ABSTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
OHBraxonirßCH Obsebvatoby. Lat. 43° 32' 16'' S. ; long. 172° 38' 50" E. Altitude above the aea 21 feet. Abstract of observations taken during August 1879—barometer corrected and reduced to 32.0 Fah. and sea level. Mean reading for month ... 30.157 in. Maximum—on 29th 30.791 in. Minimum—on 11th 29.426 in. Extreme range during month 1.365 in. ZBHFEBATTTBB IK SHADE. Approximate mean temperature for month 43.4 Fah. Extreme maximum temperature —on 29th. 61.4 „ Extreme minimum temperature —on 22nd 26.6 „ Extreme range of temperature for month 34.8 „ EXPOSED THBEMOITHTEBS. Mean solar radiation ... - ... 86 8 „ Maximum solar radiation—on29th 106.3 ~ Mean terrestrial radiation ... 30.4 „ Minimum terrestrial radiation —on 22nd 20.0 „ HYGKOirBTKICAI. Mean elastic force of vapour, 0.197 inches. Mean temperature of the dew point, 34.2 Fah. Mean degree of moisture (saturation 100) 70 BAIIC. Total rainfall ... ... ... 1.02 inches. Number of days on which rain fell—9 days. Greatest rainfall in 24 hours—on 13th, 0.30 in. WIND. Average daily velocity for month, 120.5 miles. Maximum daily velocity—on 13th, 377.5 „ Direction—N.E , 6 days ; E., 5 ; S.E., 2 ; S.W., 16 ; W., 1 ; N.W., I—3l days. Total evaporation by gauge ... 1.121 inches. Mean evaporation by gauge ... 0.036 „ Mean amount of cloud (0, clear sky; 10, overcast) —6.3. Mean amount of ozone, Moffatt's scale (1 to 10)—6 6. The observations are taken at 9.30 a.m., and record the temperature of the previous twenty-four hours. BEMAHKS. The month has been generally fine, with occasional frosty mornings, the exception to the above being the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, and 24th, these being dull and showery_ days, the remaining twenty-four days being fine and enjoyable. From the 21st to the end of the month the lower stratum of the atmosphere has been remarkably dense, as indicated by the barometer—reaching a maximum of 30.791 inches on the 29th; after which it slowly decreased. The prevailing winds have been S.W., N.E., and E. J. B. Stanbell, Observes.
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Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1729, 4 September 1879, Page 2
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