366 METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
Larirupg, 33° 51’ 41” ; LonarruDE, 105 4™ 50°81"; Maanetic VARIATION, 9° 25’ 2” East. 
AUGUST, 1880.—GenERat ABSTRACT. 
Barometer ... Highest Reading ... 80°299 on the 16th, at 9°40 a.m. 
At 32° Faht. Lowest Reading ... ... 29°433 on the 8th, at 2°2 p.m. 
Mean Height... ..  29°854 
(Being 0°087 inch less than that in th th ge of the preceding 21 years) 
Wind... ia peer ey ... 42°3 lbs. on the 10th. “ 
ean ie ee 
Ticker o f Days Calm ... 0 
 escenanden mietwon re. Ee oi Ww. 
(Pr 9° Pais a: g2iy , W.) 
Temperature Highest in the Shade... 79°3 on the 21st. 
Lowest inthe Shade ... 41°4 on the 13th. 
:. ..» 28°0 on the 17th. 
a in the Sun ... 125°8 on the 20th. 
Low: nthe Grass ... 32°9 on the 13th. 
Mean. Diurnal Bitige vee , 
Means in the Shiate ios? hee 
(Being 2°7 greater tl th ge of the preceding 21 years.) 
Humidity ... Greatest Amount .» 93°0 on the 30th. 
Least oe ... 80°0 on the 20th. 
Mean 63°6 
f(D. 2 41 42.4 8 2h. as eit a. 91 wears.) 
Rain... .... Greatest Fall ... ....  0°586 inch on the 2nd. -< 
Number of Days ... .. 2 yYain an , ey 
0°474 inch, 65 feet above 
Total Hall..; ooo 0-612 irich, 15 in. above gro ( a 
(Being OROY tn abe f eres ame +} ge of the p ding 21 years.) * 4 
i Total Amount ...  ... 3°562 a 
sbiij — — ie we Oe a 
rR. Ou = yon pape 4 10 vears.) 
Electricity ... — ber of ~~ Lightning : 
eee Oy Meee Anes a a 
umber of Clear ‘Days es ‘ e3 
Meteors  ... Number observed as a 
Remarks. ay 
temperature this month has been high, 2" see above the foigap ro S aaa 
weather still continues and only 0°612 was recorded at S. ; and it eer 
able fact that in the country districts only  eeorted ak Briers ase ae. 
of rain ; and the greatest fall was only 2°910 inches at Orange. 
