468 



FKUIT CULTDKE IN FOREIGN COUNTEIES. 



BEISBANE, QUEENSLAND. 



Houtfa. 



October, 1888 



November, 1888 



December, 1888 



January, 1889 



Februarv, 1889 



March, 1889 



April, 1889 



May, 1889 



June, 1889 



July,1889 



August, 1889 , 



September, 1889 



Sums, means, or 

 extremes 



Barometer (reduced and 

 corrected). 



Mean. 



Highest Lowe-st 

 reding, reading. 



Inches. 

 30. inu 

 no. 015 



80. 001 

 29. 900 

 29. 989 

 SO, 065 

 30. 162 

 30. 129 

 29. 983 

 30. 142 

 30. 125 

 30. 060 



30. 056 



Mean. 



Inches. 

 30. 335 

 30. 329 

 30. 2U 

 30. 265 

 30. 189 

 30. 348 

 30. 349 

 30. 538 

 30.2.W 

 30. 383 

 30. 517 

 30. 283 



30. 538 



Inches. 

 29.804 

 29.713 

 29. 550 

 29. 667 

 29. 624 

 29. 772 

 29. 851 

 29. 714 

 29. 580 

 29.654 

 29. 623 

 29. 781 



29. 550 



Temperature (in 

 shade). 



69.2 

 73.4 

 75.3 

 76.5 

 77.7 

 74.6 

 69.9 

 65.7 

 59.1 

 58.9 

 60.5 

 85.1 



Extremes. 



Max. Min. 



90.4 

 99.3 

 94.6 

 96.0 

 94.6 

 91.5 

 85.9 

 82.8 

 75.6 

 76.0 

 78.6 

 85.7 



9.3 



64.6 

 5H.9 

 69.4 

 61.8 

 61.8 

 61.8 

 55.6 

 53.0 

 41.6 

 37.2 

 41.5 

 45.5 



37.2 



Hain-falL 



Total 

 fall. 



Inches. 

 0.771 

 3.485 

 6.008 

 1.232 

 2.002 

 4.288 

 6.047 

 3.346 

 0.717 

 8.464 

 3.832 

 3.307 



43. 499 



No. of 

 days. 



Greatest 

 lall. 



Indies. 

 0.248 

 1.560 

 1.482 

 0.430 

 0.940 

 1.113 

 2.940 

 0.638 

 0.498 

 3.542 

 0.367 

 1.603 



3.542 



Date. 



Oct. 17 

 Nov. 28 

 Dec. 14 

 Jan. 21 

 Feb. 23 

 Mar. 25 

 Apr. 17 

 May 7 

 June 6 

 July 16 

 Aug. 14 

 Sept. 21 



July 18 



MELBOURNE, TrCTOKIA. 

 r91 feet above Bea-level.} 



Month. 



Barometer (reduced 

 to 32= Fah.). 



Mean. 



Highest 

 reading. 



Lowest 

 reading. 



Mean. 



Temperature (in 

 Bliade). 



Extremes. 



Max. Mm 



Bain-faU. 



Total 

 faU. 



No. of 

 days. 



Greatest 

 fall. 



Date. 



October, 1888 



November, 1888.. 

 December, 1888 .. 

 January, 1889 ... 

 Februarv, 1889... 



March, 1889 



April, 1889 



Ma,y,1889 



Jane, 1689 



July, 1889 



August, 1889 ... 

 September, 1889. 



In.ches. 

 30.046 

 29. 911 

 29. 884 

 29. 862 



29. 887 



30. 015 

 30. 042 

 30. 082 

 29. 758 

 30.158 

 30. 020 

 29. 937 



Inches. 

 30. 371 

 30. 349 

 30. 196 

 30. 191 

 30. 237 

 30.389 

 30.450 

 30.640 

 30.246 

 30. 473 

 30. 682 

 30. 329 



Inches. 

 29.433 

 29. 507 

 29. 374 

 29. 413 

 29. 670 

 29.439 

 29. 501 

 29.547 

 29. 218 

 29. 656 

 29.403 

 29. 461 



56.1 

 62.7 

 60.7 

 67.7 

 65.9 

 64.4 

 60.5 

 65.6 

 52.6 

 47.8 

 50.1 

 52.3 



86.0 

 102.0 

 96.4 

 99.2 

 96.0 

 96.0 

 87.9 

 78.1 

 66.0 

 62.1 

 68.0 

 74.5 



35.1 

 38.1 

 47.2 

 49.7 

 45.5 

 43.0 

 37.2 

 39.4 

 37.6 

 31.3 

 32.1 

 32.1 



Inches. 

 1.35 

 0.62 

 2.72 

 4.22 

 l.SO 

 0.24 

 3.60 

 0.94 

 2.78 

 1.64 

 2.06 

 1.51 



Inches. 

 0.54 

 0.20 

 1.10 

 1.80 

 0.78 

 0.12 

 1.63 

 0.32 

 0.65 

 0.62 

 0.31 

 0.25 



Goti 7 

 Nov. 12 

 Dec. 31 

 Jan. 3 

 Feb. 6 

 Mar. 18 

 Apr. 7 

 May 13 

 June 13 

 July 2 

 Aug. 31 

 Sept. 23 



Sums, means, and 

 extremes 



29. 967 



30. 682 



29.218 



58.5 



102.0 



31.3 



23.18 



117 



1.80 



Jan. 3 



Average yearly rain-fall for the last thirty-one years, 25.76 inches. Average number of rainy daysfoi 

 the last thirty-one years, 135. 



