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WEATHER REPORT.
THURSDAYS WEATHER.
Lo» pressure Is conspicuously absent from the »father chart for Thursday, shallow de ïiT"5,,01!1? bein8 existent to the west of Norfolk Island and at the western en- trance lo the Great Australian Dight, whilst three largo areas of high pressure aro shown The largest and most Important or these, from Tasmania's point of view, has ts centre over Adelaide, whilst its outer sotar;, embrace Tasmania and the eastern half ol Australia. Of the íemainlng anti- ciclones, one Is centred over the North Island of New Zealand, and the other Is Mvniielng» upon West Australia, In responso ¡o the Increase In air pressure, a great Im- provement in tbe weather 'has set In over this fetatc, with clear or partially clouded skies mid general frosts and fogs. Tbe only rain recorded dnring the 24 hours ended 9 a.m «iis a light fall on the extreme west coast, and a few points at scattered stations elsewhere. » Indications aro favourable for ¡hie conditions, with further night fogs and Irosts Houtflerly winds will prevail at nr-,t, tending northerly In a day or two. The rain recorded over Australia was as fol- lows -In Wost Australia, light to Heavy Jails south of a line joining Oanarvon, Sand- stone, jfeniies, and Esperance; In South Australia, one point at Clare and two points st Auburn onlyr in Victoria, light fairly generally on and south of the Divide and in ¡lie north-east, and. moderate in central dis mets and the extreme east; In Now South - wales, light to moderate generally, except In
the north-west and at scattered places in i northern districts, on* or two heavy falls
¡m the coast ¡ a light fall of snow occurred' list night along the tablelands, and con' tinutng on the Blue Mountains and soutîîbrn tablelands ¡ and' in Queensland, light at a ¡.^ '"V scattered places along Uie coast and the Darling DOWDS, also at Perrin On Thursday morning tho weather over Tas- mania was «ne and clear, or with scattered Clouds throughout, with light to fresh south easterly, lo south-westerly winds. Eather rough seas were reported from the south coast, moderato from the west coasrt, and rX. "¡T., 9llí»ht Plsowliero. Beautifully line conditions obtained in tho city. Ex I T i of ^od« temperature ranged fromi
muW M.Meg!1?111" °f M-7de8' to a maJcl
ha^íí,.«'1'01!?*410 records for the last 24 rS^Vífü8.? n-m- Thuradayi-Max.'velo
shfn« ?{ iflnd' X J?1108 ,or u n0"»«. Sim. »in«, 2 3 hours Solar radiation max. 95.8 üt 0¿fíreStÍÍal mini PM^- Evapora- tion, .ozsin. Degrees of frost, O.S.
BAROMETER AND SHADE TEMPEBATÜRE
Boro. Dry Wet
R».,«!«» Corr. Bulb. Bulb. Max Min ftanloy . 30.31 si 40 53 . jp .. p>w Head . 30 28 50 47 51 34 ?s Uunc*ston. ^¡¡9 52, \¡, g| g
Zeehan . 30 33 49 ¡5 Sî g
ftir Morell. jog 51 8 54 41
&fl*°* .' 30.27 51 48 54 56 OatUnds. _ 49 44 S S
Ä' - ?'.. - ».» « 8 8 §
winna ., . - _ d9 S>Q
SP«?**;. - 37 3T 40 56
»t Holens. _ 35 34 56 30 Tho Springs., 30.27 39 36 39 31
".", WIN?. WEATHER, AND SEA.
?~?w-W., 4¡ flne. cloudyj smooth. {^wnead.-Calm; fine, clean smooth, ¿«unceston.-Calm-, fine, cloudy ^5an.-ss.E., 1¡ fine, cloudy.
^P« Soroll.-N.W., 4; fine, cloudy ¡ mode RS2ïstone-rw- s> too¡ 6Usnt.
nïïï"*,a-SE" a¡ A»6: «moot*.
