24 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I05 



TURGAI 



Pressure. 



In 1937 the barometer was placed at the height of 121 m. The 

 means of pressure from 1937 to 1940 have been reduced to 

 the former height of 124 m. by introducing the correction 

 of —0.3 mm. 



VLADIVOSTOK 

 Pressure. 



In September 1937 the barometer was placed at the height of 

 136 m. The means of pressure from 1938 to 1940 have been 

 reduced to the former height of 128 m. by introducing the 

 correction of +0.8 mm. 



AUSTRALIA 



Authority. 



Meteorological Bureau, Central Office, H. N. Warren, Director, 

 Melbourne. 

 Hours of Observation. 



The pressure observations have always been taken at 9^^ and i^^ 

 local time, except at Darwin and Alice Springs from April i, 

 1939, onward. 



ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 



Pressure. 



The pressure is measured by a Fortin-type mercurial barometer, 

 which in June 1940 was moved to its present location, about 

 270 ft. due north of its former position. No change, how- 

 ever, was made in the height of the cistern. 

 Temperature. 



The exposure, position, and surroundings of the thermometer 

 remain the same as in the decade 192 1- 1930. 

 Precipitation. 



It is measured by a standard 8-inch gage whose position and 

 surroundings remain the same as in the decade 1921-1930. 



ALICE SPRINGS, NORTHERN TERRITORY 



Pressure. 



The present level of the barometer, Hb, is 1,901 ft. A correction 

 of —0.027 in. was applied to the pressure to reduce it to the 

 old level of 1,926 ft. Pressure data prior to March 31, 1939, 



