Aug. 3, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 687 



of New South Wales. On the 25th, at 9 a.m., the anticyclone became the 

 chief weather control of Australia. During the previous twenty-four hours 

 its centre had advanced about 800 miles eastward, and now covered South 

 Australia and the greater part of New South Wales. As the result of its 

 influence fine w-eather ruled over the entire continent, excepting for cloud- 

 areas at very scattered places inland and in the south-west corner, where 

 the advance portion of another antarctic disturbance had appeared, resulting 

 in cloudy to showery weather there. Many frosts occurrpd on the hio;hlands 

 and inland districts of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, but 

 otherwise weather was tine generally. At 9 a.m. it was snowing at Orange 

 and Murrurundi. 



The isobaric chart of the 26th showed a contraction in the main body of 

 the high-pressure, and a slight increase in central barometric value, but very 

 little forward movement had taken place. The influence of the depression, 

 however, had extended all along the western seaboard districts of West 

 Australia, and resulted in some substantial rainfall there. The heaviest falls 

 were 313 points at Carnarvon, 100 at Hamelin Pool, 76 at Gerald ton, and 67 at 

 Bunbury. 



In South Australia, as the effect of the presence there of the centre of the 

 anticyclone, the weather was generally tine and cold, with severe frosts. 



The lowest temperatures registered in New South Wales between the 20th 

 and 26th inclusive were : — In Western Division, 25 degrees at Mungindi, 

 Bourke, Balranald, and A\^hite Cliffs respectively. On North-western Plain, 

 25 degrees at Collarendabri, Moree, and Walgett respectively. Central- 

 western Plain, 18 degrees at Carinda, liiverina ; 26 degrees at Hay. North- 

 western Slope, 20 degrees at Bingara and Warialda respectively. Central- 

 western Slofje, 22 degrees at Coonabarahran. South-western Slope, 23^ 

 degrees at Junee. Northern Tablelands, 18 degrees at Inverell. Central 

 Tablelands, 21 degrees at Mudgee. Southern Tablelands, 10 degrees at 

 Kiandra. North Coast, 29 degrees at Casino, Hunter, and Manning ; 27 

 degrees at Newcastle. Metropolitan, 28 degrees at Parramatta. South 

 Coasr, 26 degrees at Bowral. 



On the 27th the antarctic disturbance was i^esponsible for further rainfall 

 in West Australia: the heaviest reported amounts were 110 points at 

 Winning Pool and 75 at Bunbury, and within the next forty-eight hours 

 fresh to strong winds, rough to high seas, and rain squalls with hail, occurred 

 along the South Coast. By the 30th the unsettled weather conditions had 

 extended as far eastward as Jervis Bay, and thus covered all the southern 

 seaboard districts of the continent. 



During June, the total rainfalls in the various subdivisions of the State 

 were for the most part below the average. Indeed, over three-fourths of 

 New South Wales had amounts which were discrepant. Some very dry 

 tracts are shown on the monthly chart, more especially on the Central and 

 Southern Tablelands and Coastal districts. Within the area bounded by lines 

 joining Nowra, Mt. Victoria, and Wyong, little or no rainfall was experienced^ 

 Windsor and Nowra having had none whatever, and at other stations falls 



