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METEOROLOGY. 293 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Latrrcp 33° 51’ 41” ; Lonarrupg 105 4m 46*; MAGNETIC VARIATION 9° 25’ 2” East. 
NOVEMBER, 1877.—Generat ABSTRACT. 
Barometer... Highest Reading ... ~... 30° 2 inches “ rd 19th, at 10 a.m. 
At 32° Faht. Lowest Reading ... Lee, 289" fa he 2nd, at 2 a.m. 
a —_ = be a ae 764 
Wind .. Greatest eur ... 252 Ibs. on the Ist. 
Mean Pre sea -> OO Ue 
Number Tiss hie ed 
Brening oe ive pee 
43— 23. 42a e\ 
the preceding 1s years 8.) 
Temperature Highest in the ‘Shade «++ O06 On the Ist. 
Rane bi. de a2 One On the 5th. 
t Ran a 27-7. . On the Ist 
Highest in th Tan 144-2 On the 2nd. 
96°1 On - om and 6th. 
Lowest on Lies Gras icy ee Ont 
ean Diurnal Dace ve ool 
creabnens in nthe he ade sa OR 
Highest in Black es with 
Glass Top «i 
(Rat ow 3s th 
ling 18 years.) 
Humidity .... Greatest Amount ... .» 1000 Onthe am and 10th. 
ies me ae ee On the 
Mean ae oP we Oe 
Rain... ... Number of Days ... ... 12 rain and 2 dew. 
Greatest Fall aie 1-088 inch. On the 19th. - 
1604 inch. 65 feet above ground. 
ane ee es 2-725 dnclsee, oan in. above ground. 
(Being 0°845 inch 1 +h that nt +t p di ig 18 ) 
Evaporation Total Amount oa .» 7-339 inches, 
Ozone ean ee is ove 
ae ie ae of the preceding 17 yours) 
Miscizicity:.- Number of up ESS 10 
Cloudy Sky... Mean Amoun 59 
Number of Clear Days peed | 
Meteors .. Number Observed... 2 
Remarks. 
The barometer this ora has been below the aver ages but the Senhaseis re has 
been 2:2 greater, an e maximum reached 90°6° on the first of the month, tt is 
very unusual ; inland the venrpertbiire in many instances “tip been upwards of 110°, 
The rainfall on the coast has been moderate, but inland ¢ there has been little or none, 
and the drought is very severe. 
