XXVI PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



Roma. 



1. Mean maximum shade temperature for 4 years =77*9 degs. 



2. ,, minimum ,, ,, ,, ,, =52*0 ,, 

 8. ,, shade ,, ,, ,, =64-9 ,, 



4. Total mean annual rainfall last 7 years =34-27 ins. 



5. ,, number of wet days per year for last 7 years =67 



RocAhampton. 



1. Mean maximum shade temperature for 6 years =80-2 degs. 



2. ,, minimum ,, ,, ,, ,, =63-4 „ 



3. ,, shade ,, ,, ,, =71-8 ,, 



4. Total mean annual rainfall last 8 years =50-4 ins. 



5. ,, number of wet days per year for last 8 years =115 



ToimsviUe. 



1. Mean maximum shade temperature for 4 years =80'9 degs. 



2. ,, minimum ,, ,, ,, ,, =68-9 ,, 



3. ,, shade ,, ,, ,, =75-0 ,, 



4. Total mean annual rainfall for 8 years =59-32 ins. 



5. ,, number of wet days per year for last 8 years = 87 



Barcaldine. 

 1. Mean maximum shade temperature ; 2. mean minimum 

 shade temperature ; 3. mean shade temperature : — No record. 



4. Total mean annual rainfall last 8 years =24-43 ins. 



5. , , number of wet days per year for last 8 years =58 



Hwjlienden, 



1. Mean maximum shade temperature for 5 years =87-8 degs. 



2. ,, minimum „ ,, ,, ,, =60-3 ,, 



3. ,, shade ,, ,, ,, =74-0 ,, 



4. Total mean annual rainfall last 8 years =24-35 ins. 



5. ,, number of wet days per year for last 8 years = 56 



Taking the temperature of the coast towns, Brisbane's 

 mean maximum shade temperature for eight years is 77-3 degs. ; 

 that of Rockhampton, for six years, 80-2 degs. ; and that of Towns- 

 ville for four years is 80-9 degs. Brisbane is therefore cooler than 

 Rockhampton in summer by 2-9 degs., and cooler than Towns- 

 ville by 3-9 degs, and Rockhampton is cooler than Townsville 

 by 0-7 degs. Comparing the minimum shade temperature, 



