Aug. 3, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W, 683 



Meteorological Bureau, No. i Division, 

 New South Wales. 



Weather Conditions during Juqe, 1908. 



S. WILSON, 

 Divisional Officer. 



During the first week of the month the pressui'e systems which passed over 

 Austraha were all, more or less, of the winter description, the anticyclones 

 being of such huge dimensions as to cover the whole of the continent, and 

 the antarctic disturbances making their presence felt along the southern 

 seaboard and New Zealand, in the form of cold west to south-west gales and 

 rough seas. The central value of the anticyclones gradually increased until 

 a barometric pressure of 30*7 inches was attained between Adelaide and 

 Kobe on the 2nd. The lowest barometer readings on the mainland for that 

 week also occurred on the 2nd, when 29-6 inches was registered at the 

 Leeuwin, in an antarctic disturbance. 



The rainfall during the week ended the 6th, was for the most part along 

 the coast, but on the Ist, some scattered light to moderate falls were recorded 

 on the North-west and Central- western Plains, and Central Tableland. 

 On the 3rd the southeast corner benefited to the extent of moderate rainfall. 



Oil the 6th an anticyclone of medium energy covered the whole of the 

 mainland of Austi-alia, with its centre over South Australia and our western 

 districts. As a consequence, fine weather with low temperatures ruled for 

 the most part in the various .States, with the e.xeeption of a few isolated 

 showers along the seaboard. By the Sth a considerable change had occurred 

 in the distribution of pressure. The anticyclone had travelled eastward, and 

 now covered only the eastern States, with its centre over New South "Wales 

 and Victoria. The advance portion of another " high" appeared in West 

 Australia, between Geraldton and Perth, whilst between them were shown 

 two depressions, an antarctic, between Albany, Charlotte AVaters, and Ade- 

 laide, and a monsoonal over North-west Australia. 



The presence of the centre of the anticyclone over New South Wales and 

 Victoria was responsible for ver}" cold weather in various parts of these two 

 States, especially in the south-eastern corner and highland districts of New 

 South Wales. As the result of the influence of the antarctic disturbance, 

 light rain was recorded along the Darling, and at isolated places in the north- 

 west of New South Wales, as also light to moderate falls at many places on 

 the shores of the Great Australian Bight, on the southern gold-tields, and on 

 the west coast of West Australia. In the north-west (juadrant of the latter 

 State some light to heavy falls were recorded, as the effect of the monsoonal 

 disturbance there. The heaviest reported amounts were 328 points at Cos- 

 sack, and 164 points at Condon. 



During the following twenty-four hours the " high"' over Eastern Australia 

 had worked in a north-easterly direction, its centre at 9 a.m. on the 9th 



