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The meteorological observations in the city of Buenos Aires 

 begin with those made by Sr. D. Manuel Eguia, 1856-1875. 

 The next series were those of Sr. D. Emillo Rosetti at the 

 Colegio Nacional, 1873-1897. A third series oi observations 

 was made in Calle Independencia by Calestino Zambra, 1893- 

 1902. The next series were at the port works. 1901-1906. 

 Finally, beginning with T906. they were at the first class 

 observatory inaugurated at Charcarita in the suburbs of 

 Buenos Aires. These diiferent sets of observations were 

 compared and reduced to a uniform series at the Oficina 

 Meteorologica. 

 Hours of Observation. 



Hourly readings were obtained from barographs and thermo- 

 graphs checked by eye observations after 1891. Preceding 

 that date observations at 7'\ 14''. and 21'^ are corrected to 

 the mean of 24 hours. 



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Site. 



The meteorological observations were begun at the Astronomical 

 Observatory; but in 1885 the instruments were removed to 

 the meteorological observatory established in that year. 

 Hours of Observation. 



All values are reduced to the mean of 24 h(jurs. Since 1884 

 hourly readings have been obtained from barographs and 

 thermographs checked by eye observations several times a 

 day. 



b'urther details of the instruments used and exjiosures during 

 the early years of observation are found in the Anales de la 

 Oficina Meteorologica Nacional. Argentina. 



GOYA 

 Hours of Observation. 



7'\ 14'' and 21'' or 8''. 14'' and 20'' corrected to mean of 24 hours. 



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 Precipitation. 



Autlinrify: R. C. Mossman ])receding 1910; Directoria de 

 Metcorologia, Institute) Central. I^razil, after the beginning 

 of 1910. 

 Site: Railway station. 

 Hours of observation: Not given. 



