STORMS ON THE COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 91 
etic: investigation bear out these results, as I have no doubt 
will, the south-east — is shorn of one of its dangers, for we 
shall know when to expect it. Of what might be called the 
immediate indications it is more difficult to speak. The safest 
guide I think is to be found in the sea and the clouds to south 
and south-east. The barometer, as apt will see by looking - 
the results given, sometimes rises and at others falls, is at on 
gale 30°430, and at another 30°101 ; and tho humidity varies froin 
73 to 100, sothat barometer and thermometer are not much use. 
Now, you will doubtless have notion’ that I have confined this 
investigation to the past seven years. have done so becaus 
during that period the records of the Observatory have been 
sufficiently complete to enable me to trace out the st com- 
- On 18th, 
wind ee: on 19th, niece of 0, cloudy, oa 8. to 
8.S.E.; on 20th, 30-020, ra rains owi avy gale 
from ES. a to ENE; Ist, "er had fallen to 29°750, 
8.E. to 8. wind; on 28rd, fhe “wind was south, weather clearing. 
Now during tlris winter (1857), mu westerly winds were almost 
S.E. v e home ently. During 
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absent here, and the S.E. wind 
June 15th, 16th, and 17th, peta was a “ater storm from S.E., 
with torrents of rain ; barometer 30°192 on 15th, and falling as 
the gale blew itself out back by south into fine weather. Again 
in July of the same year, on 21st, with barometer at 30°188, wind 
changed to S.E. on 22nd; batometer had risen to 30°199, and i hen 
gradually fell as the wind backed into §.W. on 25 th; on 26th the 
wind was again in S.E. ‘Sege aieie falling ; torrents of rain fell on 
27th, wind E. to E.N. E., heavy ee a floods.. Barometer 
‘966 on 28 8th, baitaicbee rose to 33°062, wind S.E., clearing ; 
ae 30° ‘LLB, S.E., clearing. So that it eros ee that during this 
ter when westerly winds were almost absent, there were three 
heavy easterly gales. 
The other gale to which I referred, was that known as the 
“Cawarra” gale, perhaps the most disastrous patel known on = 
coast. In the. winter of this year, a the westerly winds w 
very light, a at times altogether absent for fa Miele 2 ae 
__ May, E. to N.E. winds were frequent, a in June there were 
two light 8.E. “gales and rain; the first began on the 11th, with 
barometer 30°619, the velocity only from 15 to 20 miles an hour 
and the rain light. The second began on 18th, with barometer 
ae ngomnpdag es fell, and the wind was not stro: fact 
although these two have all the characteristics of S.H. storms, 
they did not rise in force to gales. In July however the storm 
‘waa severe, preceded as usual by light winds from W. and ay Wes a 
