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Monthly Maximum — In fourteen years, January, eighteen hundred and 

 sixty-two, fifteen inches and thirty-six one-thousandths. 



Monthly Minimum. — During the fourteen years under consideration 

 there has been forty-two months in which thero has not been rain 

 enough fallen at any one time to be measured. These months are dis- 

 tributed as follows : 



In September. 



In October 



In November. 

 In December.. 



In April 



In May 



In June 



In July 



In August 



8 

 6 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 4 

 9 

 11 



Yearly maximum — '52-53 



Yearly minimum — '50-'51 



Maximum for fourteen corresponding months — December 



Greatest monthly average, or mean, for same time — December. 



Least monthly average, or mean, for same time — August 



Minimum for fourteen corresponding months — August 



Whole amount of rain in fourteen years 



Average quantity per annum , 



86.362 

 4.730 



51.891 



3.703 



0.001 



0.009 



246.777 



17.628 



