Climate of Victoria. 



The Colony of Victoria is situated in the ectropical or central 

 system of winds, and chiefly within the subtropical belt, and 

 has its characters accordingly. Ample support for this will be 

 found in the following facts, if we only make due allowance 

 for the close vicinity to an eastern shore. 



The mean temperature of air for the different quarters and 

 different stations assumes the following values, according to the 

 various meteorological reports published in this colony : — 



Stations. 



Sept., Oct., 

 and 

 Nov. 



Dec, Jan , 

 and 

 Feb. 



Mar., Apr., 

 and 

 May. 



June, July, 

 and 



August. 





o 



o 



o 



o 



Geelong 



56-0 



68-3 



58-0 



49 4 



Heathcote 



53'9 



72-5 



56-5 



45-6 



Melbourne 



56-9 



71-0 



59-8 



50-2 



Mount Egerton ... 



51-5 



66-9 



53-8 



45 3 



Port Albert 



54-7 



64-5 



58-0 



49-2 



The mean temperature of air in Melbourne, for the years 

 1858 and 1859, amounts to 57° '8. 



The mean range in temperature of air, as derived from hourly 

 observations in Melbourne, is as follows : — 



March 17° -37 



April 15° -64 



May 11° -95 



Mean 14° -99 



June 

 July 



August 



13° -23 

 10° -62 

 12° -53 



Sept. 

 Oct. 



Nov. 



16° -94 

 17° -84 

 18° -92 



Mean 17° '90 



Dec. 

 Jan. 

 Feb. 



18° 92 

 14° 90 

 19° 39 



Mean 17° -74 



Mean 12° -13 



The mean temperature of the surface soil for the different 

 quarters, as derived from observations in Melbourne, is as 

 follows : — 



March 



April 



May 



i 



J- 61° -47 



June 

 July 



August 



48° -49 



Sept. 

 Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 

 Jan. 



Feb. 



70° -33 



The mean temperature of surface soil for the year amounts 

 to 60°"58, and the mean diurnal range in this element for the 

 single months is as follows : — 



March 33° -39 



April 24° -98 



May 10° 03 



Mean 24° -80 



June 15° 87 

 July 14° -63 

 August 22° -12 



Mean 17° -54 



Sept. 23° -18 

 Oct. 48° 74 

 Nov. 46° -19 



Mean 39° -37 



Dec. 43° 94 



Jan. 38° -14 



Feb. 49° -53 



Mean 43° -87 



The mean direction of the wind for Melbourne is N.W. by 

 N., and very likely is so for the greater part of the colony, 

 although the number of observations has, except in Melbourne, 

 been too small for the accurate computation of values. 



