METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DURING THE TEAR 1903. 165 



The amount of rain registered was 3"20 inches, and on no 

 occasion was half-an-inch registered for one day. There were 

 fourteen dry days. 



Comparing tlie records with those of previous years, the 

 most outstanding feature of 1903 is the heavy rainfall registered, 

 the amount (55"52 inches) being greatly in excess of the average 

 of the past twelve years. The first thi*ee months were ab- 

 noiTnally wet. March proved the wettest month of the year, 

 having only two dry days and a rainfall of 8"31 inches. The 

 other months with excessive rainfall were — January, with 7 '04 

 inches; February, with 7" 11 inches; August, with 6" 28 inches; 

 and October, with 7' 10 inches. The heaviest fall for 24 hours 

 was 2'02 inches, registered on the morning of 9th February. 

 The other occasions when over an inch was recorded were — 

 10th Januaiy, with 1*30 inches; 8th February, with 1*71 inches; 

 and 31st August, with 1'25 inches. 



April again belied its reputation for showers, as it was the 

 driest month of the year, having only 1'4:2 inches of rain. April, 

 1902, however, had only 0"83 inch. 



The number of days on which no rain was registered was 

 138, compared with 185 dry days in 1902. 



The following table of rainfall recorded in the various Public 

 Parks of the City is interesting as showing the variations in 

 the different parts of the City. Due allowance must always, of 

 course, be made for local conditions, as the exposure, altitude, 

 and surroundings are different in each case. 



(See next page for Table.) 



Regarding the temperature, in comparing the records with 

 those of the preceding year, it is found that the monthly 

 averages are again low, and it is remarkable that the averages 

 for the year are practically the same as those of 1902. 



The thermometer in shade was at or below freezing point 

 (32° Fahr.) on 67 days, and on 48 occasions frost, amounting 

 in all to 286°, was registered, as compared with 392° on 50 

 occasions, with the freezing point reached 65 times, in 1902. 

 The lowest reading of the thermometer was on 13th Jauiiary, 

 when it registered 20° of frost. The lowest reading in the 

 preceding year was 10°, or 22° of frost, on 14th Februaiy. On 



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