GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Latirupg, 38° 51’ 417; Loxarrvpe, 10% 4 50°81»; MaGnetic VARIATION, 9° 85’ 37” East. 
s Rae | OCTOBER, 1881.—Grnenat Anpsrracr. 
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: Barometer ... Highest Reading... ... 30°239 on the 28th, at 10 a.m. 
a At 32° Faht.. Lowest Reading ... ... 29°215 on the 18th, at 4 pam. 
; Mean Height eis See pa 
, (Being 0 AN ¥. 4 pee Og aes “t yg £ the preceding 22 years. : 
: Wind... .» Greatest Pressure .. 405 Ibs. onthe 18th. — hed 
j Pressure .., ee ak Ob | 
Number of Days C 0 9 
g Direction ... ‘8S. 4 
ay (Pr iling di rey x 3 ing th 4%, £ +h p 3 22 y , N.E.) 
‘Temperature Highest in the Shade .., 858'on the 10th. 
Lowest. in the Shade ... 46:0 on the 23rd. 
Range . ... 27:0 on the 9th. 
as Highest inthe Sun _... 149-0 on the 3st. 
ser Lowest on the Grass... 40 9 
Mean Diurnal Range ... 142 
Mean in the Shade" a eee 
ee (Being 3°7 less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 22 years.) 
- Humidity ... Greatest Amount... .... 95°0 on the 18th. 
me Least est One .» 57°0 on the 4th. 
Mean Sey Xe Pelee (3:3 
(Being 4:6 greater than that of the same month 01 ge of the preceding 22 years.) 
Number of ue we .» 16 rain, 2 dew. 
Greatest Fall a ... 4246 inches on the 19th. 
Total Fall... ... Sy 
‘ Ce ee ee 43, eerie of ce wae : 
2°2$3 inches. 
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ing its minima 7 hn 7 
