Abstract of Meteorological Observations during 1840-1 at Melbourne, Port Phillip. — Latitude, 37° 49’ 20” S.; longitude, 144 p 59’ 10” E .; height above the level of the sea, 130 feet. 
Barometer. 
Thermometer. (Fahrenheit.) 
Bain. 
d 
Hour of observation. 
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Month. 
Highest. 
Hour of observatii 
Moon’s age. 
Lowest. 
Moon’s age. 
Mean of the montl 
9 a.m. noon,and 6 
Extreme variation < 
ing the month. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Mean of the montl 
Extreme variatior 
any one day. 
Extreme difference 
tween the highest 1 
peraturc of any 
days adjacent. 
Anticipated mean t 
perature of the p; 
deduced from a sp. 
in a rock, depth 4( 
Mean of dew 
point at 9 a.m. 
Extreme dilierence 
between dew point 
and atmosphere. 
Days without rain. 
Days with rain. 
Depth of rain dui 
the month. 
1 Greatest depth in 
one day. 
Quarter of wind at 
time. 
Height of baromete 
the time. 
General Remarks. 
April . 
30.185 
11 pm. 
1& 19 
29.555 
sun rise 
13 
30.005 
0.630 
87 
39 
58.75 
34 
17 
56.93 
5 
24 
6 
1.33 
0.95 
N.bE. 
29.840 
Weather mostly fine, but frequently cloudy; winds 
generally light, one heavy gale ; no particular 
May . 
30.240 
6 p.m. 
13 
29.620 
4 a.m. 
27 
30.042 
0.620 
71 
35 
53.35 
30 
in 
A1 7 
18 
13 
3.93 
1.10 
N. E. 
30.073 
wind predominating. 
Beginning of the month rainy, the close rainy 
IV 
t) 1 . r > O 
2 
S.E. 
S.W. 
fcLE. 
and stormy, remaining time fine agreeable 
weather. 
Weather generally fine, occasionally cloudy : light 
winds. 
30.360 
1 
29.860 
10 
30.043 
0.500 
62 
34 
48.66 
26 
11 
46.10 
2 
26 
0.60 
0.25 
30.100 
4 
30.345 
4 
29.660 
11 
30.062 
0.685 
63 
27 
47.66 
30 
Q 
43.16 
26 
0.49 
0.25 
N. W. 
29.880 
Weather generally fine, occasionally cloudy ; 
winds light and variable, but principally from 
4 
5 
S. W. 
30 
58 
N. W. 
August.. 
30.260 
9 a.m. 
3 
29.390 
sun rise 
7 
29.889 
0.870 
69 
49.58 
28 
15 
to 
46.77 
8 
20 
11 
0.87 
0.33 
W. 
S.W. 
29.470 
Weather variable, high winds and damp during 
about a third part of the month. 
September .. 
30.250 
9 a.m. 
28 
29.450 
sun rise 
21 
29.876 
0.800 
81 
32 
53.96 
35 
14 
59 
52.40 
7 
19 
11 
3.46 
1.25 
s. 
29.740 
Weather unsettled, winds light and variable. 
Cloudy or rainy generally. 
October .... 
30.180 
9 a.m. 
9 
29.480 
noon 
21 
29.887 
0.700 
84 
40 
58.71 
35 
21 
57.74 
8 
25 
6 
1.90 
1.20 
N. W. 
29.720 
.Clear weather generally, variations of tempera- 
ture great and rapid, winds very strong and 
November .. 
30.180 
9 a.m. 
new 
29.305 
4 a.m. 
full 
29.914 
0.875 
88 
42 
58.13 
36 
23 
55.90 
8 
25 
5 
0.99 
0.62 
N.bW. 
29.720 
variable. S. winds prevalent. 
Changeable and uncertain, but dry; light winds 
at night ; during day a succession of strong 
winds and gales principally from S. Variations 
December .. 
30.090 
9 a.m. 
9 
29.302 
9 a.m. 
, 5 
29.837 
0.788 
96 
51 
68.64 
38 
29 
63.77 
14 
25 
6 
4.26 
2.37 
N. W. 
29.566 
of temperature great and sudden. 
Greater part of the month oppressively hot, high 
1841 
winds N. & S. as in the previous month. Much 
relief from rain about 20th, and occasionally 
afterwards. J 
Dry hot weather, strong and variable winds. 
January .... 
30.007 
noon 
19 
29.513 
• 
6 p.m. 
21 
29.765 
0.497 
94 
51 
66.64 
35 
25 
61.42 
12 
27 
4 
0.56 
0.22 
S. 
29.630 
February .... 
30.180 
noon 
hew 
29/485 
9 a.m. 
6 
29.840 
0.695 
98 
49 
67.46 
40 
31 
62.32 
14 
23 
5 
0.78 
3.25 
S.S.E. 
29.500 
Ditto generally, although with S. winds. Several 
days oppressively hot, very hazy nearly all the 
March . 
30.233 
9 a.m. 
9 
29.565 
noon 
full 
29.976 
0.673 
86 
43 
64.27 
24 
17 
60.71 
9 
26 
5 
1.76 
0.87 
S. b w. 
29.740 
month, heavy rain at times. 
Fine dry weather, but mostly cloudy; winds 
generally light, J 
29.928 mean of the year. 
57.98 mean of the year. 
Days with rain 
81 
20.93 depth of rain. 
