METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 209 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
_Latitupe, 33° 51’ 41”; Lonerrvpg, 10 4 50°81*; Magnetic Variation’ ° 35’ 87” East 
Height a above Mean Sea- ‘level, 146 feet. 
MARCH, 1885.—Generat ABSTRACT, 
Barometer ... Highest Reading.. 30°064 on the 22nd. 
At 32° Faht., but not corrected to sea-level. 
Lowest pion si a ve bee on the 12th 
Mean Height : sis 
(Being 0°070 inch less than that in the same month on an average of the preceding _—years., 
Wind... ... Greatest Pressure ... 84 1bs, on the 12th, 16tL, and 19th. 
Mean Pressure ... soo ED, 
Number of Days Calm ... 0 
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(Pr S32. g re n durin: ng 43. ¢, 4h =. or j N 
Temperature Highest in the .-» 92°0 on the 12th, 
Lowest in th ... 66°6 on the 1st and 2nd 
Greatest . 25°5 on the 
Highest in the Sun 139°1 on the 12th 
Lowe the Grass 489 5th 
ean Diurnal Range ... 
Mean in the Shade ++. 692 
(Being O-1 1 +h that af +h +h 2 £ 4} I a: ig oe J 
Humidity ... Greatest Amount .» 95°0 on the 20th, 
Least... one . 25°0 on the 12th. 
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Rain... .... Number eae ... 15 rain and 5 dew 
Greatest Fall ... 0'890 inches on the Ist. 
0°575 65 ft. above ground. 
total Fell. ~ {258 »» 15 in. above ground. 
Evaporation Total Amount ... 2°251 inches, 
Electricity .... Number of — Lightning 3 snes 
Cloudy Sky ... Mean Amou vv BS wei 
Number of rs “Days ee 
Meteors ..._ Number observed “a 
Remarks. 
Mean barometer read 0°070 inch above the average ; Seevadin winds were a i. 
temperature came very close to the average, but on the 12th 
rose “0. fall, vy. oe 
owing to the ee Sonesta ve 
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