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Account of the New Colony of Western Australia.
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to the shipping in Gage's roads, light rains on the 22d, 23d, 24th, 26th 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st; winds N. W. and S. W.

Max. Med. Min.
Thermometer 84 63¾ 45
Barometer 30.30 28.82½ 29.50

June.— Much rain with thunder on the 1st; it continued fine afterwards till 13th (last quarter of moon), on which day and 14th March rain fell; heavy rains on the 21st, 22d and 23d; slight rain en 27th; remainder fine. Hoar frost early in the mornings of 2d, 3d, and 4th; winds north-east, north-west and south-west.

Max. Med. Min.
Thermometer 70 55½ 40
Barometer 30.15 29.82½ 29.50

July.— Heavy on the 1st, 2d, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th. Ice, the thickness of a shilling, out of doors, on mornings of 10th and 24th. It rained daily from 13th to 22d, with the exception of 19th, which was new moon. It also rained on 27th and 28th; lightning and thunder on 7th and 13th. Heavy squalls with hail stones, thunder and lightning, on 15th. Winds N. E.—N. W.— and S. W.

Max. Med. Min.
Thermometer 65 51½ 34
Barometer 30.20 29.91¼ 29.62½

August.—It rained much on fifteen different days viz. 4th to 10th, (last quarter of moon), 16th, 19th, 20th to 24th, and 31st, with squalls from north-west and south-west; remainder fine; prevalent wind S. W.

Max. Med. Min.
Thermometer 76 57¼ 38
Barometer 30.35 30.07½ 29.80

September.—Was warmer and drier than the preceding months, it rained on 1st, 2d, 9th, 14th and 19th. Winds N.— N. W.— and S. W.

Max. Med. Min.
Thermometer 80 59¾ 44
Barometer 30.40 30.15 29.90

October.— Was fine with the exception of 1st, 2d, 7th, 8th, (last quarter of moon) 19th, 10th, 15th, 16th (new moon) 17th, 18th, 26th and 27th, on which days rain fell. Heavy squalls on the 9th; thunder