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SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT HOBART FOR tssq. 
Latitude, 42° 59 25° S.: Longitede, 147° 2076" E. Height of Observatory above Sea Level, 190 fret. Barometer corrected to 32° Fahrenheit, and redaced to Sea Level. 
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January .... | | 65-0 240) 14 S.& NNW 
February | 865 is SSE. & NNW. 
March © S50 7} SSW.& NW, 
April ; 740 O78 7 S&NW 
May | 708 | 118-0 Oso) lu SSW. & NW 
Jone | ooo 135 1100 176) 17 SSW. & NNW 
July. 1 584 143 442 | 1080 O93 SW, & NNW, 
August .. | 710 Mug 5 s ih SW. & N.W 
September 693 7 th SS.W. & NW 
October 830 184 IM3 | 10 SSB. & N.W 
November | s62 170 | | 739} 15 | SSE & NW. 
December 30001 | 910 163 | 177 No} SSE &N.NAW. 
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BRIFOMNCSE .. 2.2 eens r | -- | - 2529] 176 
EPITOME OF RESULTS OF METEORO. 
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Hobart .. 910 | . 
Outlands 87:0 | 
\ Falmouth 910 
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Low Heat 805 F 
Cireular Hou 775 2 | 28-0 
Corinna .. 86:0 | 610 | 300 
MEAN AND EXTREME RESULTS FOR THE YEAR 1885, 
From Observations taken at Hobart. 
Barometer— Humidity— 
Highest reading 30°52 inelies, on 18th April. Mean maximum for one month (saturation = 100) *88, in July. 
Lowest ditt 5 28'902 iiches, on 14th August Mean forthe year <.ccvssetaatinesuhcenctasecessnassoonas 79. , 
Range for the year ' 1650 irehes. 
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Thermometer. Total for the year .. oor 28:20 inches. 
Radiation, Solar, maximum ... 153°, o| Sth December. Total Number of Rainy Days 176, 
Ditto, Terrestrial, minix 
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Maximum full in 24 hours, 
29-5%, on 22nd July. 
91°, on Bth December. 
29'5%, on Ist July. 
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Highest mean daily reading for one month 63°S°, January. 
Lowest ditto ditto 44-2, July. 
739 inches, December. 
0-78 inches, April. 
3-70 inches, 30 November, 
RAINFALL IN TASMANIA DURING THE YEAR 1885. 
Showing the Latitude and Longitude, and Distance from the Sea Coast of each Station, and Number of Days Rain fell during each Month, and Total Rainfull. 
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