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Meteorological Tables. 



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X. — Abstract of Meteorological Tables, kept at Bancoora, by 



Mr. J. MacRitchie, for 1830 and 1831. 



1830. 



Months. 



January,-.. 

 February,. 

 March,.!.., 



April, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, „.. 

 September, 

 October,.... 

 November, 

 December, 



Yearly aver. 



t \ 



o © 



09 



— S- 



3 O 

 H 



62.8 



71.7 



ab 



sent 



78.2 



85.1 



82 



88-4 



84 



90.3 



85 



89.8 



34 5 



9.2 



83 3 



9. 



55. 



9.2 



83. 



87.5 



7 3.1 



81.6 



61.6 



70. 



78.5 



84.7 



4) C 



u Z 



29.890 

 .678 



.610 

 .479 

 .331 



.425 



4 62 



5 CO 



6 37 

 625 

 895 





«5 



0380 



2.370 

 5 627 

 8.600 



15.500 

 6.908 



4.784 



1.672 



.963 



46.804 



to 



I* 



N.W. 

 N.W. 



s w 



W. N.W. 

 W. 



W. 

 S. E. 

 N.W. 



W. 



N.W. 

 N.W. 



N.W. 



1831. 



Occasional observations. 



4 Foggy mornings. Hailstorm on 

 26th, stones 9. in.in circum. To- 

 tal Eclipse of C . 



Very cloudy and rainy. 

 Rains set in on the 6th, with severe 

 thunder, lightning, and rain. 



Total Eclipse of C visible on 3rd. 

 Stormy 2 days. 



On surface generally variable. 



January, 



66.3 76. 



29.871 



W. 



A distant Comet visible for 10 days. 



February, ~ 









3.000 





Partial Eclipse of moon on 26th. 



March, 



73.5 



79.9 



.748 



1 .642 



N. W. 





April, .... 



83.1 



>8.1 



.610 



4.397 



W. 





May,,.. 



87. 



92.8 



.510 



0.300 



W. 



Very hot and dry generally. 



June, „ 



86.5 



91.2 



.370 



15.989 



N. W. 



Rains set in heavily on the 9th. 



July, .. 



85.5 



89. 7 



.385 



10.987 



W. 





August, „„ 



85. 



87.5 



.345 



11.286 



s. 





September, 



82.5 



87.5 



.538 



10.259 



E. S. E. 





October,—. 



81.2 



^7.2 



.600 



5.854 



N. E. 



Rains broke up on 31st, with a vio- 



November, 



70. 



78. 



.685 



4.160 



N. W. 



lent hurricane, for 12 hours, 



December, 



69.5 



73.5 



.810 



1.438 



N.W. 



from 6 P. M. to 6 A. M. 1st Nov. 

 Bar. ranged from 29.5 to 28.8. 

 Torrents of rain. Trees torn up. 

 Extraordinary cloudy and rainy 

 month for the time of the year. 



An. Mean, 



79.1 



84.4 



29,588 



69-652 



VV.N.W. 



On surface generally variable. 



Mean of 2 











years, — ~-. 



78.8 



84.5 



29,590 



58.228 



i 



W.N.W. 



Range of Bar. from 29.920 to 28.800. 



The Thermometer I observe by is a self-regulating one by Carey, and seems to 

 answer the purpose very well. The Barometer is one of Bate's Marine ones. The 

 rain-gauge is made by Knight. 



