NOTES ON THE CLIMATE OF VICTORIA. 
5 
Elevation above 
Melbourne 
Lat. South. 
87^ 50' 
Long. East. 
144° 59' 
Sea Level. 
91 feet 
Ballarat 
37° 3P 
143° 49' 
1438 „ 
Sandhurst 
86° 47' 
144° 17' 
778 „ 
Beech worth ... 
36° 20' 
146° 43' 
1783 „ 
Portland 
. . . 
38° 20' 
141° 35' 
37 ,, 
Cape Otway ... 
38° 54' 
143° 31' 
... 
BOO „ 
Port Albert ... 
. . . 
38° 39' 
146° 41' 
30 ,, 
Gabo Island .. 
37' 35' 
149° 55' 
40 „ 
Ararat 
37° 18' 
142° 58' 
1072 „ 
Stawell 
. . . 
37° 4' 
142° 46' 
749 „ 
Berwick 
38° 2' 
145° 21' 
— 
Daylesford ... 
37° 21' 
144° 10' 
2036 „ 
Heatlicote 
36° 55' 
144° 42' 
789 ,. 
Castlemaine ... 
.. . 
37° 4' 
144° 14' 
1000 „ 
Camperdown... 
38° 14' 
143° 9' 
770 „ 
In Melbourne, observations have been systematically recorded 
for the last foui'teen years; in Ballarat, Sandhurst, and Portland 
complete records have been made since 1858, with some inteiTup- 
tions in the two last-named stations ; at other stations observa- 
tions for shorter peiiods have as yet only been obtained. The 
results of these, however, are sufficient to establish many of the 
most prominent characteilstics of our climate, and are now 
annexed in order. 
TEMPERATURE. 
As temperature is undoubtedly the chief meteorological element 
upon which climate depends, it will . first engage our attention. 
Appended are tables giving the mean monthly and annual tem- 
peratures for the various stations, as well as tables of maxima, 
minima, and range, both of air and soil, and of solar and terres- 
trial radiation. 
Table I. — Mean Monthly and Annual Temperature for the 
VARIOUS Meteorological Stations in Victoria. 
Stations. 
January. 
February. 
March. 
April. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
August. 
September. 
October. 
S 
<v 
> 
o 
December. 
Year. 
Melbourne.. 
C 
66 6 
0 
C5-0 
9 
63*8 
r»9‘0 
53-3 
0 
49*5 
47-8 
.00*2 
53*2 
57-0 
60 9 
63*7 
57*5 
Portland . . 
670 
67-2 
66-4 
63-0 
58-4 
65-3 
53*6 
55*5 
.07 *(5 
00-6 
62-4 
64*1 
60-9 
Cape Otway 
60-4 
60-8 
59.8 
57-4 
54*2 
.01 -4 
49-2 
50-7 
50-7 
5*3-0 
66T 
58*0 
55*1 
Port Albert 
66-3 
63*4 
02-4 
56-5 
.52*7 
48-9 
47-0 
50*0 
.03*8 
65*3 
60-8 
60*2 
56-4 
Gabo Island 
64-3 
6.5*0 
(34.4 
01*9 
57-0 
53-6 
61*2 
52*4 
54*6 
57-1 
59-5 
62-2 
58*6 
Ararat. . . . 
70*7 
67*9 
05*7 
57-6 
51*0 
47*1 
46-4 
49*1 
51*1 
57*4 
63*2 
67*6 
58*0 
Ballarat . . 
1 (53-7 
62-7 
60-9 
54*7 
49-0 
4.0-4 
43*5 
45*8 
477 
52*7 
67*7 
60*8 
53*6 
Sandhurst .. 
' 70'7 
70 0 
66*8 
59*7 
53*9 
48T 
45*6 
48*7 
51-8 
57-7 
64*4 
67 6 
68-7 
Beechworth 
70-4 
69-5 
68-0 
58 -3 
49-0 
40T 
40*8 
46*4 
47-2 
58*9 
65*(5 
67*0 
57*2 
Stawell 
1 TOT 
6S-5 
64-7 
57-3 
52*0 
48*3 
4.0*3 
48*5 
51*0 
57*2 
62-6 
667 
57*7 
Berwick , . 
1 04-9 
65*0 
63-4 
r>8-9 
54T 
61*5 
48*6 
50-9 
51*7 
54*8 
69*5 
62*3 
57*1 
Daylesford.. 
1 58-4 
61-7 
(33*1 
.'32 -6 
50*3 
44-2 
42*2 
45*3 
48T 
52*1 
58*0 
60*4 
531 
Heatheote.. 
70-4 
67-6 
66 0 
57*4 
50-5 
45-2 
44*4 
47*8 
61*2 
67 -9 
63*4 
677 
.07-4 
Castlemaine 
1 67-9 
65-2 
64 -S 
55'9 
50T 
45*8 
43*2 
47*2 
50-2 
56*0 
61 *5 
66*5 
66*2 
Camprdwn. 
1 63-2 
62 T 
01 -0 
.'34*6 
490 
46-9 
4.0*7 
47*5 
49 T 
54*4 
59*4 i 
61*7 
64*6 
