424 Agricultural Gazette of N.S. IF. [Ma>/ 2, 1908. 



})(»f^iTiiiin<^ of the present montli, was responsil)l(' fdi- Ihun y ilocjd rains in the 

 ceiiti'c of the continent, and hiter, after having travclletl in a north-easterly 

 (Hrection as fai' as Northern Queensland in a comparatively enervated con- 

 ditiiiii, recursed southward with renewcr] vii^-our tlirouuli the inland districts 

 of that State as an energetic monsooiial disturhaucc and developed again into 

 a storm of cyclonic nature, centrally situated at about Mackay nn ihe central 

 coast. Tts growth from incipiency to the vigoui' it. manifesteil over the latter 

 district may he asci'ibed to the inducement g.iven hy the abnormal weather 

 conditions in Northern Queensland for the pfoduction of a storm of this 

 character. 



After appearing on the central coast of Queensland, where some heavv rain- 

 fall occurred, it extended southward on the 14tl), gradually losing its identity 

 as a cyclonic storm as it again merged into the monsoonal disturbance which 

 caused the memorable flood-rains on the Northern Tablelands of our State. 



During the month the distribution of rainfall over the various subdivisions 

 of the State was as follows : — 



Comparison with India. 



The foHowing is a statement showing a ])rief comparison of tlic chief 

 meteorological elements over India, together with Australia as fai- as data 

 are available for the month of March, 1908 : — 



The above table shows that, compared with normal, slight excesses have 

 occurred in barometric pressure in both India and Perth, but defects, ranging 

 from •OS to "L'}, at Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne. 



