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27th. The extreme range of temperature was 57°, whilst the 

 average daily range was 36° 1'. Winds variable, frequently 

 south-west and north-west. Weather fine, but on many days 

 clouded. Thunderstorms, with only a few drops of rain, on the 

 5th and 6th ; and lightning also on the 8th, 25th, and 26tli. A 

 westerly gale, with rain, on the night of the 10th ; and rain, with 

 south-easterly wind, on the 16th. 

 Fine solar halo on the 29th. 



MeaH reading of aneroid at 9h. a.m. 



" " at 3h. p.m. 



at 9h. p.m. 



Temperatu7'e. 

 Mean minimum 



" at 9h. a.m 



" maximum 



" at 3h. p.m. 



" at 9h. p.m. 



" of wet bulb at 9h. a.m. 



" " at 3h. jD.m. 



" " at 9h. p.m. 



Cloud (0—100). 

 Mean amount at 9h. a.m. ... 

 " " at 3h. p.m. ... 



" at 9h. p.m. ... 

 Clear or cloudless on 13 days. 



January, 1892. 



The observations after the 3rd wore all taken at the Aunean 

 Station, in the Murchison District, about 1,550 feet above the 

 sea, and extend only to the 21st, after which date they were 

 discontinued. Weather hot throughout, the temperature exceed- 

 ing 90° on every day but the 11th (88-8°) and over 100° on 18 

 days, and of the 21 the highest being 114°. The minimum 

 readings range from 65° on the 1st to 82° on the 10th. The 

 extreme range during the three weeks 49°, and the mean daily 

 range 29-8° 



Thunderstorms on the 2nd, 3rd, 6tli, 10th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 

 and 16th ; and lightning seen on several other days, but very 

 little rain fell, only 0-470 inches, as follows : — 



28-42 inches 



28-33 " 



28-37 " 



62-8° 



8-38 



98-9 



96-3 



78-8 



62-6 



64-7 



60-2 



15 per cent. 



23 



15 



1st 



9h. a.m. 



... 0-190 inches 



2nd 



9h. a.m. 



... 0-110 " 



6th 



9h. p.m. 



... 0-110 " 



16th 



9h. p.m. 



... 0-OGO " 



