Bainfall in Victoria. 79 



RAINFALL IN 1903. 



First Quarter. 

 (By P. Baracchi.) 



The distribution of rainfall over the State in the first three months of the year, as 

 shown in the accompaning tables, may be summarized as follows : — 

 January.— Rainfall slightly above average in the extreme South Western districts 

 and Otway Forest. Considerably below average in all other parts, and 

 far more so over the Northern half of the State and Gippsland, east of the 

 Latrobe River. The deficiencies range from 17 per cent, over the Yarra 

 basin to 80 per cent, in the Mallee and 90 per cent, over the Avon and 

 Richardson River basins. 

 February.— Rainfall very considerably below average over the Macallister, Mitchell. 

 Tambo, and Snowy River basins, also over the Murray districts, the Mitta 

 Mitta, and Ovens River basins. About the average, or slightly above it, 

 over the Goulburn, Campaspe, and Lodden River basins. Considerably 

 above average over the Mallee, Wimmera East and West, the Avoca, and 

 Avon River basins. 

 March. — Rainfall very considerably above average from 10 to 50 per cent, over all 

 Southern districts from the Glenelg to the Macallister Rivers, and over all 

 Northern districts including the extreme North-West. About the average 

 over the Mitchell, Tambo, and Nicholson River basins. Below average 

 over the Snowy River basin. 



General Summary for 1st Quarter. 



Extreme South-Western Districts Rainfall from 75 to 97 per cent, above Average. 



Central South-Western Districts | 



between the Hopkins and Moora- 1 ,, ,, 33 to 46 ,, ,, 



bool River basins. ] 



Moorabool and Barwon River basins. ,, ,, 10 per cent. ,, ,, 



Districts South of the Ranges, Easfl 



of Port Phillip Bay as far as l- ,, ., 30 to 60 



the Latrobe River. ) 



Eastern Wimmera and Goulburn) .,„ ,„ 



River basins. ) •■ •■ ^^ to 40 



Western Wimmera. ,, 7 per cent. 



Werribee and Saltwater River 

 basins, the basins of the Cam- 1 



paspe and Avoca Rivers, the |- ,, ,, 2 to 8 ,, below ,, 



extreme North-Eastern Districts 

 and the Mallee Country. ) 



Murray Districts, basihs of thel 



Loddon, Avoca, and Richard-}- ,, ,, 14 to 21 ,, ,. .. 



son Rivers. ) 



Basins of the Macallister, Avon, ) 



Mitchell, Tambo, Nicholson, J- ,, ,, .50 per cent. ,, ,, ,. 



and Snowy Rivers. I 



