Climate.
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The number of days on which rain fell, and the total rainfall, were:—
| 1867, days | 114, | fall | 37·82 inches |
| 1868, " | 109, | " | 38·29 do. |
| 1869, " | 89, | " | 27·68 do. |
The averages being 102·3 days and 34·57 inches.
During the year 1876 the following results were obtained by observations taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Perth:—
Barometer, highest reading, 30·463 on 25th July
- Do. lowest do., 29·319 on 13th Nov.
- Giving a range for the year of 1·144 inches
Thermometer, max. in shade, 112° on 20th Feb.
- Do., min. do., 34·7 on 24th July
- Highest mean for one month, 93·7, February
- Lowest do., 46·8, August
The total rainfall for the year 28·73 inches, which fell on 110 days.
- Maximum for one month, 8·45 inches in June
- Minimum do., 0·04 do. February
This year is to be noted for the small amount of the rainfall.
The Official Report from Bunbury for the year 1876 gives the following results:—
| Barometer, highest, | 30·39 | in July |
| Do. lowest, | 29·05 | in Nov. |
| Highest average of 12 months | 30·17 | |
| Lowest do. do. | 29·49 | |
| General average do. | 29·83 | |
| Thermometer, highest, | 83 | January |
| Do. lowest, | 54 | June |
| Highest average 12 months | 74·7 | |
| Lowest do. do. | 59·5 | |
| General average do. | 67·1 | |
| Rainfall, highest | 9510 | in June |
| Do. lowest | 0 | in March |
| Total for year | 43910 | inches |
