METEOEOLOGT. 327 



aOVERNMENT OBSEEVATOEY, SYDNEY. 



Latitude 33° 51' 41" ; Longitude 10^ 4™ 46^ ; Magnetic Variation 9° 32' 45" East 



NOYEMBEE, 1876.— Geneeal Absteact. 



Barometer... Highest Eeading 30*122 inclies on the 30th, at 10 a.m. 



At32°Faht. Lowest Eeadiiig 29-254 „ on the 19th, at 4 a.m. 



Mean Height ... ... 29-630 



(Being 0-191 inch less than that in the same month on an average of the preceding 17 years. 



Wind .-. Grreatest Pressure...' ... 15*1 lbs. on the 5th and 25th. 



Mean Pressure ... ... 1*1 lb. 



Number of Days Calm ... 



Prevailing Direction ... S.S.W. 

 (Prevailing direction during- the same month for the preceding 17 years N.E.) 



Temperature Highest in the Shade ... 92-8 ... On the 12th. 



Lowest in the Shade ... 508 ... On the 25th. 



Oreatest Eange 28-6 ... On the 7th. 



Highest in the Sun ... 127*4 ... On the 12th. 



Highest in Black Box with ") o^o o r* ^.-u ioj-t, 



Glass Top j 203-2 ... On the 12th. 



Lowest on the Grass ... 44-5 ... On the 25th. 



Mean Diurnal Eange ... 13-7 



Mean in the Shade ... 67*3 



(Being 0*9 greater than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 17 years.) 



Humidity ••• O-reatest Amount... ... 1000 On the l7th and 18th. 



Least 38-0 On the 10th. 



Mean 730 



(Being 3'9 greater than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 17 years.) 



E>aill-.. ••• Number of Days ... ... 13 



Greatest Fall 2-108 inches on the 17th. 



m , n Tj, ,, ("3468 inches. 65ft. above ground. 



"■ \ 4*824 inches. 15 in. above ground. 

 (Being 1'328 inches greater than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 17 years,) 



Evaporation Total Amount ... ... 6-804 inches. 



Ozone ... Mean Amount ... ... 6*1 



(Being 1*1 greater than that in the same month on an average of the preceding 16 years.) 



Electricity. . . Number of Days Lightning 11 



Cloudy Sky.. Mean Amount 7*0 



Number of Clear Days ... 2 



Meteors ... Number Observed ... 3 



Remarfcs. 



The mean temperature this month is 09 above the average, and along the coast 

 valuable rains have fallen, but inland the drought is still pressing in many places. 

 Trees did blossom this spring. (See note in May.) 



