April -2, 190S.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.JV, 331 



m kteorological bureau, no. 4 division, 

 New South Wales. 



Weather Conditions during February, 1908, 



S. WILSON, 

 Divisional Officer. 



The iiiontli opened with a cyclonic storm centrally situated on tlie sea- 

 board between Jervis liar and Port Macquarie, where it caused severe 

 gales and very rough sea. This disturbance was attended by good rains 

 over our State generally, which persisted until Tuesday, the 4th instant. 

 In Queensland, also, light to heavy rainfall was recorded during this 

 period. The largest totals in New South Whales were in and around the 

 Metropolitan area, as follow : — 1,154 points at Law^son, 1,147 at 

 Katoomba, 1,072 at Kurrajong, 1,000 at W^ollongong, 866 at Spring- 

 w^ood, 73G at Camden, 715 at Parramatta, 653 at Picton, 613 at Black- 

 heath, 605 at Ulladulla, 532 at Sydney, and 501 at Bowral. 



The distribution during this rainstorm, which persisted from 29th 

 January to 4th February, was : — 



On North Coast t'r 



Hunter and Manning 

 Metropolitan 

 South Coast 

 Northern Tablelands 

 Central Tablelands 

 Soiithern Tablelands 

 North-western Slope 

 Central -western Slope 

 South-western Slope 

 North-western Plain 

 Central-western Plain 

 Riverina 

 Western Division 



Monsoonal conditions reappeared on the 5th, resulting in unsettled 

 weather over the north-west half of the continent, attended In- light rain 

 over the southern seaboard, and moderate to heavy in Central Australia; 

 but in New South W'ales only two stations reported rain, viz., Manning 

 Heads and Sydney, with 5 points and 2 points respectively. Otherwise, 

 in our State it was fine generally. On the Gth and 7th tlic rain area on 

 the coast expanded, and light to moderate falls were recorded soutli from 

 Port Stephens, and mode.'ate at Cape Byron on the North Coast. 



Mild temperatures ruled generally during the first week of the month, 

 100 degrees in the shade being exceeded at only a few scattered stations in 



