• Title
  Sydney meteorological charts, 1855-1858
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1855-1858
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Drawings
• Reference code
  9673671
• Physical Description
  2 charts (1 box) - ink and watercolour on paper
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Climate statistics for Sydney (Observatory Hill) are publicly available through the Bureau of Meteorology’s website, but only date back to 1858 when regular record keeping began at Sydney Observatory.
  A 2014 paper in Geoscience Data Journal (A historical climate dataset for southeastern Australia, 1788–1859) noted the scarcity of early historic climate data for the southern hemisphere compared to northern latitudes. As part of their research, the paper’s authors ‘rescued’ instrumental observations from 39 archival sources to assemble continuous information on southeast Australian climate between 1826 and 1859.
  
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file
• Collection history
  Charts belonged to donor’s father, Professor Sydney J. Butlin, who was an economic historian.
• Scope and Content
  ITEM 1
  Meteorological curves, Sydney, 1855-1858 (PXA 7782/Item 1)
  
  ITEM 2
  Temperature of the air, Sydney, Year 1856 (PXA 7782/Item 2)
• Language
  English
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Creator/s unknown.
• Subject
  Meteorology--New South Wales--Observations
  Weather--New South Wales.
  Charts, diagrams, etc.--Australia.
  
• Place
  Sydney (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20823206

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