STORMS ON THE COAST F NEW SOOUTH WALES. 85 
Weather at Country Stations—continued. 
Liverpool ...... Barometer fell 0:25 till 23rd, then went back 
again; wind W. till 21st, then E.; thunder- 
storms and very heavy rains; 10 in. in two 
days, viz., 25th and 2 6th. 
Wentworth...... Fresh 8.W. winds; fine till 25th; stormy on 
26th and till end of month. 
Moss Vale ...... Thunder and oe “sions heavy rains; 7 inches 
in one day (26th). 
Goulburn ...... Rela! fell about 0°30 till 23rd, then rose 
again ; wind variable; thick rainy weather 
OUTRER  foisi ea; Thu nderstorms on 20th and 23rd, 12°57 inghiss 
recorded on 26th. 
Cape George... Barometer fell 0°30 between 19th and 22nd, and 
se 0°25 between 22nd and 25th; N.E. wind 
prevalent ; heavy rains and thunderstorms. 
Lake George ...Barometer fell 0°30 till 23rd, then — again, 
ind variable ; heavy rains and thunderstorms. 
Deniliquin ...... Baro meter filling 0°20 till 24th, rose again gener 
end of month ; ‘prevailing wind, S.E. ; thunder- 
storms and squally after 3 p.m., 22nd. 
Kiandra Barometer fell about 0°20 till 23rd, rose _— 
gradually ; E.S.E. and S.E. winds ; ; heavy st 
after the SS foots of 19t 
Pg Semen Barometer fell about 0. 20 between 19th and 
24th, then rose gradually ; fine until 8 p.m., o8ed ; 
storms and rain rest of month. 
Ec See Oe Winds E. ; thunderstorms on 21st ; rain till end 
of month. 
seers *....Barometer fell 0.22 between 19th and 23rd, and 
rose 0.20 between 23rd and 26th; wind S.W. 
on 20th, 21st, and 22nd, and E. on 24th, 25th, 
and 26th; dull 19th and 20th; thunderstorm 
from S.W. on 21st; heavy rains till end of 
‘month. 
Melbourne....... Barometer 29°674 on Feb. 23rd, then rose to 
29-804, and fell again on 26th, strong S.E. gale ; 
22nd to 26th inclusive, weather squally with rain. 
Turning our attention now to the south-east storms in winter, 
which, from a commercial point of view, are ne most important, — 
because of their destructiveness, we remark that— 
The general characteristics of a south-east storm are,—high 
barometer, great humidity, and rain ; strong steady gale of wind 
from some point between S. and E, and very heavy sea, which 
