304 METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
‘ GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
LATITUDE, 83° 51’ 41” ; Lonarrupr, 10% 4™ 5081s; Magnetic VARIATION, 9° 35’ 87” East. 
Height above Mean Sea- level, 146 feet. 
DECEMBER, 1882.—GerneErat ABSTRACT. 
Barometer .... Highest Reading... ... 80°065 on the 26th, at 10 p.m. 
At 32° Faht., but not — to sea- level. 
Lowest Reading . 
29-292 on the 3lst, at 4 and 5 p.m 
ria Height vee neg 29°70 
( » g > ‘2 a a + 1 g ry the pi 2 ; di 24 . _ 
Wind... we Greatest Pressure «ss 11:5 Ibs, on the 21st. : 
10 Ib. 
“ Mean ae out os 
Number of Days Calm... 0 
Pre eraig Direction ... 8. 
(De, Sys 4: 3. . 4h ¢. 44 3: hk wasnt ola WE.) 
x Be ae 7 tal bemcd — ? 4 : 
Highest in the Shade .., 999 on the 19th. 
Lowest in the Shade .,. 55°1 on the 
( Range . ... 89-1 on the 19th, 
Highest in the Sun ... 1600 on the 19th. 
sowest on the Send ... 48°2 on the 3rd, 
Mean in the Stade’ ei 
(Being 0°1 greater than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 24 ye 
Humidity .. Greatest Amount .» 960 on the 6th. 
Least «as j ..» 30°0 on the 19th. 
Mean - 660 
(Being 39 less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 24 yess) : 
Rain ... .» Number of eget ie 
Greatest Fall ait | ” oa ingree - ng “a 
al groun 
Total Fall... eee see 4 a a 15 i in. above gro’ ‘ 
(Being 0:050 inch great f th th rage of the preceding 24 ye 
oes greater than that of ; 
Evaporation Total Amount... ... 4°729 inches. 
icity ... Numberof Days pee 3 
54 
Cloudy Sky... Mean Amount 
: Number of Clear Days .. 0 
Meteors  ... Number observed wae 
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