METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 307 
GOVERNMENT OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY. 
LATITUDE 83° 51’ 41”; LonerrupE 104 4™ 46°; MAGNETIC VARIATION 9° 25’ 2” East. 
NOVEMBER, 1878.—GeNnERAL ABSTRACT. 
Barometer ... Highest Reading .. ie = 167 inches onthe 7th at 10°20a.m. 
At 32° Faht. . Lowest Reading ... a ‘279 _— on the 21st at 2 p.m. 
"Mean Height’... 29° 761 in 
(Being 0°041 inch less than that in th th ge of tl jing 19 years.) 
Wind... _.... Greatest astra ... 18°6 Ibs. on the 21st. 
Mean Pre is, OBID 
Number of Dat ays Calm ... 0 
Prevailing Diane lege 
(Dy, s}. ah ¢ At 10 g 
Temperature perro in Fo Shade 102°7 on the 2st. 
Low e Shade 53°6 on the Ist. 
Gr setact <i nge 37°5 on the 21st 
Highest in the Sun 154°2 on the 21st. 
Highest in Black Box with 
Hass Top . 210°3 on the 21st. 
Lowest on the Grass ... 44°5 on the 8th 
Mean Diurn a 164 
Mean in 1 the ‘Shade - 800 O 
(Being 2:1 greater th th f tk P li gldy 2 
Humidity ... Greatest Amount... ... 100-0 on om ist and 6th. 
Least wih sy ... 15°8 on the 21st. 
Mean 67°8 
Rain... ... Numberof Days... ...._ 7 rain 
. Greatest Fall am ca O50 inches ~ 9 ener ~ > 
inch. eet above groun 
Total Fall ... } 1-931 inch. 15 in, above ground. 
(Being 1-594 inch 1 than that of the th g p g y ) 
Evaporation Total Amount ..  ... 6°57 inches. 
Ozone ... pa ean ount 69 
(Roai 1-0 + 1 aay : +} +h 
¥ se & 
Electricity ... stig of = Lightning 0 
Cloud: ean Amoun eae | 
disede aetge of Clear Days ee, 
Meteors ... Number Observed met ae 
P Remarks. 
The temperature this month is again above the vit i a 2°1, and on the wi 
the antigens ia ceaie 4 eached ps usually eeceniere 102°7. 
rains have fallen, exce - in the far west pie part o New England District, 
a an Deshing Rivers in fa fil food at Went orth, e rainfall ; at 
1-68 inc yg gy ages eibeteriee Gb the Destinig Was was heavy, 
and at oh Narpanet cont hed 4°65 inches. 
