METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 297. 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY, 
Lanrrupe, 83° 51’ 41” ; L 10h 4 35° 
Height above Men fenien, aie 
MAY, 1883.—Generat Apsrracr. 
Barometer Highest Reading... 30°206 inches on the 9th at 8 a.m. 
At 32 Faht., ‘but bt corrected to sea-level. 
est Reading .. 29°460 ,, onthe 15th at 2 p.m, 
Moos Height... ... 29°852 
Wind... vee Greatest —— .-- 13°35 Ibs. on the 9th. 
Mean Pre 0°8 lb, 
Renitas of 2 Daye s Calm weed 
Prevailing Direction ... W. 
(D+, S32 42 43 1 duri 2 éte éh ¢. 4t 4: OA ; W.) 
\ @Uing Glreculon ings I is y 
‘Temperature Highest inthe Shade ... 72*2 on the 4th. 
Lowest inthe Shade ... 45°6 on the 31st. 
Greatest ies : 1 on the 4th. 
Highest in the Sun ... 119°5 on the 6th. 
Lowest on the Grass ... 38°9 on the 28th. 
Mean Diurnal Range ... 11°0 
Mean i in the Shade «. 58S 
(Being 0°3 greater than that of th month on an average of the preceding 24 years.) 
Eunidity .» Greatest Amount . 100:0 on the — and 31st. 
Least cy Aes ... 49°0 on the 
Mean is tas 77°5 
(Being 1°6 greater than that of th th ge of the preceding 24 years.) 
Thin ee .-. Number of Sasi ... 21 rain and 9 dew. 
a Greatest Fall Re 414 phat on va “ro : 
4155 ,, 65 ft. above ground. 
Total Fall... s. 5997» 15 in. above ground. 
ing 0°997 inches greater than that of th th n average of the preceding 24 years.) 
— Total Amount... ... 1°831 inches. 
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reas of ds Lightning 11 
hte of | Cass Days mee 
Number observed 1 
Remarks. 
rainfall has been generally abu nanan this month. On the coast the greatest 
t nie Poteet fell at Cape George. On the western slopes the fall has been 
rising at some places, as ey Orange, to 441 inches. 
