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Journal of A</riciilture, Victoria. [10 March, 1916. 



STATE RESEARCH FARM, WERRIBEE. 



Meteorological Observations. 



G. S. Gordon, Field Officer, Werribee. 



Summary of observations made during 1915, and comparison with 

 previous years: — 



Rainfall. 



Average rainfall for forty-two years prior to 1913 . . . . = 20'19 inches 



Rainfall during 1913 (505 points in March) . . . . . . = 16-43 „ 



Rainfall during 1914 (304 points in December) .. .. = 13*24 



Rainfall during 1915 .. .. .. .. .. = 15-55 „ 



Evaporation. 

 Evaporation from free water surface, 1913 . . 



1914 .. 



1915 .. 



46-438 inches 

 50-548 „ 

 51 -754 „ 



Bright Sunlight. 

 Total bright sunlight during 1914 = 1,906-5 hours = Daily Mean, 5-2 hours. 

 1915 =1,865-9 „ = „ 5-1 „ 



Mean Air Temperatures. 



1914 ., 



1915 .. 



Year. 



Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Maximum. Minimum 



59-4° F. 

 57-9° F. 



55-8° F. 

 53-8° F. 



69-6° F. 

 67-4° F. 



48-6° F. 

 47-8° F. 



Mean Soil Temperatures. 



Mean of Maximum and Minimum Soil Temperatures. 



