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General Weather Remarks for West Australia.
Tuesday 16th January, 1900.


Fine, clear, and sultry within the Tropics; cloudy and moderately cool elsewhere, and showery on the S.W. Coast, where a few points of rain are recorded. S.W. to N.W. winds on S.W. and S. coasts; S.W. to S.E. inland and in the N.W.; and W. from Cossack Northwards.


Wednesday, 17th January, 1900.


Generally fine throughout the Colony, but cloudy in coastal districts from Sharks Bay South-wards with S.E. to E. winds, and showery at Albany. Westerly winds from Cossack Northwards. Light to moderate rain recorded between Perth and Esperance in coastal districts only.


Thursday, 18th January, 1900.


Fine generally, but cloudy over the South part of the Coolgardie Goldfields, and on the extreme S.W. and S. coast, with light showers in places; elsewhere clear. Cool South of the Tropics. S.W. to W. winds, Cape Leeuwin Eastwards; S.E. to E. inland; S. on the W. coast. W. from Cossack Eastwards. Light rain recorded along the South coast and moderate In the extreme S.E.


Friday, 19th January, 1900.


Cloudy all South of the latitude of Perth, with light showers on the S.W. coast; elsewhere fine with a few scattered clouds. Still cool throughout all S. districts, including the Coolgardie Goldfields. S. to S.W. winds on the S. coast. S.E. to E. chiefly inland and in Western districts, and Westerly in the far North. Light rain recorded at a few places in the S.W.


Saturday, 20th January, 1900.


Fine throughout the Colony and mostly clear, but cloudy over the Kimberley district, the lower parts of the Coolgardie Goldfields, and along the South coast. S.E. to E. winds chiefly, but W. along the far North coast. Two points of rain recorded at Israelite Bay.