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too, were very strong in parts, fresh to strong gales l)eing recorded at various 

 places, and a whole gale at Jervis Bay. Hough seas were also experiencefl 

 on the seaboard. From the 24th, rainfall occurred over many parts of Aus- 

 tralia. On the 26th, Cossack reported 222 points, and Nullagine 102 points, 

 being the largest a)nounts experienced in Western Australia, and some good 

 falls in the aggregate were recorded in Central Australia Alice Springs had 

 o53 points, and Charlotte Waters 1!)1 points. Light to moderate falls were 

 also recorded in the other states. 



On the 30th, whilst the showery conditions on the coast vvere yet pre- 

 \'diling, a monsoonal development was in progress in Central Australia ; in 

 fact, extending from the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Great Australian Bight, 

 causing further unsettled, showery weather. 



Rainfall during JULY, in New South Wales. 



Speaking generally, the rainfall for the month has been below the average 

 over fully two-thirds of the State. The greatest disparities were experienced 

 on the north-east quadrant, and over the greater part of the slopes and plains, 

 ranging from 120 to 356 points below the average on the north coast, from 

 68 to 170 on the northern tablelands, and from 24 to 170 points on the plain.s 

 and slopes. 



On the other hand, the north-west quadrant of the State has experienced 

 totals wliich are inuc-h in excess of the average amount, and which, perhaps, 

 represents the liest winter falls in those parts for some considerable time. 

 Some very good falls were also experienced on the coast between Port 

 Macquarie and .Jervis Bay, where, as the result of the persistent rainstorm 

 from the 27th to the 31st, inclusive, the totals were considerably larger 

 than the average. The heaviest falls for the month in the latter area were : 

 1,204 points at Mosman, 1,159 at Sydney, 1,151 at Port Stephens, 1,121 at 

 Seal Rocks, 1,070 at Newcastle, 1,002 at Glebe Ponit, and other amounts 

 i-anging from 981 at Cape Hawke to 195 at Wollongong. 



The distribution of rainfall over the various subdivisions of the State 

 during July, was as follows 



