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Year. 



Month. 



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Aiiroras. 



1870 



Nov. 



23 



Traces visible during tlie evening. 







24 



5) ^ JJ » 







25 









28 



Sliglit Aurora from 8.30 to 10 p.m. 







29 







Dec. 



5 

 6 









9 



Faint streamers. 







10 









11 





The following table shows the dates upon which auroras 

 were distinctly observed during 1869 and 1870, and the 

 kind of weather that followed in each case. 



. — Traces of an Aurora ; no change in weather. 



. — Aurora reported from Guiclien Bay. 



. — Aurora seen at Melbourne ; the 5 days succeeding 



very hot and boisterous, with thunderstorms. 

 , — Aui'ora seen at Melbourne ; no marked change. 

 — Very fine display; nearly a week after weather 



became boisterous and showery, but only for a few 



days. 

 — Aurora seen; 2 days afterwards heavy squalls and 



rain showers for about 3 days. 

 . — Aurora seen ; hot and oppressive weather a few days 



afterwards. 

 , — Aurora seen ; hot and boisterous for 2 days after. ' 

 — Fine Aurora ; hot and sultry for a few days after, with 



rain, thunder, and lightniDg — followed a week after 



by heavy and steady rain, with frequent showers. 

 , — Faint Aiirora ; no change in weather until the end of 



May, when it became dull and showery, {vhich 



lasted nearly through the whole of June. 

 . — No marked change. 

 , — ^Very boisterous and squally weather setting in the 



day after, with heavy rain, and lasting several days. 

 . 7 Auroras ; boisterous and showery weather, continu- 

 . 3 ing until the 29th. 



, — Warm and sultry weather for a few days afterwards. 

 , — Steady rain the day after, and hot and boisterous ; 



with thunder and lightning and rain showers the 



2 following days. 



1869. 



Jan. 



10 

 20 

 21 





Feb. 



3. 





April 



15. 





Sept. 



4. 



1870. 



Jan. 



8 





Feb. 



1. 





April 



5. 



May 20 



Aug. 



22 



Sept. 



21. 





24 





25 



Oct. 



21 





26 



