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ranging between 3 points aiul l."> ])oints. On tlie other hand, Riveriiia, tlie 

 South-wcHteni Slope, and the southern Ijordei" of Western T)i\ision, liave 

 experienced aiiioiiiiis which were above the aveivige. 



As compared with June of last year, the rainlail of the montli just ended 

 presents some iiiteresting features, foi- wheieas Riveriiia and llie South- 

 western Slo])e last month were practieallv the only divisions with falls above 

 average, the chart of June, 1!H)7, sliows that those two i-eyions for the 

 most pai't were tlie only places with rainfall Ix'low normal. In most of the 

 other subdivisions of the State, .lune, 11)07, proved a spleiuhd month as 

 regards rainfall. 



Perliaps tin; greatest contrasts in amounts are shown in and around the 

 Metropolitan area. At Sydney, in June, 1907, 1)11 i)oints were registered as 

 against only 94 points last month; Parramatta, 412 against 21 points; 

 Kurrajong, 439 against IS points; Windsor, 3(52 against nil; Camden, 201 

 against 3 points ; and Pieton, 249 against 22 points. 



The largest amounts in each of the subdivisions of the State during June, 

 1907 and 1908, are shown hereunder: — 



North Coast ... 

 Hunter and Manning 

 Met rope tUtan ... 

 South (Joa.st ... 

 Northern Tableland .. 

 Central Tableland 

 Southern Tableland . 

 North-western Slope 

 Central-we.stern Slope 

 South-western Slope 

 North-westei-n Plain 

 Central -\\estern Plain 

 Riverina 

 Western Division . . . _ 



During the month some very low temperatures were registered in each of 

 the subdivisions, the absolute lowest being experienced at Kiandra. with 

 2 degrees, or 30 degrees of frost. 



At Sydney the mean temperature 51-3 was 3 degrees below average, 

 and the extreme minimum, 39-1 degi-ees, registered on the 25th, was only 

 1 degree less than the absolute lowest during the past 49 vears, recorded on 

 29th June, 18(52. 



The distrilnition of luinfall over the \ari(>us subdivisions of the State 

 during June, 1908, was as follows 



Departure from normal. 

 Points. 



Below. 



Above. 



North Coast 

 Hunter and Manning 

 iMetropolitan 

 South Coast 

 Northern Tableland 

 Central Tableland 

 Southern Tableland 

 North-western Slope 

 Central-western Slope 

 South-westein Slope 

 North-western Plain 

 Central-western Plain 

 Riverina 

 Western Division 



from 



152 



to 



9 to 107 

 47 to 



250 to 505 

 77 to 4."i6 

 32S to 439 

 236 to 486 

 1 1 to 209 

 49 to 519 

 45 to 333 

 14 to 109 

 28 to 134 



77 

 48 to 111 

 14 to 144 



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