XVII.—Table shewing the ANNUAL MEAN STATE of the ATMOSPHERE, during the Year 1883, as recorded at the GOVERNMENT LOCK Hospital, 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tide.
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during during the the year. year.
FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETERS.
HYGROMETERS.
WINDS.
1883.
BAROMETER.
Self Registering in Shade.
In Shade.
Mean.
Max.
Min.
MONTHS.
January,..
February,
March,..
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December,
Annual Mean,
9 A.M. 3 P.M. Max. Min. 9 A.M. Noon. 3 P.M.. 30.05 30.01 75.0 41.0 65.6 51.1 60.6 64.2 63.2 98. 73. 51.5 54.5 59.1 63.2 29.90 29.86 78.0 40.0 65,5 50.5 59.8 64.0 63.0 94. 71. 51.6 54.3 58.7 6:8 29.79 29.75 77.0 47.0 66.7 54.1 63.0 65.2 64.8 89. 29.71 29.67 90.0 56.0 77.1 63.6 72.9 75.5 75.9 100. 80. 62.9 65.8 72.4 76.2 29.61 29.56 93.0 63.0 85.7 71.4 80.5 83.8 83.3 112. 90. 72.0 74.9 80.0 83.6 75.8 29.54 29.50 96.0 68.0 89.0 73.3 82.9 87,0 86.2 117. 95. 73.9 76.4 82.3 26.3 76.8 29.48 29.43 98.0 69.0 90.3 74.0 84.2 87,8 86.9 115. 95. 76.7 77.5 83.6 88.8 77.8 29.68 29.65 96.0 68.0 87.9 72.1 88.0 86.0 84.9 123. 98. 72.0 75.0 82.9 84.6 78.0 29.81 29.78 91.0 68.0 86.3 70.8 80.6 84.5 83.7 118. 98. 71,0 69.7 80.2 84.1 75.8 29.91 29.90 87.0 66.0 84.0 68.9 78.2 82.2 80.8 119. 97. 68.7 65.0 78.1 80.5 70.6 29.83 29.77 84.0 58.0 76.6 63.7 71.0 74.6 74.0 94. 87. 63.3 57.5 70.2 72.9 65.0 30.15 30.08 77.0 49.0 72.4 55.1 64.5 70.3 67.4 98. 85. 57.3 56.0 63.5 65.8 56.5 29.79 29.74 86.8 57.7 78.9 64.0 73.4 77.1 76.1 106. 86. 61.5 65.2 72.7 76.1 67.6 69.7
Max. Max. Min. Sun Sun Min. in soil Bulb Balb 6 in ex- Grass. inches Vacuo. posed.
Dry Bulb.
Wet Bulb.
on
Quarter
(prevailing.)
In Shade.
In Shade.
deep.
RAIN IN INCHES
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 8 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
During the MONTH.
No.
STATE OF WEATHER.
OF
DAYS
HAY-
ING
RAIN.
Average during the Month.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
53.0
56.2
NE & E
E & NE
0.15
4 Fine, 19days. Overcast, 12 days. Fine, 24 days. Overcast, 7 days
55.1
58.2
NE & E
E & NE
0.12
4
5
23
19
17
20
"
70. 53.6 56.4 62.4 64.7 58.9
61.0
E & W
E & W
10.74
20
68.6
71.4
E & W
E & W
6.70
13
77.5 E & SW
E & SW
18.90 19
78.5 E & W
E & W
11.17 10
80.0 E & SW
E & SW
16.65
21
78.4 E & SW 77.2 E & W
E & SW
24.42
19
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19
11
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20
19
12
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18
13
13
27
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17
E & W
26.70
17
71.9 E & NE
67.2
58.8
E & NE
0.25
4
16
25
14
19
13
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6
11
24
11
73
27
11
E & NE
E & NE
E & NE
2.33
4
14
16
15
15
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17
13
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0.07
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Total Total
RAINFALL IN INCHES.
1875.
1876.
1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883.
1875. 1876. 1877.
1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883.
Maximum, 91.0 Minimum, 41.0
90.0
95.0
95.0
94.0
95.0
96.C
95.0
98.0
37.0
41.0
38.0
45.0
39.0
40.0
38.0
40.0
83.43 103.55 76.72
84.40 90.70 111.57 98.21 73.18 117.20
Range,.. 50,0
53.0
54.0
57.0
49.0
56.0
56.0
57.0
68.0
THERMOMETER, FAHRENHEIT.