365 



THE DROUGHT. 



Amount of rainfall measured at 9 a.m., and mean degree of humidity for each day. 



D. R. 1 H. 



1 .050 



2 -070 



3 "045 



5 ,280 



6 -450 



7 -060 



8 •012 



9 i-030 

 10 

 II 

 12 

 13 

 14 



15 , 



16 -282 



17 "045 

 18 

 19 



D. 



67 



66 



85 



74 



94 



93 



91 



72 



89 



77 



54 



62 



59 



56 



85 



67 



59 



63 



56 



57 



43 



51 



48 



71 



64 



68 



67 



76 



60 



■075 



3 "033 



4 '245 



5 '094 

 6 

 7 |-400 



JUNE. 



H. D. R. 



65 



76 



60 



70 



66 



74 



59 



60 



79 



57 



75 



73 



59 



55 



55 



52 



51 



57 



58 



57 



61 



67 



73 



53 



62 



55 



51 



53 



61 



52 



84 







•220 

 •120 



■090 

 038 

 ■039 

 •loi 



•050 

 •219 



135 



JULY. 



AUGUST. 



D. 



29 -023 



30 •010 



54 



55 



59 



58 



60 



52 



66 



52 



83 



59 



70 



71 



57 



73 



65 



69 



74 



59 



68 



71 



60 



70 



72 



73 



67 



57 



52 



70 



65 



55 



R. 



H. 



•093 

 •035 



R. H. 



•120 

 •005 



•028 



58 



71 



67 



60 



43 



52 



54 



60 



60 



63 



66 



67 



60 



63 



51 



52 



51 



65 

 56 

 53 

 67 

 75 

 50 

 54 

 72 

 55 

 49 

 76 

 50 

 62 

 77 



,•334 .>iean 

 Inch. °o- 



Inch. 



MeAD 

 62 



Mean 

 62 



i'38i 

 Inch. 



020 

 032 



019 

 268 

 030 



•020 

 •030 



•010 



•040 

 ■252 



66 



52 



45 



62 



56 



52 



52 I 



56 



79 



62 



56 



63 



52 



57 



53 



59 



58 



56 



63 



53 



62 



52 



58 



67 



69 



56 



61 



83 



63 



68 



61 



0^72I Jlieaii 



Inch. 60 



Explanation, D. day, R. rainfall, H. mean degree of humidity, complete saturation 

 being 100, 45 extraordinary dryness. 



EDWIN J. ISBELL 



