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WEATHER REPORT.
From observations recorded at the Adelaide Obser
tatory at 9 a. m. on Saturday, December 27, 1879.
Temp. Wind. Rain.
S ^ tion. h^ hours.
1. Pt Darwin - ... .„ ...
2. Alice Spgs. 29-86 8S 76 SE 8
5. Pt Augusta 2962 89 66 N 8 007
4. Kapunda... 29'52' ...' ... wirw 23 0-12
6. Perth ... ... ... ... ?
6. K.G. Sound ?
7. Euda ... 29-S7 74 60 SW 18 0-05
8. StreakyBay ... ? ... ?
9. Cape Borda 20*43 65 53 SW 34 0-95
10. Adelaide ... 2950 88 68 N 18 0-29
11. Strathalbyn 2943 87 61 W 13 012
12 Goolwa ... 2948 ..-. :.. Calm 0 016
13. KoDe ... 2941 71 53 WKW 8 061
14. CapeNbrth-
umberland ». ? ... ...
16. M. Gambler ...
; 16. Portland ... 29-39 67 67 W 34 0-37
17. Cape Otway 29'39 78 67 Nff 23
18. Melbourne ?
: 19. Wilsn'sPro
: montory.. 29-27 78 65 N 23 0-01
20. Gabolsland ? ?
21. Eden ? ? ... ?
22. Jervis Bay ... ... w .-...-??? ?
23. Sydney ? ... ... ?
24. Newcastle ... -...' .;; ? Z. ?
25. P.M'Quarie ?
26. Brttbane ?
27. Bourke ... 29-55 102 66 NE 13
28.Wentworth 29 54 63 69 W 8 0-02
29. Deniliquin ... 94 63 SW 8 002
80. Aibnry ?
'L-No report ? ? '
2. Weather cloudy, dull.
8. Weather cloudy, dull. Sea smooth.
4. Weather cloudy, dnlL
6 and 6. No reports.
7. Weather threatening.
& No report.
9. Weather squally, showery. Sea rough,
10. Weather showery.
JL Weather raining.
, 12. Weather cloudy. duIL :
: 13. Weather cloudy, fine Set smooth. - ,
li and 15. No reports.
IS. Weather cloudy, line. Sea smooth.
17. Weather gloomy. Sea smooth.
li No report
, 19. Weather gloomy, showery. Sea slight.
? 20 to 27. No reports. »
: 28. Weather cloudy, dnU.
29. Weather gloomy.
30. Weather cloudy, dull.
: SL No report. '
Semaphore. December 26, S p.m.— Wind, S., cloudy;
sea moderate, high water 8.40 p.m. December 27,
9a.m.— Wind, N.W., cloudy, dull; sea moderate,:
low wat«r 10 a.m ,
Stjtopsib. - ?
The rains have 'extended, as far north aa Beltans,
where, however,,they were light ; heavy over Southern
Yorke's Peninsula, at Port Lincoln, and on Kangaroo
Island. The barometer is very low between Cape
Borda and Wilson's Promontory, where it reaches the
lowest point, and around which lies the area of mini
mum pressure, extending inland as faras Bcurke and
Wentworth. Fresh south-west winds at Cape Borda,
weit round the coast to Portland, changing to north
west with rain. The weather is threatening or rain
ing with overcast sky from the sonth coast np to
Barrow Creek, clear and fine thence to north coast,
but rain fell during the night at Powell. Creek.
, CHARLES TODD, Government Astronomer.
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