METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 301 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Latitune, 33° 51’ 41”; Loneirupe 10 4™ 50°81; Maanetic VARIATION, 9° 35’ 37” East, 
Height above Mean Sea-level, 146 feet, 
SEPTEMBER, 1882.—Generart ApsTRacr. 
Barometer ... Highest Reading w+ 80246 on the 14th, at 8 a.m, 
At 32° F; aht., but nek pores fe Searlevel 
st Reading .. Of Prien on the 29th, at 4 a.m, 
vee -2'8S. 
i pe Hiei it 
Wind... a ang tT ... 25°2 Ibs. on the 25th: 
tt Mea: ure eee 09 Ib. 
N wh of Days Calm MPLS | 
Prevaili eines Directio Be 2 
(Pre sys. cra “3 4 sh Ss, iL I rtd 2g ou j Ww.) 
eine mee in the Shade .,. 891 on the 24th. 
Lowest inthe Shade .,.. 48°9 on the 15th, 
Greatest 1 Nge..-. 33°4 on the 24th 
Highest in the Sun 130°5 on the 18th, 
owest on the Grass 344 h. 
Mean Diurnal Range ... 185 
Mean in the Shade wae OLG 
(Being 2-9 greater i that of th th f th Aj 24 
! Eunidity +» Greatest Amount .. 92:0 on the 27th, 
Least “#8 ie ... 26°0 on the 22nd. 
Mean 
(Being Ont re re : 2 i. % 
et. Number of Days... .... S rain and 3 dew 
ec Greatest Fall ... ... 0°042 inches on rie 
"O25 65 ground. 
Total Fall... fs "100838 , 15 in. above — 
(Beine 2.007 rep’ 7 * 4422" weet i +h, 
o a 4 
Evaporation Total Amount ... ... 8°129 inches. 
Hectricity + Number of ee a 1 
Cloudy Sky ... ones Amou we 
umbe: 
x of Clear ‘Days .. 5 
Meteors a iene observed. we 
Remarks. 
a — has been very warm. On the 24th the shade thermome- 
Tose to 89°1, and the mean was 2°9 greater than the average; scarcely any rain 
