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Table IV. — Rainfall in the Rfver Districts. 



Distribution of Rainfall in each Month. — The nomenclature used 

 in the following account of the chief falls of rain is the same as in 

 my previous reports, falls of at least \ inch heing styled considerable, 

 f inch vert/ considerable, 1 inch great, 1\ inch very great, l^ inch 

 heavy, If inch very heavy, and of 2 inches and upwards excessive. 

 This analysis only applies to the 27 stations fi'om which I have 

 returns of the daily rainfall. 



January. — Rainfall very small, equally distributed over the 

 month, but for the first three weeks nearly all in the form of 

 snow. On 11th only was a considerable fall recorded, and then at 

 only one station. 



February. — Rainfall a little below the average, distributed over 

 the month, but the heaviest falls, all in the form of snow, occur- 

 ring in the week ending 20th, and amounting to about half the 

 total fall in the month. On loth and 20th only were there 

 considerable falls recorded, and on each occasion at only one station. 



March. — "While the rainfall was only a little less than in Feb- 

 ruary, it did not occur on nearly so many days, so that March 

 appeared to be a rather dry month. About one-third of the 

 amount gauged fell as snow. On 15th only was there a consider- 

 able fall, recorded only at four stations. 



April. — A dry month. No rain (or snow) fell imtil the 12th, 

 from 27th March, an absolute drought of 15 days' duration. Snow, 

 the last of the winter, then fell daily for a few days, and rain 

 only at intervals afterwards. No considerable fall was recorded. 



May. — A rather diy month, vrith very little rain until 25th. 

 On that and the following day there were thunderstorms with 

 heavy rain amounting to about half the total fall in the month. 

 On 25th the fall was considerable at seven stations, and on 26th 

 great at Apsley Mills (1^17 in.), and considerable at two stations. 



