288 METEOROLOGY. 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
LATITUDE 33° 51’ 41” ; LONGITUDE 105 4™ 46*; MAGNETIC VARIATION 9° 32’ 45” East. 
JUNE, 1877.—GeneraL ABSTRACT. 
Barometer... Highest beating ee Oe eit posieer <8 on my 19th, at 10 a.m. 
At 32° Faht. Lowest Readin BE . 29° he 12th, at 5 a.m. 
Mean Height ee Se ie 
(Being 0-196 inch greater than that in tk ge of the preceding 18 years.) 
Wind .. Greatest ames z: ... 146 lbs. on the 27th. 
ean Pres th Sled 
Waites of Daye Calm 
Prevailing Direction : 
( Siig: tension daring th pects ae ling 18 3 Ww.) 
Temperature Highest in the Shade a 9 on the 8th. 
L t in the Shade 16 on the 29th. 
as on the 20th. 
Highest in t “431 0 on the 5th. 
Highest i » Blok “Bok with 
..138°3 on the 6th. 
Lowest on the Grass es - on the 29th. 
a ah ahs 
Mea the Shade. ar 9 
(Being 01 greater ne that of the same month on an f 18 ) 
Humidity ... Greatest Amount ... .-100°0 on the pot 5th, 25th, and 26th. 
we . 42°0 on the 
Mean . 779 
(Being 0°8 greater than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 18 years.) 
Rain... .» Number of Days ... os > — pee 13 
Greatest Fall * neh. On 2th. 
0 a7oe tah 65 feet oe ground. 
Total Fall ... sus “i (ee linch. 15 inches above ground. 
(Being 5254 inches less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 18 years.) 
Evaporation Total Amount... ... 1959 inch. 
Ozone Mean Amount Ne ome. Yi | pi 
Electricity... ga of ey Lightning 3 = 
Cloudy Sky... Mean en 
N Guia of ‘Clear Days sa oe 
Meteors ... Number Observed... ea 
* To midnight, June 30th. 
Remarks. 
Barometer is my mys h 0:196 greater than the arenes: and the tem 
ture very close to the ave Generally the month has been very dry, except t the 
district about the head of th the “Murray River, where fine rains jive fallen, and at the 
end of the month the Murray at Wentworth was 9 ft. 9 in. above summer level and 
rising, while the Darling is still below summer level. 
