METEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14405, 12 July 1912, Page 8

METEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY.

The following is an abstract of the meteorological observations for the month of June: — .Barometer— Mean reading for the month, 29.857 in; maximum reading for the Tnontn, on the 9th, 30.412 in; minimum reading for the month, on tho let, 29.115 in; extreme range during month, 1.297 in. Air Temperature in the Shade—Mean maximum daily temperature. 50.6deg. Fah.; mean minimum daily temperature, 33.9deg. Fah.; mean temperature for the month, 42.2deg. Fah.; mean daily range of temperature, 16.7 deg. Fah.: extreme maximum temperature, on°tho 3rd, 66.6deg. Fah.; extreme minimum temperature, on. the 24th, 27.0deg. Fah.; extreme range of temperature during month, 39.6deg. Fah. Exposed Thermometer —Mean reading maximum solar radiation thermometer, 82.4deg. Fah.; extreme maximum reading solar radiation thermometer, ,on tHe 4th, KMdeg. Fah • mean reading minimum thermometer, on the graae, 28.8deg. Fah.; extreme minimum (frost) leading, on tho 25th, 18.7deg. Fah. , " ' . . Hygeometrical—Mean, pressure of aqueous vapour in the air, 0.216 in mercury; moan tomperaturo of the Sew-point, 36.4deg. Fan.; mean degree of moisture of the air (saturation—loo), 81.5 per cent. Wind, at 9.30 *.m.—N.E. on four daya; E. on three days; S."W. on eeventeen daye; W. on one day; N.W. on one day; calm, four days. Cloud, at 9.30 a.m.—Mean amount or dona for the month (0 —clear sky; 10—overcaet), 6.4.

Rainfall —Total rainfall for the month, 2.438 in; number of/lays on which rain fell, 12 days; maximum rainfall for one day, on the Bth, 0.515 in; total rainfall, January let to end Juno, 1912, 14.597 in; total for correepondinß period, 1911,14.22 in; total rainfall for June, 1911. 7vs2Oin; mean rainfall for June for tho past eleven years, 2.976 in.