84 STORMS ON IME COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 
show that the weather was very hot all the time, but hottest in 
ebruary ; unfortunately he does not give the daily readings or 
a heat wave aoe have been tr. aced. Bes Bourke we find a 
imilar acco t of the we ather, viz., very hot in February, 
ebpaeially froin “6th to 2ond. Such seatinee as 106-109°, &e., in 
the shade, point to a sun power quite enough to require a good 
deal of wind from the south and east coasts to make up for the 
up-current it would set in motion. 
Weather at Country Stations from 19th to 26th February, 
1873 :— 
Thargomindah ...19th, barometer falling till 24th, fell 0°40, gradual 
rise til of month. 
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Armidale......... Barometer very steady; wind E.; raining on 22nd 
and 24th; 3 inches recorded in the two pik 
Bourke Weather very hot during February ; on 1 
6th 
maximum shade 109° ; 17th, 94°; 18th, 95° 9th, 
106°; 20th, 100°; 21st, 91°. 
Port Macquarie Wind W., ma round to N.E. on 24th and 
25th ; thick rainy chao after 19th, with 
fresh thunderstorms and a great deal of light- 
ning. 
Cassilis © ...025''s. Beary thunderstorms; violent'S.W. gale on 28th. 
Scone ..... ...... Very hot and oppressive, winds S. 
Muswellbrook... Heavy thunderstorms with rain tba 20th till 
end of month; winds N.N.E. and N.E. 
West Maitland Fine till 21st, dull till oath, raining rest of 
month; fresh E. winds. 
Newcastle ...... Batometer steady, slight fall (0°30) till 23rd, then 
rose 0°10; fresh N.E. winds; raining after 22nd, 
stormy on 25th. 
Orange ......... E. winds ; heavy thunderstoms and rain. 
Bathurst Barometer fell gradually about 0°30 until 24th, 
then rose a little; fine weather; stormy on 25th; 
wh oe N.E. on 19th, S.E. on 25th, calm on other 
Kurrajong ...... Heavy thunderstorms and rain ; wind N.E. 
Mount Victoria Barometer, » Shh fall till 22nd, ‘then rose again ; 
o ti t .heavy weather till end of month ; 
an . winds. 
Woodford ...... ieee slight fall (0°30) till ast Page 0 
Be end of month ; wind on ue 
ning days 
Parramatta ... Shaseoeteline with very heary 7 rain. 
