METEOROLOGY FOR FEBRUARY, 1878. 

 PuiVATE Observatory, Hobart Town. 



atitude 42° 52' 13" S. ; Longitude 9h. 49m. 20.2s. E 

 (Registered for tlie Royal Society of Tasmania.) 





Tliermometers Tliermometers 

 (Reading.) ^ (Self- Registering.) 



Per cent 





129-849 29-8691 

 » 2 300()4 30-05S 

 3(30130 30-062 

 4 30-130 30-219 

 530-436,30-412 

 6130-408 30-192 

 7130-296 30-249 

 8'30-273'30-239 

 930-2-29 30-199: 

 10 30065 29-S70, 

 11 29-704 -29 -706 

 1229-926 •29-965 

 13 30-274 29-9751 

 1129-94i;30-03i| 

 15'30-296 30 256! 

 1630-34030-2541 

 17 30-274 30 133 

 lS30060i-29 871 

 19 -Zg-SSlI •29-596! 

 20 29 82l'29-S54' 

 2129^820|'2974«| 

 » 22 29-712' 29-517 



23 29-4-24i •29-441 



24 29-834; 29-957 



25 30-07430141 



2630-241 

 27|30^270 

 2839-207 



30-240 

 30-211 

 30-128 



18-5 

 13-5 

 15-5 

 13-5 

 11-9 

 12-5 

 11-0 

 14 

 12-5 

 17-0 

 17-0 

 13-0 

 13-5 

 12-0 

 8-0 

 10-0 

 140 

 17-0 

 17-0 

 13-5 

 13 

 14-0 

 17-5 

 10-0 

 13-5 

 12-5 

 13-5 

 16 



53-5 

 GO-0 

 57-0 

 52-0 

 55-0 

 56-0 

 58-0 

 55-0 

 G3-0 

 63-0 

 5G-U 

 56-5 

 54-0 

 47-0 

 50-0 

 58-0 

 62-0 

 63-0 

 57-0 

 53-0 

 53-0 

 G4-0 

 51-0 

 57-0 

 55 

 .57-0 

 G2-0 



69-0 118-0 

 62-0 98-0 

 G3 5 88-5 

 63-0 G8-0 

 58-0, 84.0 

 70-0: 110-0 

 t5-0 KiO-0 

 71-0 114-0 

 G7^0' 105-0 

 79-0' 114-5 



59-5' 



62-0 1 S5-0 

 70-0 1 95-0 

 55-0 95-0 

 64-0' 100-0 

 70-0 116-0 

 80-5 ; r20-0 

 82-0 127-0 

 63 100-0 

 65-0 960 

 75-0 114-0 

 86 128-0 

 67-0 114-0 

 Gl-0 90-0 

 G9-0 1100 

 69-0 08-0 

 75-0, 120-0 

 73-0 124-0 



83-0 

 78-0 

 74-0 

 63-0 

 64-0 

 75-0 

 78-0 

 77-0 

 730 

 84-0 

 79 

 70-0 

 75-0 

 72-0 

 GS-0 

 75-0 

 83*0 

 85-0 

 83-0 

 73-0 

 77-0 

 88-0 

 85-1) 

 76-0 

 72-0 

 75 '0 

 79-0 

 90.0 



39-5 

 34-5 

 37-5 

 34-5 

 32-5 

 34-5 

 35-0 

 38-5 

 3G-0 

 38-5 

 38 

 35-0 

 35-5 

 34-0 

 33-0 

 37-5 

 40-2 

 45-0 

 47-0 

 42-5 

 41-5 

 40-5 

 42-0 

 39-0 

 42 

 40-0 

 41-0 

 42 



83 S3 



93 72 



77 88 



100 100 



Clouds. 



7*30 a.m. '4-30 p.m. 



I 



"5 B 



111 



Wind. 



