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ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
TAKEN AT THE SYDNEY OBSERVATORY. 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
LATITUDE, 33° 51’ 41”; Lonerrupe, 10: 4™ 50°81s; Maenetic VARIATION, 9° 35’ 37” East. 
Height above Mean Sea-level, 146 feet. 
JANUARY, 1884.—Gernerat ABSTRACT. 
Barometer Highest Reading... .. 80°144 inches on the 30th, at 10 a.m 
At 32° Faht., but not corrected to sea-level. 
es it «ss 29'181 ,, onthe 21st, at 12 a.m. 
— Peaghs ads 29°697 
sh 3: or 5 
Wind... ... Greatest Pressure He a te Ibs. on the Vth. 
Mean Press so O'6 Ib. 
Number of Days Calm ... 
i aie: ee oes. ale 
(Pr ¢ di ee Sing 95 years, 0.18) 
Temperature Highest in the Shade... 100°8 on ths 14th. 
Lowest in the Shade ... 544on the 18th. 
Greatest Range ... ... 386°5 on the 14th. 
Highest in the Sun 156°7 on the 14th 
ings onthe Grass ... 48°3 on the 30th. 
Mean Diurnal Range ... 148 
‘Mean i in boned * ade ie ee 
Humidity web — Amount .. 96°00n the 16th. 
... 27:0 on the 21st and 22nd. 
67'1 
ean 
Rain ... ... Number of Days... ... S8rain and 3 dew. 
Greatest Fall . ... 0°337 inches - at 18th. “ 
0°513 . above groun 
Motel Pall... {Gage "16 in. shove groan. 
(Being 2-789 inches less than that of th th on an average of the preceding 25 years.) 
Evaporation Total Amou ... 4308 inches. 
Electrici ne of Das Lightning 2 
Cloudy § 6:0 
nadie one of C Clear ‘Days .. 0 
Meteors... yaite observed wed 
Remarks. 
At'Sydney, ager ae ee rature, and wind have been about the ig but the 
Yainfali was onl ly 0°856, or 2°789 inches below the average. In a untry the 
weather has rece hot and vary, particularly in the western districts ae 
part 
pe Bu which —* a drop of rain has fallen, the rest of the Colony getting pon be light rains 
