Mean Temperature of any Place, 8T 



to such an extent, for instance, that the variation of one 

 degree of Fahrenheit's thermometer shall cause the clock to 

 gain or lose five minutes a day; we shall at once have an 

 instrument which will register the temperature of the aggre- 

 gate of every vibration it has made. 



Akt. Y^III. — 3Ieteorological Observations at Bendigo* By 



LuDwia Becker, Esq. 



In the present paper I am desirous to give the result of my 

 observations on the weather, at Bendigo, during a period of 

 fifteen months, viz., from the 1st December, 1852, to the 28th 

 February, 1854. During Avhich period I have prepared 

 complete meteorological tables.* 



During my stay at Bendigo I was unable to procure either 

 a barometer or a thermometer, and the stated grade of tem- 

 perature met with in the tables was kindly furnished to me by 

 a gentleman who was fortunate enough to have been in 

 possession of the necessary instruments. 



My especial object in preparing these meteorological tables 

 is, that in connection with, and compared to, later observa- 

 tions, it should tend to fix the character of the seasons and 

 their phenomena. 



So far as I have had the opportunity of observing the 

 character of the weather at Bendigo, I have come to the 

 following conclusions : — ■ 



1. Prevailing winds come generally from N. W., most 

 of the rain coming from the same quarter. 



2. During the day there is more or less wind, followed by a 

 calm and clear night. 



3. " Warm days and hot winds are generally succeeded in the 

 evening by a cold southerly wind, as if the eff'ect of the sea 

 breeze extended as far inland as Bendigo. 



4. The hot winds announce themselves in the morning 

 by a thick hazy atmosphere, with a light south-easterly 

 breeze ; the wind, increasing in force, veers from south-east to 

 east, and gradually wears round to the north-west, which 

 ends in a cold south wind, thus rnaUng a perfect circle ; the 

 greatest heat is felt when the wind is blowing from the 

 north-west; the hot wind is generally followed by rain. 



5. The whirlwinds prevailing during fine weather and gentle 

 breezes, but do not indicate rain. 



* The original meteorological tables are deposited in the Museum of Natural 

 History. 