^"^.-S.S.W., I- fine, cloudy. ^!Ärtr0aUn! nie, pleasant,
^fcouth Bruny.-B., 4; One, oloudy; mode "* Sï"""-^-*- *. *»>«. oIear,
B¿»tJin ~S-S'E-' 3: """. cI<>or, frosti
ajieraéld-Calni. ñn<¡ ciMr
Molna.-M.E,. lj fine, clear, frost. ,
S^nsjiold.-S.E.. 1¡ fine.
"ridpart.-s., 1; fine, clear, frost; smooth.
Mognot.-F., 1¡ frost.
S?Tm'~°!am: «ne. frost,
jiaiiilltan.-fnlm ; fine, clear, frost.
^¿rotii .~S-' 1: flno' cl08r' iTOS*' T*ry
Gould's Country.-Calm; fine, clear, frost. St. Helens.-Calm; fine, clear, frost. ' Scamander.-Calm ; fine, clear; slight. Mathinna.-Calm; nae, clear.
The Springs.-N.E., 2; fine, clear, snow Vi inch.
i»ranklin.-N., 4-, Ano, cloudy.
Port Cygnet.-W.K.W., 3; fine, cloudy.
Corrected barometer -reading at 9 a.m.,
RAINFALL FOE 24 'HOURS, ENDING 9 A.M.,
THURSDAY.
Devonport, 1¡ Low Head, 1; Magnet, 2¡
Zeehan 5; Cape Sorell, 21; Bronte, 3; Both-, well, 2; Eddystone, 3; St. Helens, 1; Swan-1 sea, 2- Hobart, 1; Port Cygnet, 1; Hythe, i 3; South Bruny, 6.
Average ralnlall for 75 years, from 1st I January to end of Moy, 8.53in. Total rain-
fall from 1st January, 1917, to date, 15.491n. I Total for corresponding period of previous year, 13 75in.
corrected.
Max. Min, 1 Perth ..r- ...
. 30.14
... 65 - "...
Adelaide ...
... - 37 ...
Melbourne ..
... - 42 ... Brisbane ...
... - 47 ... Sydney .
. 30.09
... 57 - ... Hobart .
. 30.27
... 54 39 ... WIND AND WEATHER.
Perth.-W S.W., 1; fine, scattered clouds. Sydney.-S., 5; showery.
Hobart. - Calm; fine, soattered clouds, pleasant.
COASTAL STATIONS-AUSTRALIA AND
NEW ZEALAND.
Cape Leeuwin.-30.06; S.W., 5; light rain; Blight.
Buola.-30.12; N.N.E., 4; overcast; smooth. Cape Borda-30.36; N.N.E., 4; gloomy sky, hazy; slight.
Wilson's Promontory.-30,35; S.W., 4; Uno, cloudy;, slight.
Gabo ?* Island. - 30,29; S., 6; ebowory, equally; rather rough.
Jervis 'Bay, jr- 3004; S.E., 9j showery; rough, »
Bussell.-30.04; S.W., 2; fine, cloudy.
Wellington.-29.85; N.W., 5; fine, oloudy. The Bluff,-29.62; S.S.E., 8; overcast,
FORECASTS.
?FRIDAY, JUNE 22.
Tasmanta (Issued ß p.m. Thursday)-Gener. ally fine; cold, foggy, frosty njgbt. SouMier ly winds, tending northerly by Friday. Ocean:'Generally smooth to moderate around
Tasmania
j as marun.
Viotorla.-Fine. Cold, foggr, frosty night. Southerly winds, tending northerly on Fri- day.
South Australia. - Fine for the present, with milder day temperatures, but a chango for unsettled weather and rain soon setting in in the west, and extending eastwards. Northerly winds.
West Australia.-Cloudy to showery in the lower S.W. and S. coastal districts, with cold, 'squally S.W. winds. Generally fine elsowhere. Froste on the goldfields.
' New South Wales.-Moro rain on the coast and highlands and central slopes; some heavy falls. Fine elsewhere. Cool souther- ly winds. Gales on the coast, contracting to the north. Frosts Inland.
Queensl«ad.-Fine, except for showers and sqitolls on tbe south coast. S.E. winds. Frosts on the Downs..
Ocean forecast» and remarks on storms: Southerly gales between Gabo and Brisbane, slowly passing to the'Tasman Sea.