METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 367° 
- GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY 
Latrrupe, 33° 51’ 41”; Lonerrupg, 10 4™ 50°81*; Magnetic VARIATION, 9° 25’ 2” East. 
SEPTEMBER, 1880.—Generat ABSTRACT. 
a a eer ben Ps ‘312 inches on the 8th, at 9°37 a.m. 
t Reading . na 228 ,, onthe 2lst, at 513 a.m. 
* Mow ean » Height : 29 58 
less than that in th th we of the preceding 21 years.) 
Greatest ——— ... 19:2 Ibs. on the 17th. 
Mean Pre 08 
essu Rr 
Number o f Da ays sCalm ... 0 
— —— ‘Direction wee.” 
Pp ig 21 years, W.) 
ee in the Shade ... 83°3 on the 24th. 
west in the Shade ... 4790n 2 
Grearcet Range ... .» 29°3 on the 24th. 
Highest in the Sun ... 128°7 on the 21st. 
Lowest on the Grass ... 38°8 on the 3rd. 
Mean Diurnal Range ... 129 
Mean in the Shade ice ee 
(Being 0-9 greater than that of the same month on an ayerage of the preceding 21 years.) 
; Fumidity ..» Greatest Amount ... 99:0 on the 15th. 
‘ 1: ... 86°0 on the 24th. 
8 fe ata Wie! Ys ‘0 
_ Being 6-9 greater than that of the sam th average of the preceding 21 years.) 
‘ ... Greatest Fall tie i See a on the 16th. 
Number of Days... cas 7 ~ isi ae 5 
( 4.238 inc * a 
Total Fall... soe “= ) 6-120 goes eps 
oe '2:005 inches greater than that of the same month on an Btls re of a preceding 21 years.) 
Total Amount... ee Oe 
Mean Amount ... eon 
greater than that in tl th on an average of the preceding 19 years.) 
Number of ae Lightning 4 
Mean Amou oe oe 
Wasa of Cine Days ae 
Number observed eae 
: Remar 
ure this month bas been ans above the average, i the ning 
abundant. At Sydney the wage ad was 6°120, or 2°905 er than the 
for this month. In the country districts the greatest fall was ct 73 inches 
uarie. The south-western prvacintc ie ver received little rain, and in 
Places none fell. 
