METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 231 3 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Latitupe, 33° 51’ 41”; Lonerrupe, 10° 4’ 46”; Macnetic VaRraTion, 9° 25’ 2” East. 
MARCH, i879.—Generat ABSTRACT. 
Barometer ... Highest Reading ... ae 235 inches on the 22nd at 9 a.m. © 
_ At 32° Faht. Lowest te hi ey 20 476 inches on the 14th at 3 a.m. 
Mean Height a s 868 inches. 
(Being 0-028 inch less than that in the same ssiiail onan average of the preceding 20 yeurs.) 
ag oromerittg ... 11:0Ibs. on the 25th at 9°20 p.m. 
teers ae, OST 
saa Dare sCalm .. 0 
Prevailing Direction N.E. 
vailing direction during the same ‘tall for the preceding 20 years, N.E.) 
a —— in the Shade _.... 88°7 on the 25th. 
‘ owest in the Shade ... 65°9 on the 19th. , 
@ t Ra ae on the 25th. 
Highest in the Sun 140°1 on the 25th. 
Saag on the Grass ‘ the 19th 
Mean Diurnal Range 10 
Mean i in the Shade 
(Being 1-8 less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 20 years.) 
Greatest Amount... _...  99°0 on the 5th at 9 p.m 
“ bs on the 25th at 3 pm. 
750 
Mea: 
(Being 16 less i that of the same ite on an average of the preceding 20 years.) 
Greatest Fall Ae ue ie = ae — the 5th. 
- Bia? inches. 65 ft. above ground. 
S 2672 inches. 15 in. above groun und. 
2°641 inches less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 20 years.) 
ration Total Amount a ... 3°604 inches. 
Mean Amount ‘ "8 
egld ‘7 greater than that in the same ran on an average of the preceding 19 years.) 
Number of es s Lightning 1 
Mean Am dis 
Number of ‘Clear Days ayy 
«.. Number observed ... 1 
Remarks. 
oS tesa ~ tig 18 ag = eben 0 yet on ed 2 it Northers pedi 
: his yea r. The s have eavy 1 
cate but “land : eh sone _—. an the 1 ote 
gh floo a bridge at Myall Creek was 
will be fi rere oa this list, the jeemirae being sally sent by ae 
4 f the Properties nam named, High flood at Bingera, March 17 
