Meteorological Reports, 



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was a wet one, the number of rainy days having been 187, or 

 42 above the average. Heavy falls amounting to an inch or 

 more occurred twice, viz., on Jan. loth, 1-23 ins., and on Nov. 

 nth, 1-33 ins. The latter was the heaviest of the year, torrents 

 of rain falling at midnight, during a terrific SSW gale. 



n signifies above, and b below the average. 

 Remarks. 

 The total rainfall for the year was 2871 ins., or 2-65 ins. in 

 excess of the 10 years average 1867-76. The heaviest monthly 

 fall was 5-39 ins. in August, and the lightest, 0-69 ins., in July, 

 Taken as a whole the year was again a wet one, the number of 

 rainy days having been 181, or 36 above the average. 



