THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14472, 28 September 1912, Page 12

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Meteorological observations taken a* 8-30 a,m. and 5 p.m. on September 27th:— 9.30 a.m. 1> 5 p.m. Temp, dry bulb «•» J" Temp, wet bulb .. .. «-0 «.8 Humidity per cent ..98 ™ Max. temp, in sun •• 11* .-:.""' Mm. therm, on grass ~ 39.5 — Wind .. •• •• **- E -» °- w -> mod. light. Cloud (0-10) .. .. 10 . 8 The meteorological observations for August, as taken at the Magnetic Observatory, are as .^B^rometer—Mean reading fox...the month, 30.021 in; maximum reading foff the monta (on the 24th), 30.559 in; minimum reading for the month (on the 3rd), 29.483 m; extreme range .of barometer, 1.073 in. Aii temperature in tho shade—Mean maximum temperature for days, 52.0deg.Fahr.; mean minimum temperature for days, 54.60.eg. Fahr.- mean temperature for tho month, 43 3de°-. Fahr.; mean daily rang© of temperature, 17.4deg. Fata; extreme maximum temperature (on tho 9th), Cl.Sdeg. Fahr.; extreme minimum temperature (on the IStn), 23.0deg. Fahr.; extreme xango of temperature during month, 38.3deg. Fo.hr. Exposed Thermometers — Mean "° d ' n f maximum solar radiation thermometer, 98.8 deg Fahr.; extreme maximum reading (on the 21st), 109deg. Fahr.; mean reading minimum thermometer on grass 28.2dog.iahr., extreme minimum (frost) reading (on the 4th), 150deg. Fahr.' Hygrometrical—Mean pressure of aqueous vapour in the air, 0.210 in of mercury; mean temperature of tho dew-point, 35.7deg. Faar.; mean degree of humidity of the an (saturation 100), 76 per oont. Wind, at 9.30 a,m.—N.E. on 10 dayo, S.W. on 10* days, W. on 1 day, E, on 4 days, N.W. on 1 day, calm 5 days. Cloud, at 9.30 a-m.—Mean amount of cloud for the month (o.clear sky, 10 overcast), 4.4. Rainfall—Total rainfall for tho a monti, o.69oin;'number of days on which rain fell, 7 days; maximum rainfall in one day (on the 2nd), 0.323 in; average rainfall for August _(for 11 years), 1.545 in; rainfall f<Sr year to date (January Ist to August 31st), 19.622 in.