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Meteorological Tahles for the Years 1847 and 1848; 

 made at the Royal Ohserimtory , Hoi art Town. 

 Lat. 42° 52' S., Long. dh. 50m. E. By Lieut* 

 Kay, B.N.^ F.R.S., Director of the Observatory. 



1847. 

 Atmospheric Pressure and Temperature. 



1847. 



Barometer during tlie 

 Month, 



Fah. Thermometer 

 during the Month. 



Mean for the whole 

 Month. 



Max. 



Mill. 



Max. 



Min. 



Barometer. 



Thenn. 



January 



Inch. 



30-117 

 30-190 

 30-240 

 30-323 

 30467 

 30-160 

 30050 

 30-270 

 30-499 

 30-262 

 30-089 

 30-384 



Inch. 



29-109 

 29-146 

 28-917 

 29065 

 29-057 

 28-864 

 28-510 

 29-211 

 29-343 

 29-276 

 29-031 

 28-972 



88-2 

 87-9 

 86-8 

 73-6 

 64-0 

 534 

 55-0 

 65-0 

 70-4 

 77-1 

 83-0 

 100-0 



460 



48-1 

 430 

 38-8 

 34-2 

 33-2 

 33-0 

 360 

 36-2 

 38-3 

 41-6 

 42-5 



Inch. 



29-690 

 29-828 

 29-772 

 29 816 

 29-836 

 29-643 

 29-493 

 29-773 

 29-897 

 29-853 

 29-631 

 29-725 



o 



61-8 

 60-9 

 57-9 

 53-2 

 47-6 

 43-1 

 43-9 

 47-9 

 51-4 

 52-5 

 54-9 

 62-9 



February 



March 



April 



Mav 



June 



July , 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



During the Year 



30-499 



28-510 



100° 



33-0 



29-746 



53°2 



Note. — The mean pressure and temperature for the -whole 

 month are deduced from hourly ohservations, day and night, 

 throughout the year, except on Sundays. 



The mean temperature of the air for the year 1847 is 

 below the average of previous years, principally caused by 

 unusually cold weather in the month of November, during 

 which time a very severe epidcmicf was raging throughout 

 the Colony. The Isothermal line passing through the 



* Now Commander Kay. 



f Influenza. 



