METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 299 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY 
Lamrropx, 33° 51’ 41” ; Lonerrupz, 10% 4™ 50-819; ; Maeyeric Variation, 9° 35’ 37” East 
Height above Mean Sea-level 146 feet, 
JULY, 1882.—Gerneran ABsTRact, 
Tarometer ... Highest Reading... _ ... 30°25 inches on the 19th, at 10 a.m. 
At82° Faht., but not corrected to sea-level. 
Lowest Reading ... .. 29366 ,, onthe 25th, at 6 a.m. 
Mean Height ... wo. 29°92 
(Being 0°052 less than that in th tl age of the preceding 28 years.) 
; Vind... -. Greatest Pressure + 211 Ibs. on the 25th. 
Mean Pressure 1°2 Ib. 
Number of. Days Calm .... 0 
Pr ae 2g Direction... W. 
Temperature Highest in the Shade ... 73°83 on the 7th. 
1 .. 38°9 on the 15th and 30th. 
Lowest in the Shade 
st Range ... ot on the 7t 
Highest in the Sun __ ... .107°2 on the 7th. 
ors onthe Grass... os : on the 15th. 
n Diurnal Range... 
ren in the Shade a. oe 0 
(Bei=g 0-3 less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 23 years.) 
Midity ... Greatest Amount ... 95°0 on the 18th.’ 
east eis ‘O on the 3rd, 24th, and 25th, 
Mean 
(Being 6‘7 less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 23 years.) 
il... Number of Days... ... 6 rain and 2 dew. 
Greatest Fall... ... 0°350 inches on the 9th. 
ee ' 0290 » ft. above ground. 
| Total Fall... | G458 16 in. above 
ee a of the same month on an average of the preceding 23 years.) 
Total Amow ae ws» 1°892 inches. 
+» Number of De Bases 1 
es Mean Amoun' By] 
Number of Clear Days «. 7 
Number observed wx D, 
Remarks. 
; this month has been rather below the average, and the weather 
At Sydney th tI! was 3°743 inches leés than the average, and 
ore he colony (wit the exception of the northern cont the weather has 
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