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The following table shows the number of days on which .01 of an inch 

 or more precipitation occurred, excluding fog and dew: 



Table showing the precipitation by seasons, and the beginning and end- 

 ing of the rainy season at Los Angeles: 



* Precipitation for 1888-89 is from October to December, 18S8. 



Beginning and Ending of Rainy Season at Los Angeles. 



Year. 



Ended. 



1878-79 

 1879-80 

 1880-81 

 1881-82 

 1882-83 

 1883-84 

 1884-85 

 1885-86 

 1886-87 

 1887-88 

 1888-89 



December 28, 1878. 

 October 12, 1879... 

 Octobers, 1880 .... 

 October 25, 1881 ... 

 October 1, 1882 .... 

 October 4, 1883 .... 

 October 9, 1884 .... 

 October 16, 1885 ... 

 October 10, 1886 ... 

 September 21, 1887 

 October 17, 1888. .. 



. June 16. 

 ..May 11, 

 ..May 16, 

 ..May 25, 

 . June 11, 

 . June 21, 

 ..May 11, 

 April 13, 

 ..May 31, 

 ...May 4, 



1879. 

 1880. 

 1881. 

 1882. 

 1883. 

 1884. 

 1885. 

 1886. 

 1887. 

 1888. 



Note. — Showers of rain occurred in July and August, 1886, aggregating .45 of an inch , 

 and light showers fell in June and July, 1888. 



