METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 297 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
LatrtupE, 33° 51’ 41” ; ers! - 4m 50°81: ; Magnetic Variation, 9° 35’ 37” East 
ight above Mean Sea- “level, 146 feet. 
| MAY, 1882.—Generat ApstRact. 
Barometer ... Highest Reading... 30°205 inches on the 31st. 
_ At 32° Faht., but not corrected to sea-level. 
west Reading ... .. 29°164 , on the 30th. 
i «» 29°843. 
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Greatest Pressure ... 26°6 Ibs. on the 7th. 
Mean Pressure ... ova, OO ID: 
Number of Days Calm ... 0 
Prevailing Direction W. 
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Temperature ened inthe Shade ... 75:1 on the 7th. 
inthe Shade ... 45°0 on the 8th. 
a arse nge . 22°8 on the 12th. 
Highest in the Sun 116°5 on the 4th. 
Lowest on the Grass : i oy 6 on the 14th. 
ean Diurnal Range ... 13°6 
Mean in the Shade re see 
(Being 0-1 greater than that of th th on an average of the preceding 23 years.) 
idity +. Greatest Amount .. 96°0 on the 30th. 
Least vi bis ... 88°0 on the 16th. 
- 67°3 
Mean vii ie 
(Being 89 greater than that of th month on an average of the preceding 23 years.) 
mM... ... Number of Days... ... 5 rain and 9 dew. 
Greatest Fall ... ... _1°580 inches on the 21st. 
Re Dalle 0 3875 ;, 15 in. above ground. 
1-309 inches less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 23 years.) 
Total Amount ... .. 2°062 inches. 
Number of De ue 1 
Mean 43 
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Number of Clear Days . t 
Number observed fea |, 
Remarks. 
r barometer and temperature have been close to the average this month; 
. was 1:309 less than the peg Inland, most of the stations had 
Aches and high lands rather more, the sc uacn being 
