Sept. 2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. im 



AVithiii the next foi'ty-eight hours the centre of the low pressure had 

 travelled GOO miles eastward to Eucla, on the Great Australian Bight. The- 

 " high " over Eastern Australia had also worked eastward, and at 9 a.m. on 

 the 7th covered only half its former area, and presented a rather compressed 

 formation. Strong south-westerly winds, which l)lew in fierce squalls, and 

 rough seas occurrejcl along the south coast of West Australia. 



The heaviest rainfall was reporterl fi-oiii Albany, with 124 points, and 

 Breaksea 103 points. Many frosts were experienced in the north-east 

 quadrant of New South Wales. 



At 9 a.m. on the 8th, the " high " was still located over the eastern districts 

 of the continent, but the low pressure had contracted considerably, so that 

 it now covered the area contained within lines joining Eucla (on the Great 

 Bight), Boulia (in Queensland), and Melbourne. With this distribution 

 general rain was recorded in S(juth Australia ; otherwise over the southern 

 States the falls were light and scattered. 



During the following 24 hours, a closed-curve depression developed over 

 Victoria and western districts of New South Wales, and resulted in light and 

 scattered rain generally in our State, except in the far west and along the- 

 southei'n boi'der, and heavy, with thunder and hail, in the metropolitan 

 area. The largest amounts were 240 points at Marrickville, 215 at Mosman, 

 170 at Ashfield, 161 at Riverview, 130 at Strathtield, 126 at Carlton, 105 at 

 Hunter's Hill, 103 at Bankstown, 51 at Parramatta, and 40 at Wahroonga. 



Temperatures over the State during the first week were for the most part 

 mild. Indeed the registrations during the latter part reached into the- 

 seventies over western areas. The highest records were — Mungindi, Mogil,. 

 and Moree, each 75 degrees ; Walgett 74, Bourke 73, and Narrabri 72 degrees. 

 The lowest temperature in the State occurred on the 4th, when Kiandra 

 reported 2 degrees below zero, or 34 degrees of frost. 



At 9 a m. on the 10th an ti cyclonic or fine weather condititjns ruled for the 

 most part, but an antarctic disturbance was shown over Tasmania and the 

 southern shores of the continent, which resulted in fresh to strong north-west 

 to south west winds, and slight to high seas in Bass Straits, and on the 

 west coast of Tasmania. Light and more or less isolated rainfall was also- 

 recorded in the several States. By the next 48 hours the disturbance had 

 passed seaward and the weather of Australia had come wholly under the 

 iniiuence of the anticyclone, consequently fine and cold conditions prevailed. 

 The high pressure system controlled the weather of the greater part of the 

 continent until the 16th. Its isobars, which showed a series of depressions^ 

 or dips over Eastern Australia, were so arranged as to influence moisture- 

 laden winds from the ocean to inland districts, where some good rainfall, 

 associated with thundei", resulted. The heaviest falls reported at 9 a.m. on- 

 the 16th were: — Hungerf(nd 164 points, Cobar 156, Wanaaring 132,. 

 By rock 135, Louth 115, Girilambone 100, Barringun 95, Dandaloo 90,. 

 Tilpa 88, Bourke 77, and Nymagee 75 points. 



