROPE 4 1 



until 1855. Records were taken from 1856 to 1859 

 at Petersham, and from that year to date at the 

 Observatory site. 

 Iiistruincnt: An 8-inch rain gage has been in use throughout the 

 period. 



EUROPE 



AUSTRIA 



WIEN (VIENNA) 

 Site. 



From January 185 1 to August 1852 the observations were made 

 at the University Astronomical Observatory within the city. 

 From September 1852 to April 1872 they were made at the 

 first location of the Central Meteorological Office (Favor- 

 itenstrasse 30, Hi;— 194.2 m. ). Since May 1872 they were 

 made at Hohe Warte. 

 Pressure. 



The height of the barometer above sea level was from September 



1852 to April 1872, 194.2 m. On the 3d of May 1899 ^he 

 barometer was removed from the " Parterre " in the first 

 story of the Institute, 207.6 m., to its present level. The 

 entire series of observations are reduced to 202.5 m. 



Temperature. 



The values from 1821 to 1850 are taken from: J. von Hann, 

 A^eteorologie von Wien. Denkschriften d. Akad d. Wis- 

 sensch., 73. Band, 1901. 

 The observations at the sites given above have all beeii reduced to 

 the present location at Hohe Warte 38. 

 Precipitation. 



The observations from 1851 to 1852 were corrected to those from 



1853 to 1872 and these are strictly comparable with the later 

 values after 1872. 



BRITLSH EMPIRE 



ABERDEEN OP..SERVATORY 



Lat. 57° 10' N. r.ong. 2" 6' VV. 

 Site. 



The Ob.servatory, which was estal)]ished in 1868, is on the north 

 side of King's College, in ( )ld Aberdeen. The College lies 

 on a ])lairi gradually rising from the sea from which it is 



