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the 8th of April, with portions of adjoining days, over two 

 inches of rain fell in forty-eight hours. March was the 

 wettest March since 1867, and April was the wettest April 

 recorded. July was in the main a showery month, the fine 

 weather which had prevailed in June coming to an end about 

 July 8th. In August also the weather was for the most part 

 broken, although the dry period at the end of the month 

 brought the total fall below the average. On the whole, the 

 months of July and August somewhat disappointed the hopes 

 regarding the harvest which had been raised by the brilliant 

 weather of June. 



The only heavy falls of snow in the year occurred on 

 February 10th, when the depth was four inches, and on 

 March 4th, when the depth was five and a half inches. 

 There was but little drift on either occasion. 



