STORMS ON THE COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 87 
have a high barometer, 30200 on 28rd; but after falling to 
30°176 on 24th, it rose steadily till the gale was over. 
humidity was very high—100 on ae 99°3 on 24th, 97°7 on 25th, 
and then suddenly down to 67:0 on 26th. 
In 1874 westerly ope were very died in the winter, oe 
up the miles from 400 to 619 per day; and again we had n 
easterly gale. 
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very light, Sersili the of June a little east ws gale— 
if I may panes myse oa: in wif arometer, on 5th, 
30°196, falliie ra on 6th and following days. Humidity 
87°7, and rain very heavy; on 5th, 92; on 6th weather clearing 
at night ; the sen of wind on Sth, 598 ; and on 6th, 524. Later 
in the winter the westerly winds gained force up “a 500 and 659 
miles per day, and we had no return of easterly gal 
In 1876 the westerly winds were strong only twice, the first 
time on June 16-17, and the second time, July 27— 28-29 ; and 
during this winter 8. 'B. winds blew home to the coast many y times, 
and twice were remarkable, the first in June 25, 26, and 27, for 
the very heavy rain and high barometer 30-480, and the second 
on July “Hh to 16th for the small amount of rain which fell, the 
barometer at its beginning stood at 30°153, rose to 30°295 on 15th, 
and a fell el as the wind backed to west, where the 
storm p 
187 , In June this _ prone —, were ripe , the daily 
ae of miles being several times {over an one = 
aW vy 
barometer 307112 and falling, and fess 7 and 8 p. m. the wind 
changed from 8. W. to E.S E. and began to blow fresh, increasing 
rapidly to 40 miles an hour with heavy rain; as the change in 
wind took place, there was thunder and lightning to S. and S.W. ; 
on 15th barometer 30°00, blowing hard, very heavy rain with | 
thunder and hail at half an hour after noon; at 6 p.m. on the 
15th, the wind was blowing 46 miles per hour ; but fou: that. 
time it fie off and the wind backed to 8S. W. At Neweastle this. 
gale was very severe, and the “ Yarra Yarra” was lost there on 
the Lbth (Sunday). 
In 1878 you can all remember we have had unusually stron 
