METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
_ Lampe, 33° 51’ 41” ; Lonarrupe, 105 4” 50°81; Magnetic VARIATION, 9° 35’ 37” East. ret 
MAY, 1881.—Generat ABsTract. 
Highest Reading... ... 80°359 inches on the Ist, at 10am. 
Lowest Reading ... «» 29°456 ~,,° onthe 30th,at 7-12am. Nae 
Mean Height ... s. 29°975. F<) 
+ } Shae ba ae 
cf st than that 10 4 
Greatest Banat .. 18°6 Ibs. on the 30th. ‘ 
Me tse, Pre vse OO TE rae 
Number of Days Calm S420 ¢ ie 
Prevalng Directio AN : j 
(Pre ees, 1g g th ah tay éP I ys g Q2y , Ww) a 
sani in the Shade... 761 on the 9th. 4 
west inthe Shade ... 445 on the 26th. a 
Ge eate st Ra ange ... ... 21-4 0n the 13th. Oe 
etre Panta in the Sun .». 121-2 on the Ist. 
'- . Lowest'on the Grass... 89°3 on the 26th. 
et Meat Diurnal Range ..... 127 Seat 
Mean ia the Shade .- 60 ie Si 
y ... Greatest Amount ... 98°0 on the 31st. ii ey: : 
eae ik in .. 4l0onthe 9th. erate xa, 
Mean ai hs 78:2 Ba ts 
‘greater than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 22 years.) 
“4. Number of Days.. ... 14rain and 11 de . . i eae 
Greatest Fall... ... 1°023 inches on the 29th. . BEKs 
: 183 —-,, +65 ft. above groun eek Lae 
Total Fall... S702. .5¢ Laan Toke groun nd. oh hae 
Total:Amount ... ... 1628 we : hae 
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Magia 63 
Ba No has haps oF revi Days .. os 
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