NOTES ON THE CLIIIATE OF VICTOllIA. 
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'Table XL — Showing the Average Percentage of Hours during 
WHICH THE AViND BlEW FROM THE DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE 
Compass for the Four Seasons, and for the Year, for a 
Period of Six Years (180G-1871). 
Seasons. 
N. 
N.W. 
W. 
SW. 
S. 
S.E. 
E. 
N.E. 
Calms. 
Spring: (September to November) . . 
lG-2 
8-6 
ir)-9 
17-0 
16T 
S-9 
4-3 
12-0 
1-0 
Summer (Heoember to February) .. 
7-4 
4-0 
8'6 
19-3 
24-9 
20-2 
G‘2 
8 ’5 
0‘9 
Autumn .'March to May) 
14-4 
6-2 
10-4 
13-3 
ICO 
1G7 
G7 
14-9 
14 
Winter (June to Aug-ust) 
;il-8 
13-5 
13-9 
8-7 
5 -3 
4-S 
3-3 
17'T 
1*0 
Year 
17-5 
ST 
12-2 
14-5 
15-6 
12-6 
5T 
13-3 
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. CLOUD. 
Table XII. shows the mean amount of cloud present for each 
month, at the several Meteorological Stations. 
From discussion of the Melbourne observations respecting cloud, 
.a minimum seems to occur at 9 }).m., and a maximum at 7 a.m., 
the averages being respectively for these periods 5T3 and 
It further ai)pears that tlie amount in day-time exceeds that in 
night-time. 
Table XIL-— Mean Amount of Cloud for Different Stations. 
'Stations. 
January. 
February. 
March. 
A 
< 
June. 
August. 
o 
'2 
o 
o' 
m 
October. 
November. 
j 1 
1 December. 
Mean for > 
the year, J 
Melbourne . 
r>-3 
6-0 
5-2 
5-8 
G-4 
G'O 
G'4 
Cl 
6*1 
60 
.5-9 
5'5 
5-8 
Portland . . 
GO 
57 
5’8 
G-0 
G7 
G-C 
6-5 
G-5 
6-2 
G'4 
61 
6-2 
6'2 
Cape Otway. 
0-5 
G'2 
G'3 
G-5 
GO 
G-9 
6'7 
G'9 
G'9 
0-3 
6-0 
61 
6-5 
Port Albert , 
5-7 
5*0 
5*0 
G'O 
5-4 
5-4 
G'O 
4-5 
.T'O 
.5-4 
5*5 
5 2 
5'4 
Gabo Island. 
4-6 
5*5 
4-3 
47 
4T 
5-2 
4-9 
4-S 
4-8 
5-0 
57 
.5-1 
4-9 
Ararat.. .. 
1-9 
2-3 
.3-3 
3-6 
4-9 
4-8 
5-G 
4-5 
4-2 
3'G 
2-9 
3-2 
3-7 
Ballarat 
.5-0 
5T 
5-0 
.5-9 
0-9 
G'7 
0'9 
G'C 
0-3 
o-i 
5-C 
5-4 
6-0 
“Sandhurst . . 
27 
3*5 
3-4 
40 
5-3 
5-4 
5-5 
4-7 
4'7 
4-3 
4-0 
3-9 
4-3 
Beechwortb. 
4-4 
3T 
2-8 
3-2 
6-0 
4-5 
G-8 
5-4 
6-1 
3-8 
4-0 
3-8 
4-4 
As regards the ])resence of ozone, oi* of ozonic reaction, it is now 
well established that this particular condition of the atmospliere 
is always at its maximum during strong south-west and south 
winds, and at its minimum during easterly and north-easterly 
winds; and, further, that its presence is evinced to a greater 
extent during the night than during the day. 
The electric condition of the air seems, so far as observations 
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