METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 363 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Latrrope, 33° 51’ 41”; Lonarrupe, 10% 4™ 50°81; MaGnetic VARIATION, 9° 25’ 2” East. 
MAY, 1880.—Generat ABSTRACT. 
Barometer. ... Highest Reading...  ... 30142 = on the 5th, at 10 a.m, 
At 32° Faht. Lowest Reading ... ... 29°367 ,, onthe 26th, at 435 a.m. 
Sion Height... vee 20-779 
fR, 12. ay kee ete a Pm € 4} at @1 waave § 
Wind... . Greatest obo ... $1°2 Ibs. on the 8th. 
Mean Pre si 9b. 
Number of ‘Days Calm ods 9 
Prevailing Direction Peas 
(Prevailing direction during th for the preceding 21 years, W.) 
Temperature ei in the eee ... 74°7 on the 2nd. 
Lowest in the Sha ... 45°1 on the 30th 
cat n the 21s 
Highest in the Sun ... 116°6 on the 3rd. 
Lowest on the Grass 38°7 on the 30th 
ean Ditcendt Range 14°5 
Mean in the Shade a 8TS 
(Being 0°6 less than that of the same month on an average of the preceding 21 years.) 
Humidity . “ “sgn Amount ... 98:0 on the 21st. 
‘ 50°0 on the 11th. 
a 70°5 
es 5°9 less than “a of ‘the same wauiiae on an average of the preceding 21 years.) 
tse +» Number of Days.. a 2 oe 0 dew. 
Greatest Fall ' pa ue US arty beg the 26th. 
0°317 ,» 65 ft. above ground. 
Total Fall... oe 0586 5 15. in. — ees nd. 
- Being 4397 inches less than that of the same th s P *) 
om Total Amount... ... 2°328 inches 
+». Mean Amount ... v1 
. 149 greater than that in the same month on an asia of the preceding 20 years.) 
Hectricity «.» Number of ee Lightning 8 
Clondy Sky... Mean Am ne BY 
Number of | Olaie Days sie 
Meteors --» Number observed 
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Remarks. 
erate the Colony. 
Th thi d very dry generally over Ui bh 
fall aan has been fine and very vk mest average ghry mga 
al ee Ag ture 
ny Country Stations the average of the Bis dis tempera 
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*he Oth ay A" On the 8 the 8th, 9th, and 10th strong westerly winds prevailed, and on 
