SOME NOTES ON LOCAL RAINFALL 48 
There does not appear to be any relative proportion between the 
maximum daily fall and the total annual fall or monthly fall, for it 
will be observed that, whilst the maximum daily falls in the four 
years were 1°51 in. and 1:33 in. in 1900 and 1901 respectively, the 
total falls of those years were 31:01 in. and 24°16 in. In 1899 the 
maximum daily fall was ‘91 in., and the total fall 25°33 in., and in 
the months of December, in 1900 and 1901, the falls were 3°91 in. 
and 5:16 in. respectively. 
The maximum rate of fall recorded in three years was 3°75 in. 
per hour, 25 in. of rain falling in four minutes on the 25th 
August, 1900. 
Other rapid falls of rain observed were .— 
TOTAL 
; Dare, | pany | MOE | pER HOUR. | 
1899, IN. INCHES. INCHES. 
April 29tb| 9-96 20 in 24 mins. ‘5 per hour, 
May 9th...| 0:46 25: 15 1:0 ae 
June 28th| 9-45 Din en Olas 8 *, 
July 1st...} 0:61 25), OO meests a) 7 
Sept. 19th) 0:37 10) <2, 5 A 
Oct. 29th..| 0°54 1515 Oke “15 53 
1990. 
June 11th} 1:06 10). 90ers (66) = 5; 
July 20th) 0-83 “Glas Sle syne Ec ercol ap as 
4; ” 9 ” 3°00 ” 
July 27th} 0°56 "Ai 4a |p ts 00 a 
Aug, 5th..| 0°42 SOBs Cees cco loleas; 
eye Oun..|) 10761 "25 ” 4 ” 3°75 ” 
Oct. 4th...| 039 0G) Ones. ‘96 ms 
1901. 
June 20th} 0-69 | -25,,30 ,, Dar as 
sv) Sb) » $10 Pee Os 
July 27th} 0:50 38,455; Cass 
cay bay a) 1:0 
