10 March, 1917.] Meteorological Ohxtivations. 



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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



State Research Farm, Werribee. 



<J. S. Gordon, Field Officer, Werribee. 



Suinniary of observations made during 1916, and comparison witli 

 previous years: — 



Rainfall. 

 Average laiiifall fur forty-two years prior to 1913 

 Rainfall during 1913 (505 points in March) . . 

 Rainfall during 1914 (304 points in December) 

 Rainfall during 1915 



Rainfall during 1916 (4-46 inches in January and Fcliniary, and 

 17-71 inches in September, October, November, and December) 



Evaporation-. 

 Evaporation from free water surface, 1913 .. 



1914 .. 



1915 .. 



1916 . . 



Bright Sunlight. 

 Total bright sunlight during 1914 = 1,906-5 hours = 



1915 = 1,865-9 „ 



1916 = 1,841-8 „ 



Mean Soil Temperatures. 



