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Annals of the South African Museum. 



TABLE II. Rainfall during the six Summer Months (October- 



1901-1908. 



1901. 1902. 



Alt. in 

 feet. 



Mafeteng . 5600 



Mohalie's Hoek 20'67 20-76 



Maseru . 5065 24'02 22'99 



1903. 1904. 1905. 1900. 1907. 1908. 



17-01 19-79 20-03 26'95 15-84 



12-18 16-62 22-06 2366 29'64 19"42 



17-10 19-05 25-50 26-37 30'36 15'62 



Teyateyaneng. 5690 30'46 24'96 14'30 18'98 25'69 23'58 29'75 20'42 

 Moyeni Quth- 



ing . 6000 32-54 14'60 18'38 29'49 32'63 



Quacha's Nek 6236 23'98 21'95 20'30 24'10 28'68 24'82 36'74 



* Average for five years. f Average for seven years, 



May), 



Mean. 



19-20* 

 20-62 

 22-62 

 23-51 



25-52* 



2559t 



TABLE III. Rainfall during the six Winter Months (April-September) t 



1901-1908. 



Average for seven years. 



Average for six years. 



TABLE IV. Rainfall <!/<riny the Months of May August, the per/ml 



of Least, 



Mafeteng 

 Mohalie's Hoek 

 Maseru 

 Teyateyaneng 

 Moyeni Quthing 

 Quacha's Nek 



* Average for seven yeai-s. 



t Average for six years. 



A reference to the above tables will show that it is a region of 

 summer rains ; over 75 per cent, of the total rainfall takes place from 

 October to May. The average annual rainfall is about 29'39 in., 

 which compares favourably with other parts of South Africa, except 

 the Karroo, Upper, and certain parts of the Kalahari Regions. The 

 rainy mouths are usually January-February, when severe thunder- 

 storms often accompanied by hail, are frequent. During March and 

 April the rainfall diminishes, and a "dry period" (May-August), 

 during which less than 3 in. of rain are registered, intervenes between 



