294 METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
LatitupDE, 33° 51’ 41”; Lonerrupe, 10 4™ 50'81s; Magnetic VARIATION, 9° 35’ 37% East. 
Height above Mean Sea-level, 146 feet. 
FEBRUARY, 1882.—Gernerat ApsTRAct. 
Barometer Highest Reading .. 30°172 inches on the 28rd, at 10 p.m. 
At. 32° Faht., bat not ene to searlevel. | 
Low: ding . 9-473 ,, onthe 17th, at 5 p.m 
Mean Height a e 9 899 
02 wears. 
“Wind... ... Greatest a ... 21°8 Ibs. on the gna. 
Mean Pre a. OBE, 
Number of Tass Calm ... 0 
_ Prevailing | assy i ere NEE 
Temperature Highest in the ‘Shado ... 95°9 on the 16th. 
Lowest in the Shade 57°4 on the 3rd. 
Greatest Range ... .-. 81:9 on the 16th. 
Highest in the Sun ..- 146°9 on the 
Lowest on the Grass... 50°7 on the 2nd. 
Mean Diurnal Range ... 12°9 
MUO Fa soot in the Shade peers et aN eras, Sak 
Humidity ... oe Amount ... 90°0 on the 17th, | 
Leas ns ce ... 49°0 on the Ist. ) 
Vee reer oes vis vor, ie re | 
Rain... _.... Number of part se - 7 vain and 2 dew. | 
Greatest Fall 0 ore ~~ >, the 6th. . 
0 in rs above ground. ' 
Total Fall... She: ra a m abore grout 
Evaporation Total Amount ... |... 3°610 inches. 
ity: ss. eae of De ii: 0 
Cloudy Sky... Mean Amou 51 
nN umber of Clear Days -. 3 
Meteors Number observed 0 
Remarks. 
Abundant rains fell in the northern districts about the 5th and Lema 
the greatest fall being 10°64 at Terembone, close to Coonamble. P  % 
usual tropi aise Q sala on the Paroo 
