[ 493 ] 



MAY. 





Wind. 



Rain. 





I 



7 

 8 

 9 



'3 



'5 

 16 

 17 



;5 

 = 5 



Max. 





Sun. 



Had. 





Force. 



In. Pts. 



11 



/2 



73 

 69 

 70 



7i 



75 



76 

 77 

 + 86 

 83 

 86 

 70 

 70 

 72 



/6 

 82 

 73 

 73 



69 



75 



49 



5 1 



42 



50 

 47 

 48 

 45 

 48 

 50 

 45 



5' 



52 

 55 

 50 

 5° 

 45 

 48 

 45 

 47 

 48 

 50 

 —39 

 4i 

 44 



40 

 44 



46.97 



79 



80 



96 



108 



+126 



119 



99 



96 



80 

 88 

 92 



I 36 



49 



4" 



45 

 3* 

 37 



45 



38 



5 



45 



45 

 5° 

 46 

 39 

 42 

 37 



45 



-$ 



39 



34 



38 



41.61 



NE 



E 



S 



SW 

 S 



E 



SW 



SE 

 E 



SW 

 NE 

 N 



NE 

 E 



Ditto 

 Little 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Brisk 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 



Little 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Brisk 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Little 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 



.08 



.50 

 .68 



A more remarkably hot and dry month of May has perhaps 

 never been experienced ; Rain only fell on 3 days during the 

 month, viz. on the ist and 3rd slightly, and to the depth of 

 half an inch on the 19th. The Thermometer on the 15th and 

 17th stood as high as 86° in the Shade, and at other times it was 

 frequently above 8o°. The Mean Temperature was nearly 5 

 above the average. The plentiful supply of moisture in the 

 ground, from the abundant rains of the former months, sup- 

 ported established vegetation tolerably well till towards the 

 middle of the month. The rain on the 19th afforded a tempo- 

 rary supply ; but by the end of the month many things began 

 to suffer, and particularly newly planted trees, the roots of 

 which were not prepared for such a great demand as the power- 

 ful evaporation occasioned. The dry weather also rendered 

 the raising of seeds in the open air very precarious. 



Mean Pressure from the 3 daily observations 30. 1 1 9 inches 



Degree of Dryness Ditto 6.16 



Degree of Moisture . . .Ditto 823 



Force of Vapour Ditto 0.484 inch. 



Least observed degree of Moisture .428 



Maximum Temperature in Shade 86° 



Maximum Temperature in the Sun 1 26 



Minimum of Terrestrial Radiation 34° 



Mean Temperature of External Air 68°.5 8 



Winds. 



North 1 days. 1 N. East.... 5 days- 

 South 8 .. S.East 1 .. 



East 7 N.West....o .. 



West 4 •■ jS.West.... 5 ■• i 



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31 days. 



