25G Meteorological Observations. 



Mean Pressure for the year, corrected down to Standards inches. 

 Teniperatuie of 32° Faluenlieit, from observations at I 29'748 

 5 hours out of the 24 j 



Mean Temperature for the year, from ohservations at 5 

 hours out of the 24 61° 



The cistern of the Standard Barometer of the Eoyal 

 Ohservatory is 107 feet above the level of the mean tide, 

 causing a depression in the mercurial column of about 

 0-1 inch. 



Quantity of Main which fell in the Year 1849, as denoted 

 hy the Self-registering Rain-Gange at the Ohservatory. 



Inches. 



January 072 



February 1-02 



March 2-37 



April 1-40 



May 4-53 



June 1-52 



July 5'9y 



August 2-74 



September TOl 



October 1-41 



November : 8'94 



December , 0*90 



Total 33-51 



General Remarks njwn the Weather during 1849. 



There was an intensely hot wind on Saturday, the 27th 

 January, which continued throughout the night, and until 

 the afternoon of Sunday, when the atmosphere was relieved 

 by a violent thunder-storm and heavy rain. During the 

 continuance of this hot wind the Thermometer stood in the 

 shade as high as 105°. 



This was the only hot wind of any note throughout the year. 



The principal feature in the weather during 1849 was the 

 unusual quantity of rain which fell — considerably more 



