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230 METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Latirups, 33° 51’ 41”; Lonerrupr, 10° 4’ 46”; MAGNETIC VARIATION, 9° 25’ 2” East. 
FEBRUARY, 1879.—Generat ABSTRACT. 
Barometer... Highest — .. 30°067 inches on the 24th at 10 p.m. 
At 32° Faht. Lowest Reading ... ... 29°383 a on the 20th at 3°14a.m. 
Mean Height ... _..._ 29°71 inches. 
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Wind ... Greatest Pressure .. .. 92 lbs. on the 16th. 
Mean Pressure 10 
Nunber of Days Calm 2 0 
Prevailing Direction N.E 
(Prevailing direction during the same month for the preceding 20 years, 8.) 
Temperature panic inthe Shade ... 87°7 on the 27th. 
n the Shade ... 582 on the 24th. 
reate n Se 19°6 on the 27th 
Highest in the Sun . 145-4 on the 27th 
ose on the Grass ... 48°8 on the 4th. 
urnal Range ...  11'5 
Wen in eh epee ao geo 
(Being 0°2 | rs ering 41 ¢ £ 4} p 43 g 20y ars.) 
Humidity ... Greatest Amount ... ... 98°0 on the 10th at 9 a.m. 
oe ae ... 80°0 onthe 21st at 3 p.m. 
Mean 
(Being 4-01 ss peng e a averag f the t di 20 years.) 
Rain ... Greatest Fall aa oe . te inches on the 16th. 
Number of Days ... = . - <a ‘ : » ground. 
is ad 8 inches. ee bs Ov! 
Total Fall ... ote 3-689 inches. 15 in ve grou und. 
(Being 3-074 inches less than that in th tl ¢ ding 20 years.) 
to gla Total Amount... 4997 
Ozone ae ean caress a oS ; 
(Being 2°4 great +1 ge of the preceding 19 years.) 
umber of Days Lightning 2 
Cloudy ~ a Amount TOS a, 
Number of Clear Days eae | 
ed . eee 
Meteors ... Number obsery 
Rem 
The — —— ure this month ‘ial sie been 1°3 ne than that for January, 
and the hottest day was two degrees hotter than any day las 
t month. 
have been moderate hag 
