=== Page 1 of 8 a Sydney newspaper (AUSTRALIA) DAILY TELEGRAPH, Wednesday, April 9, 1980 # NSW farmers slaughter stock Please RAIN is needed ARMIDALE is a city in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales ++++++++++ KEMPSEY is a city on the North Coast of New South Wales. ++++++++++ BOURKE WALGETT ARMIDALE KEMPSEY GILGANDRA MUDGEE HILLSTON FORBES HAY YASS COOMA BEGA SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN - [x] Won't recover until spring even with rain - [x] Will recover if rain falls before first frosts - [ ] Not badly affected by drought The worst affected areas of drought-stricken NSW === Page 2 of 8 10 Very much above average 9 Much above average 8 Above average 4-7 Average 3 Below average 2 Much below average 1 Very much below average - Ashmore Island - DARWIN - Yirrkala - Thursday Island - Wyndham - Katherine - Weipa - Cooktown - Cairns - Willis Island - Broome - Derby - Hall's Creek - Normanton - Tennant Creek - Townsville - Port Hedland - Mt Isa - Hughenden - Mackay - Mundiwindi - Alice Springs - Longreach - Rockhampton - Giles - Birdsville - Bundaberg - Carnarvon - Meekatharra - Oodnadatta - Charleville - Taroom - BRISBANE - Wiluna - Laverton - Cook - Tarcoola - Marree - Bourke - Moree - Grafton - Geraldton - Kalgoorlie - Eucla - Ceduna - Port Augusta - Tamworth - Dubbo - PERTH - Mildura - Newcastle - SYDNEY - Wollongong - Vagin - Esperance - ADELAIDE - CANBERRA - Albury - Albany - Horsham - Portland - MELBOURNE - Sale - Burnie - Zeehan - HOBART DISTRIBUTION OF DECILE RANGE NUMBERS OF RAINFALL BASED ON DISTRICT AVERAGES April 1980 100 0 200 400 600 800 1000 km 1:27 500 000 Thursday Island === Page 3 of 8 10 Very much above average 9 Much above average 8 Above average 4-7 Average 3 Below average 2 Much below average 1 Very much below average - Ashmore Island - DARWIN - Yirrkala - Katherine - Wyndham - Derby - Broome - Halls Creek - Tennant Creek - Port Hedland - Mundiwindi - Alice Springs - Carnarvon - Meekatharra - Wiluna - Laverton - Geraldton - Kalgoorlie - Cook - Tarcoola - Eucla - Ceduna - PERTH - Wagin - Esperance - Albany - Thursday Island - Weipa - Cooktown - Cairns - Willis Island - Normanton - Townsville - Mt. Isa - Hughenden - Mackay - Longreach - Rockhampton - Birdsville - Bundaberg - Charleville - Taroom - Oodnadatta - BRISBANE - Marree - Bourke - Moree - Grafton - Port Augusta - Mildura - ADELAIDE - Newcastle - SYDNEY - Wollongong - Horsham - CANBERRA - Albury - Portland - MELBOURNE - Sale - Burnie - Zeehan - HOBART DISTRIBUTION OF DECILE RANGE NUMBERS OF RAINFALL BASED ON DISTRICT AVERAGES 3 months - 1 February to 30 April 1980 100 0 200 400 600 800 1000 km ---------- 1:27 500 000 === Page 4 of 8 10 Very much above average 9 Much above average 8 Above average 4-7 Average 3 Below average 2 Much below average 1 Very much below average - Ashmore Island - DARWIN - Yirrkala - Weipa - Thursday Island - Katherine - Wyndham - Cooktown - Willis Island - Cairns - Normanton - Townsville - Broome - Derby - Halls Creek - Tennant Creek - Mt. Isa - Hughenden - Mackay - Port Hedland - Alice Springs - Longreach - Rockhampton - Mundiwindi - Giles - Birdsville - Bundaberg - Charleville - Oodnadatta - Carnarvon - Meekatharra - Wiluna - Marree - Bourke - Moree - BRISBANE - Laverton - Cook - Tarcoola - Tamworth - Grafton - Geraldton - Kalgoorlie - Ceduna - Port Augusta - Eucla - Mildura - Newcastle - SYDNEY - Wollongong - CANBERRA - ADELAIDE - PERTH - Horsham - Esperance - Albany - Portland - Sale - MELBOURNE - Burnie - Zeehan - HOBART DISTRIBUTION OF DECILE RANGE NUMBERS OF RAINFALL BASED ON DISTRICT AVERAGES 3 months - 1 March to 31 May 1980 100 0 200 400 600 800 1000 km 1:27 500 000 CP-157 === Page 5 of 8 10 Very much above average 9 Much above average 8 Above average 4-7 Average 3 Below average 2 Much below average 1 Very much below average - Ashmore Island - DARWIN - Yirrkala - Thursday Island - Weipa - Katherine - Wyndham - Cooktown - Derby - Normanton - Cairns - Broome - Willis Island - Halls Creek - Tennant Creek - Townsville - Mt Isa - Hughenden - Port Hedland - Mackay - Longreach - Alice Springs - Rockhampton - Mundiwindi - Giles - Birdsville - Bundaberg - Carnarvon - Charleville - Oodnadatta - Wiluna - Meekatharra - BRISBANE - Laverton - Marree - Bourke - Moree - Grafton - Geraldton - Cook - Tarcoola - Kalgoorlie - Tamworth - Port Augusta - Dubbo - Eucla - Ceduna - Mildura - Newcastle - SYDNEY - Wollongong - ADELAIDE - CANBERRA - PERTH - Horsham - Albury - Esperance - Albany - Sale - Portland - MELBOURNE - Burnie - Zeehan - HOBART DISTRIBUTION OF DECILE RANGE NUMBERS OF RAINFALL BASED ON DISTRICT AVERAGES May 1980 100 0 200 400 600 800 1000 km ---------- 1:27 500 000 CP-157 === Page 6 of 8 Mansfield VIC Wilsons Promontory Rainfall deficiencies 3 months 1 February - 31 May 1980 QLD Bundaberg Augathella Taroom Adavale Roma Kingaroy Durham Downs BRISBANE St. George Cunnamulla Tenterfield Tibooburra Walgett Armidale West Kempsey SA NSW Dubbo Newcastle SYDNEY West Wyalong ADELAIDE CANBERRA Kiandra VIC Moruya Heads Shepparton Bendigo Ararat MELBOURNE Gabo Island Sale Colac Wilsons Promontory Serious Serious Deficiency Severe Severe Deficiency TAS HOBART Rainfall deficiencies - 1 Dec 1979 to 31 May 1980 Rainfall deficiencies 1 DEC 79 to 31 MAY 80 FROM TEXT: IN PARA. 4, THE WORD "IN" SHOULD CODE "NEW SOUTH WALES". === Page 7 of 8 BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RAINFALL MAP OF NEW SOUTH WALES FROM TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS ONLY M 2 SCALE IN KILOMETRES 0 100 200 400 at Latitude 33° S QUEENSLAND CORAL SEA AUSTRALIA SOUTH SEE INSET TASMAN SEA VICTORIA DISTRICT RAINFALL SUMMARY | DISTRICT | MEAN FOR APR. | PERCENTAGE DEPARTURE | From normal | |---|---|---|---| | 46 Western (Far North-west) | 34 | 205 | | | 47 Western (Lower Darling) | 83 | 701 | | | 48 Western (Upper Darling) | 17 | 25 | BELOW | | 49 Western (South-west Plains) | 46 | 100 | ABOVE | | 50 Central Western Plains (S) | 30 | 15 | BELOW | | 51 Central Western Plains (N) | 11 | 47 | | | 52 Northwest Plains (W) | 8 | 82 | | | 53 Northwest Plains (E) | 2 | 95 | | | 54 Northwest Slopes (N) | 4 | 93 | | | 55 Northwest Slopes (S) | 3 | 93 | | | 56 Northern Tablelands (W) | 5 | 88 | | | 57 Northern Tablelands (E) | 39 | 72 | | | 58 Upper North Coast | 33 | 77 | | | 59 Lower North Coast | 31 | 66 | | | 60 Manning | 4 | 96 | | | 61 Hunter | 1 | 98 | | | 62 Central Tablelands (N) | 7 | 85 | | | 63 Central Tablelands (S) | 16 | 64 | | | 64 Central Western Slopes (N) | 5 | 87 | | | 65 Central Western Slopes (S) | 2 | 96 | | | 66 Metropolitan (B) | 15 | 84 | | | 67 Metropolitan (W) | 15 | 84 | | | 68 Illawarra | 16 | 84 | | | 69 South Coast | 10 | 85 | | | 70 Southern Tablelands (Goulburn-Monaro) | 10 | 85 | | | 71 Southern Tablelands (Snowy Mountains) | 39 | 35 | | | 72 Southwest Slopes (S) | 21 | 36 | | | 73 Southwest Slopes (N) | 40 | 11 | ABOVE | | 74 Riverina (E) | 39 | 39 | | | 75 Riverina (W) | 39 | 39 | | Rainfall for APRIL Ending 9 a.m. 30/4/80 Rainfall totals are shown in millimetres. Issued by direction of the Director of Meteorology under the authority of the Minister for Science. PROJECTION Albers Conical Equal Area with two standard parallels 16° 30' S. and 34° 30' S. Above average rainfall Issued from the Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney N.S.W. on 1/5 19 80 at NOON am/pm Prepared by the Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne. August 1977 === Page 8 of 8 Mansfield VIC Wilsons Promontory Rainfall deficiencies 3 months 1 February - 31 May 1980 QLD Bundaberg Augathella Taroom Adavale Kingaroy Roma BRISBANE Durham Downs St. George Cunnamulla Tenterfield Walgett Armidale Tibooburra West Kempsey SA NSW Dubbo Newcastle SYDNEY West Wyalong CANBERRA ADELAIDE Kiandra VIC Shepparton Moruya Heads Bendigo Ararat MELBOURNE Gabo Island Sale Colac Wilsons Promontory SA = SOUTH AUSTRALIA QLD = QUEENSLAND VIC = VICTORIA NSW = NEW SOUTH WALES TAS = TASMANIA Serious Rainfall Deficiency Serious Deficiency Severe Rainfall Deficiency Severe Deficiency TAS HOBART Rainfall deficiencies - 1 Dec 1979 to 31 May 1980 31 MAY 1980 FROM TEXT: IN PARA. 4, THE WORD "IN" SHOULD READ "NEW SOUTH WALES" OFFICIAL CHART PREPARED FROM OFFICIAL FIGURES