AN ESSAY ON SOUTHERLY BURSTERS. 



165 



28th November, 



1893. 







Distances 



. Interval 



Translatn. 



Time. 





Rate f- hr. 



Miles. 



h. m. 



Miles. 





8-10 a.m. 





}> 





7-30 p.m. 47 

 7 p.m. 41 

 7 p.m. 41 

 10 p.m. 62 





>y 



Velocity of 



3 



>> 



20-7 



wind at Syd- 

 ney 48 miles. 



2 a.m. 110 



4 



233 





30th November, 



1893. 







2-40 p.m. 









4-15 p.m. 47 



1 35 



29-7 



Velocity of 



6-15 p.m. 41 



2 



205 



wind at Syd- 



7'15p.m. 41 



1 



41-0 



ney 26 miles. 



9-30 a.m. 62 



2 15 



275 





6th December, 



1893. 







1 p.m. 









3-30 p.m. 79 



2 30 



31-6 



Velocity of 



6 p.m. 82 



2 30 



32-9 



wind at Syd- 



10 p.m. 62 



4 



155 



ney 40 miles. 



2-30 a.m. 110 



4 30 



24-4 





12th December, 



1893. 







11 p.m. 







Velocity of 



4-30 a.m. 82 



5 30 



15 



wind at Syd- 

 ney 25 miles. 



15th February, 



1894. 







9 a.m. 







Velocity of 



1 p.m. 79 



4 



19-8 



wind at Syd- 



5'55 p.m. 82 



4 55 



16-7 



ney 21 miles. 



Stations. 



Moruya ... 

 Jervis Bay 

 Wollongong 

 Sydney ... 



Newcastle 

 Port Macquarie 



Moruya ... 

 Jervis Bay 

 Wollongong 

 Sydney ... 

 Newcastle 



"Moruya 



Jervis Bay ... 



Sydney 



Newcastle 

 JPort Macquarie 



Jervis Bay ... 

 Sydney 



"Moruya 



Cape George... 

 Sydney 



CHARACTER OF WINDS PRECEDING A BURSTER. 



When the wind preceding a burster blows from some point 

 between north-west and west, it is always drier and hotter than 

 when it proceeds from between north-east and east. The latter, 

 however, produces peculiarly uncomfortable and relaxing effects, 

 such as might be experienced by one who went into a steam- 

 bath. The north-westerly wind on the other hand is of a dry 

 and parching character, but apart from its occasionally irritating 

 effect upon the nostrils, and the stinging sensation which it some- 

 times causes in the eyes, it is endurable, and is enjoyed by many 

 persons and much preferable to the sweltering north-easter. 



As would naturally be imagined, when the northerly wind is 

 strong the southerly by which it is succeeded is strong likewise, 

 being effects arising from the same cause. This intimate rela- 

 tion between the force of the two currents is especially noticeable 



