METEOROZOGT FOR AUGUST, 187G. 

 Private Observatory, Hobart Town. 



Latitude 42' 52' 13" S ; Longitudo 9h. 49m. 29.-29, E. 



rological fonn brouglit into 

 s in some respects from tin 

 ft'lopted with the view of assimilating 



t the begini 



Ith« 



nobnrt To' 

 IS in Europe. 



being "the instrument generally used 



taken from the 

 i 



of 187II differs in some respects from the fortner 



losely with those of 



Meteorology. Readings 

 BrmoineU;r, that be' ' 

 intinent of Europe. 



the maximum and minimum, 



til under Ibe different 



The thirty-ftve years' standard tables are ussd for obtaining 

 '-'•■' i from average. 



FRANCIS ABBOTT, F.R.A.S., etc. 



l^e of leafing, flowering and fruiting ot a few standard 

 plants in the Rnyal Society's Gardens during August, 



30t)i. Common Elm coinmencln; to flo\ 



3lst. Lombardy Poplar commencing to 



F. ABBOTT, JUS, 



winds is registered each ?: 

 The thirlyftv ' ' 



tcaults of observations taken i 

 1S7C, in accordance with ne 

 7 30 a.m. and 4 '30 p.m. :— 

 Barometer, mean of 2 daily readings, corrected and reduce J. 



Tbei 



! ditto. 







. In shade, 46-06deg. 

 Dew point, mean position of 2 daily readings, 39-93deg. 

 Humidity mean of 2 ditto, 83. 

 Elastic force of vapour mean, of 2 ditto, -. 



Terrestrial radiation, mean i 



RainfaU, 2 17in. 

 Evaporation, 2' 

 Clouds, mean ol 

 Ozone, mean of 

 Wind, force in 1 



45in. : in excess of rainfall, '2Stn. 

 r 2 ditto, 5^17. 

 2 daily observations, 7 33. 

 lbs. per square foot, total of 2 dally obsor- 



5 obsorvatloas, 19 negative, 12 positive, 24 nil. 

 W. E. SHOOBRIDGE, VaUeyQold. 



