METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 237 
GOVERNMENT peepee rycsise SYDNEY. 
LATITUDE, 33° 51’ 41”; LONGITUDE, 10° NETIC VARIATION, 9° 25’ 2” Easr. 
SEPTEMBER, 1870 heise ABSTRACT. 
meter... Hig pang Pt ... 80°117 in. on the 11th, at 10°50 a.m. 
 At32°Faht. Lowest Readin ng ... 29°352 ,, on the 16th, at 3 p.m. 
Me atte dight 9°775 
wry (being 0°109 inch less Pian that in the same month on an average of the ry area 20 years.) 
W .. Gre crip a re. 20°5 on the 16th at 9 a. 
Me se 
Recaber. of Days Calm ... 0 
oe revailing Direction ws W. W) 
ee pest inthe Shade... Te ‘i on the rr i 
Lowest in the Shade ... 45°7 on the 7th. 
seite st Range ... 65'2 on the 
Highest in the Sun 132°6 on the 23rd. 
Lowest e Grass 395 
Mean in the Shade 59°6 
(Being 1-0 greater ant that a the same month on an average of the preceding 20 years.) 
idity ... Greatest Amount . F000 on the 16th, 
Lea = na i ‘ 45°0 on the 28rd. 
Mea 
am 95 — thin that of the same month on an average 0 preceding 20 years.) 
Greatest Fall 5691 i ce vd the 10th. 
Numb Es ... 16 rain _ 
umber of Days . piper pi aa kan 
ci cages ey 14 045, ae 15 feet above re ground 
hes pr rahe 
ration Total y eee yo vu, eee pike. 
a cece he Amount : preceding 18 youre} 
Ticity... Number of — Ligheatng 2 
Wy Sky... Mean Amou ae 
Number of Clear Days a e 
Number observed ee ee 
Remarks. i hos 
mperature this month is 1 de above the average, and the mon 
a cenble for very heavy rains. eat S Sydney the fall is 11°373 inches bots the 
: this 
i eet. Th t : 
toad 28 fra Sin Singleton. ‘The Maequarie at Bathurst rose higher than any. oft 
: tland rose 283 
years. Again on the 17th, the Hunter at Mait flood 
wkesbury was again in flood. On the night of the 16th the highest food 