7-30 a.m. 430 p.m. ^ 





-I S 



m O 



71 

 Gl 



72 

 57 

 58 

 C3 

 72 

 77 

 73 

 87 

 63 

 83 G4 

 81 ' 53 

 73 60 

 94 I G4 

 76 68 



75 66 



76 38 

 88 ' 60 

 69 62 



76 , 68 

 87 ; 78 

 87 I 66 



77 ' 68 



K 

 N 

 K 

 X- 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 N 

 K 

 K 



KN 

 K 

 

 K 

 N" 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 K 

 KS 

 K 



Mean Press. 

 30-036 



Greatest do. 

 30-436 



Least do. 

 29-424 



Mean M'n. Tern. 

 13-71 ' 62 64 



Max. 

 18.50' 



Min. 1 



S-00 



Mean. 

 -75 



7-5 K : 



10 NK 

 lOOK I 

 lOON 

 lOOK 

 100 

 10-OK 

 10-0 



7-5K 



5-5K 

 lO-OX 

 10-0 K 



! 7-5:k 



7-O'KN 

 I 10-0, K 



I 

 1 10-0 K 

 I 10 OK 

 j 9-0 KN 

 110-0 K 

 I 3.0|K 



io-o;kn 

 1 5-o:kn 



10-OlK 

 3-0 K 

 3-5J 



5-0 



4-0 K 



7-0 N 



9-5 S 



90 N 

 10 S 

 10-0: SE 

 I N\V 



20 S\V 

 i S 



3-0 S 



4-5; NW 

 10 SE 

 10-01 NVV 



6-5 N 

 10-0 s 



3-5' NW 

 NW 



s-o! N 



5-0I N 



10-0 NW 



7-0' NW 



4-0! N 



9-o; NW 



8-0, N 



60 N 



3-5 NW 



• S 



W 



40 N 



•26 S 



•52, •36 1 



•26 •03 



I 63' I 



2-60 •22: I 



•52 -01' I 



•52! 



•52 i I 



•52 1 I 

 2-60 ': 



•52,1^00 1^44 



2 60 -37 



•26 -01 



"26, -54' 

 5-21! 



•52' 



I 1 



•52 



•52 



•26, 



2-60 



2-60 



2-60 



i 



•52 



1 



•45' 



•51 



125 



4-0 

 6 

 6 

 6-0 

 7-0 

 4-5 

 5 

 30 

 4 



2 5 



4 

 6-0 

 4-0 

 2-5 

 3-iJ 

 30 

 2-0 

 50 

 60 



3 

 5^0 

 2 



5 

 5-0 

 7-0 

 2-5 

 3-0 

 4-5 



Mean for Month. 

 6-73 



Prev. Character, 

 K 



Mean Force 

 •671b. 



Greatest Force 

 5-21 lb. 



Tl iTl. 

 4-51 3-20 



Least Force. 

 



Prevailing Direction. 

 NW, S. 



Tl. 

 1-20.5 



Mean 

 4-30 



, The Meteorological form brought into use at the beginning 

 of 1876 differs in some respects from the former one. It has 

 been adopted with the view of assimilating the Hobart Town 

 records more closely v.ith those of stations in Europe, America, 

 etc., in order to co-operate in a system of International 

 Meteorology. Readina;3 are added from the centigrade ther- 

 mometer, that being the instrument generally used on the 

 contineLUf Europe. 



The mean is in all cases taken from the sums of the two 

 daily re^jisters, not from the maximum and minimum. 



The direction of the wind is registered from currents at a 

 height of 92 feet above sea level, and its force in lbs. per 

 square foot. 



The relative quantity of rain that fell under the different 

 winds is registered each mcrning at 7-30 a.m. 



The 35 years' standard tables are used for obtaining the 

 difference from average. 



FRANCIS A3B0TT, F.R.A.S., etc. 



Time of leafing, flowering and fruiting of a few standard 

 plants in the Royal Society's Gardens during the montu 

 of January, 1878. 



Sth.— Kerry Pippin commencing to ripen. 



12th.— Windsor pear commencing to ripen. 1 



IGth.— Bon Chretien pear commencing to ripen. I 



ISth.— Greengage commencing to ripen. 



27th.— Ash commencing to shed seed. 



2Sth.— Sycamore commencing to shed seed. 



F. ABBOTT, Jux., Superintendent. 



