Record

RefNoMA/60
LevelFile
TitleMeteorological observations at Port Macquarrie, Australia, authors unknown
Date1 January-31 December 1822
DescriptionDaily meteorological registers kept at the town and penal settlement of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. Readings of a barometer, a thermometer, and notes on wind direction taken at sunrise, 6.00am, 9.00am, 12.00 noon, 3.00pm and 6.00pm. From May 1822, 6.00pm changes to 'sunset'. The sheets July-December 1822 are in a different hand from the first six months' records.

Each of sheet is headed: 'Meteorological Diary for... [month] 1822...'. With notes [p.2] including in pencil: 'Copies Meteorological Observations from 1st Jany to 31 Decr. 1822 at Port Macquarrie'. In ink: 'It has not been communicated to me the elevation of this station above the level of the Sea but I presume not 50 feet T.B. [?]'.
Extent12p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionOn paper
Dimensions324x414mm., and 333x400mm.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialMA/61
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