CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5]

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH MARCH, 1872.

REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

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1872. 6 A.M. NOON. 6 P.M. Self Registering. Baro-meter. Thermo-meter. Baro-meter. Thermo-meter. Baro-meter. Thermo-meter. Min. Max. March 9 30.19 58 29.18 67 30.13 65 10 30.14 63 30.13 73 30.06 68 11 30.08 63 30.04 75 30.00 12 30.02 62 30.05 67 29.91 13 29.92 65 29.88 77 29.85 14 30.01 68 29.94 74 29.89 69 15 30.01 65 30.07 64 30.01 64

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK, Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

DATE. BAROMETER. Hygrometer. Thermo-meter. WINDS. RAIN. REMARKS AS TO WEATHER. 6 A.M. NOON. DRY BULB. WET BULB. 6 A.M. NOON. 6 P.M. Dirn. Force. In inches during the previous 24 hours. Mar. 9 28.34 28.30 54.5 53.0 54.0 58.0 57.0 E 1 0.08 Fine, very hazy. 10 28.35 28.36 50.0 49.0 50.0 61.0 58.0 SE 4 0.00 Fine cloudy. 11 28.27 28.30 62.0 61.0 61.0 67.5 65.0 SE 4 0.00 12 28.21 28.20 59.0 59.0 60.5 62.5 59.0 SE 6 0.10 13 28.10 28.10 62.0 60.5 62.0 64.5 64.0 SE 4 14 28.19 28.16 65.0 65.0 64.0 SSE 3 0.05 Fine fine, dense fog below until 9.30 A.M.; then cloudy. 15 28.16 28.22 60.0 59.5 60.0 65.5 65.0 E 6 1.30 Fog, drizzly rain all day.

Rain past night, dense wet fog; 1 P.M., slight openings in fog.

Big gate of wind from 8. P.M. the night before; dense wet fog; 9.30 A.M., much overcast; 5 P.M., fog.

Fog, drizzly rain all day.