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REPORT OF THE 
A Mean Pressure of 29*960 inches at normal temperature and 
mean sea level has been recorded as against 29*934 inches for 
1904, March being lowest with 29*653 inches, November next 
with 29.670 inches, January and December being highest with 
30*194 inches and 30*173 inches respectively. The extreme 
range of pressure was 2*117 inches as compared with 2*041 
inches in 1904 and 1*790 inches in 1903, the highest reading 
being taken on December 12th, 30*872 inches at 9 a.m., and 
the lowest on November 26th, 28*755 inches at 9 p.m., the 
generally high barometer indicating the low rainfall for the 
year. 
Rain or Snow (0*005 inches or more) fell on 171 days, 18 
fewer than in 1904, and 47 fewer than in 1903, the total rain¬ 
fall for the year being 20*68 inches as against 20*82 inches for 
1904. This year has therefore been one of extremely low 
rainfall, the average for the last 60 years being 24*5 inches. 
The wettest months of the year were August, November and 
April, their totals being 3*41, 3*32, 2*39 inches respectively, 
while January, February, May and December were respectively 
0*51, 074, 0*74 and 0*25 inches. 
The cumulative totals since 1841 are now August 174*80 
inches ; October 173*88 inches, and July 163*60. The heaviest 
rainfall, *64 inch, occurred on August 26th. The observations 
of the winds show that only on two days did the wind blow 
with the force of a “gale,” while the chief air currents were 
W. (183), S. (151), N. (117), S.W. (83), N.W. (79), 6 days 
being “ calm ” as against 16. Days of “ clear sky " were 38, 
“overcast” 105 as against 117 in 1904, and there were 8 
thunderstorms during the year. 
Sunshine has been recorded during the whole of the year, and 
we find the satisfactory amount of 1387*1 hours as against 
1241*9 hours for 1904, this being 31% as against 28% for the 
previous year, a further improvement on the unsatisfactory 
1903 - 
Photographic Section for 1905.—The membership of this 
Section is scarcely so large as two or three years ago and the 
desirability of further accession to its members should be 
pointed out, especially as the advantages of joining the Section 
