COUNCIL FOR 1880 . 
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METEOEOLOaiCAL EEPOET. 
The mean height of the Mercurial Column, duly corrected, 
for the year 1880 was 29•962. The highest reading was 30'665 
on January 7th at 6 p.m., and the lowest 28'466 on November 
16th at 2 p.m. An exceptionally low pressure was maintained 
throughout the 16th of November, accompanied by moderate 
temperature and rapid change of wind. IfYeather cloudy. See 
table:— 
BAEOMETEIC PEESSUEES 
Ox November 15th and 16th, 1880. 
Nov. 15 
16 
9 a.m. 
29*695 
Wind N.N.E. 
Dry Bulb 30-8 
9 a.m. 
28-685 
5? 
S.S.E. 
55 
42 
12 p.m. 
28-522 
S. 
55 
47 
1 p.m. 
28-478 
5? 
S. 
55 
46 
2 p.m. 
28-466 
w.s.w. 
55 
46 
3 p.m. 
28-467 
w.s.w. 
55 
41-5 
4 p.m. 
28*487 
55 
N.N.W. 
55 
39 
6 p.m. 
28*557 
55 
N.N.W. 
55 
41 
9 p.m. 
28*796 
55 
N. 
55 
39 
This is the lowest barometric pressure recorded during the 
last ten years, except one day, in 1876, when it was 28’439. 
High pressmes prevailed from January 3rd to January 15th, 
the highest being 30'665 on January 7th at 9 p.m., and 30’659 
on the 12th at the same hoiu\ The weather of this period was 
cold and cloudy; wind S.S.W. Pressure afterwards oscillated. 
The range of pressure during the year was 2•199. The mean 
shade temperature of the year was 48 *P, which is above the 
average of the last ten years. The maximum attained was 
80and the minimum lO*", giving a range of 6P5^ The 
month of September was hot, the highest temperature being 
80"" on the 3rd, and 80*5" on the 4th, and the lovrest maximum 
dming the month was 58”. The lowest temperatuin this month 
was 42“ on September 19th. The mean temperature of Sep¬ 
tember was, however, below that of August, the former being 
58*7”, and the latter 61 •8”. The hottest days of August were 
the loth (77”), 11th (79”), and the 12th (77”). 
The coldest month was January, whose mean temperature 
