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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 235 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Latirupe, 33° 51’ 41” ; Lonaitupe, 10° 4’ 46”; MAGNETIC VARIATION, 9° 25’ 2” East, 
JULY, 1879.—Gerneran ABsTRact. 
rometer... Highest Pet age es. eee rage on the 13th at 10 a.m. 
32° Faht. Tavest Be ading ... 29°460 inc 
% Mean Height "e 29°938 inches 
(Being 0002 inch less th that in t} th g £ 4) I 33 g 20y 
Greatest det ge ...  9°7 lbs. on the 7th. 
Mean Pressur cy eee 
Number of Days Ca iim it 
Prevailing Direction ... W.N.W. 
tion during th th for the preceding 20 years, W.N.W. and W.} 
tature Pi caerghs og me Shade ... 62°6 on the 31st. 
e Shade ... 40°6 on the 5th. 
aed ite 19°3 0 h 
Highest in the Sun 114-2 on the 9th 
Lowest on the Grass $3°5 on the 2 
ean Diurnal Range 
Mean in the Shade 51°5 
(Being 1-0 greater than that of th g preceding 20 years.) 
Greatest Amount ... ... 99°0 on the 24th at 9 a.m. 
east Ais es .... 46:0 on the 7th at 3 p.m. 
Mean ap “ 790 
‘(Being 4-2 greater + eat ne it th 5 4}. PH 2 20 y ) 
* Greatest Fail =. ss  O208 inches on the Ist. 
Number of Days ... es 4 Bs 
dew. 
09 inch. 65 fect above ground. 
Total Fall ... Aes oe { Toss 1253 incher. ie in. side of 
$4.8 le ee 
$°348 tot, 
Total Amount... .» 1°35 inches. 
Feige t that in th th f the preceding 20 years.) 
Number of Days Lightning 3 
Mean Amount... we oe 
Number of Clear Days ... 0 
+ Number observed... .. 0 
ba Remarks. 
stag this year in which the ag ae a nae gs pean 
also remarkable, hee 3°348 in. less than the avera - 
7th. In the northern districts a ” rainfall has been heavy, , in the 
t of fom month the rivers were ooded. On the 10th there was 
