METEOROLOGY. 285 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
LatITUDE 33° 51’ 41” ; LoneiTupE 104 4™ 46s; MAGNETIC VARIATION 9° 32’ 45” East. 
MARCH, 1877.—Generat Apstractr. 
Barometer... Highest ae ue - - — on the 31st, at 8 a.m. 
At 32° Faht. . est Readin bse 9 n the 2nd, at & p.m. 
n Height is 29 261 ” 
(Being 0°061 inch greater th that in tl f th ling 18 y ) 
Wind ... Greatest Pressure... aa ~ 5 Ibs. on the 2nd. 
Mean Pressure a, 6 Ib. 
Number of Days Calm ... 0 
Prevailing Direction ... N.E. 
(Pr. sy: e di s a ing th ‘a? tl I 3: £1845 N.E.) 
Temperature Highest inthe Shade ... 909 ... On the Ist. 
Lowest inthe Shade ... 59°5 ... On the 8th. 
scat ne ae are Se or 1th 
Hig e Sun 150°3 
Highest i n Black Box with 
Gla, .. 1883 ,,. On the Ist. 
Lowes ge Ene the Grass... 53°5 ... On the 4th. 
0 Le te ne we ALS 
Mean in the Shad = OMe 
(Being 07 greater th that of th th ge of the fF ding 18 y ) 
Humidity ... Greatest Amount .. 99°0 ... Onthe 17th. 
Least “ Rati .. 49°0 ... On the 4th. 
Mean ‘is oe 793 
(Being 3-0 greater than that of th th ge of the p ding 18 years.) 
Rain... .... Number of cing ... 17 rain and 3 dew. 
Greatest Fall... ...  2°495 inches. On the 31st : 
5°617 inches. 65 ft. above ground. 
Total Fall cat *** | 6°348 inches. bck in. above ground. 
(Being 0-903 inct ter than that of tl th g ding 18 years.) 
Evaporation Amount... ... 4228 inches. 
Ozon ean yori Bee Reis yd 
(Being ote greater tl th of f the 7 di g 17 ) 
Electricity... Number of cate Lightning 11 
Cloudy Sky... Mean Amou wore es 
Number of ( ie Days be 1 
Meteors ... Number Observed rae 2 
Remarks. 
uable rains have ra along the coast and eT can eage: but in the 
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districts at about Mudgee and thence westward, ught still continues. 
Sydney, the rainfall, oe isan ani and the barometer have all been above the 
