948 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [Nov. 2, 1908. 



m kikokological bureau, no. 1- division, 



Nkw South Wales. 



Weather Conditions during September, 1908. 



S. Wll.SUX, 

 Divisional Officer. 



(_).\ the 1st uf the iiioiLtli, an aiitafct ic (list iirltainc cdNf red Suutli Australia 

 ;iii(l ;i groat portion of New South ^\ ales aiul \'ieti)ria. At 9 a.iii. on tlic 

 following day the isoburic chart showed that this depression was but a 

 poi'tion of a very ext3nsi\ (' low-pressure l)elt stretcliin^ for at least tlie wh.ole 

 length of the southern shores of the continent. The lowest barometric value 

 was i^O'O inches between Gabo and Swansea (Tasmania). 



Within the ne.xt fortv-eight hours some intensilication occuired in the "'Col' 

 or narrow neck of low pressure between two adjacent anticyclones. This 

 "Col"' was very extensive, stretching from the Gulf of < 'arpentaria. in 

 Northern Australia, to the south coast of Victoria. 



During the tirst week, the weather with the above pressure distribution, 

 especially over South Australia, varied between tine and frosty to showei-y 

 conditions, with light to strong north-west to south-west winds and smooth 

 to rough seas. Associated with the depression, thunder and hail-storms and 

 snow were reported from several places along the southern seaboard. Light 

 to heavy rainfall was recorded in the south-eastern States. The heaviest falls 

 during the week occurred in pai-ts of Victoria. Natinmk, on the 1st, had 250 • 

 points, Dunkeld 257, and i)iud)oola 225. In South Australia the amounts 

 were light to heavy south of Farina, including the north-eastern pastoral 

 country. Melrose had 155 points, Spalding 145, and Watervale 136 points. 

 In New South Wales, Tumberumba recorded 140 points, Kiandra 132, Tumut 

 110, Adelong 107, Albury 98, and Jerilderie 94. 



At 9 a.m. on the 5th, a closed curve depression occupied New Soutli Wales 

 and Victoria, having developed from the "Col" above mentioned. Splendid 

 I'ains associated with thunderstorms resulted generally over our State east 

 from the Darling. The heaviest amounts were 315 points at Nimitybelle, 

 301 at Gabo, 2G0 at Cooma, 255 at Bega, 245 at Adaminal)y, 239 at IJom- 

 bala, and 230 at Delegate. The remainder of the falls i-anged from a few 

 ' points to nearly 2 inches. 



In Victoria, light to heavy amounts weie recoi-dcd over the eastern half, 

 and light and isolated over the north and noitli-west. Light to heavy falls 

 wei'e also registered in the coastal districts of Queensland south from tiie 

 tropics, including the central and easteiai (h>\\ns. 



Within the next forty eight hours, the pressure system had tra\("lled slowly 

 eastward, the depression at 9 a.m. on tlie 7th being shown just oft' the coast of 

 New South NVales where fresh to sti'ong south to south-west winds were 

 blowing, and slight to rough seas obtained. Otherwise the continent was 

 covered li}' an extensive anticyclone, with its highest I'eadings ovei- the 



