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four each iu January, July aud August ; three iu September ; aud two 

 each in February, June and November. Over ten inches have not been 

 reported in any of the remaining months. . Six inches or more have been 

 reported an aggregate of 233 times at these seven stations. Of these 

 18 were in January, 2S in Februaiy, 44 in March, 19 in April, 18 in 

 May, 25 in June, 14 in July, 17 in August, 8 iu September, 8 in October, 



20 in November and 9 in December. Less than 1 inch has been reported 

 an aggregate of 120 times at the seven stations. Of these, G were in 

 January, 14 in February, 4 in March, 4 in April, 3 in May, 1 in June, 11 

 iu July, 10 iu August, 25 iu September, 25 in October, 12 iu November 

 and 5 in December. These statistics by stations are as follows : At 

 Bloomingtou there have been 10 inches or more of rain iu one month, 

 twice. There have been G or more inches 19 times; and less than 1 inch 

 11 times (indices, 1-78, 1-8 aud 1-141'. At Paoli, there have been 

 10 or more inches 2 times; G or more inches IG times; aud less than 1 

 inch 12 times (indices, 1-60, 1-8 and 1-11). At Jeffoi-sonville there 

 have been 10 or more inches 4 times ; G or more, 34 times ; aud less than 

 1 inch 22 times (indices, 1-78, 1-9 and 1-14). At Marengo there have 

 been 10 or more inches 18 times; G or more, 77 times; aud less than 1 

 inch, 17 times (indices, 1-17, 1-4 and 1-18 )^ At Evansville. there have 

 been 10 or more inches G times; G or more inches, 51 times; and 1 inch or 

 less 32 times (indices, 1-G4, 1-7 and 1-12). At Rome there have been 

 10 inches or more, once; G inches or more, 8 times; aud 1 inch or less, 

 5 times (indices, 1-G8, 1-8 and 1-13). At Mt. Vernon, there have been 

 10 inches or more, 4 times; G inches or more, 3G times; and 1 inch or less, 



21 times (indices, 1-GG, 1-7 and 1-12). The mean annual precipitation 

 for these towns is as follows: Bloomington, 43.43; Paoli, 43.47; Jef- 

 fersonville, 42.51; Marengo, 55.21; Evansville, 44.11; Rome, 44.62; Mt. 

 Vernon, 42.05. The maximum annual precipitation for these stations is 

 as follows: Bloomington, 52.15 (in 1898); Paoli, 55.86 (in 1907); Jef- 

 fersonville, 54.16 (in 1898) ; IMarengo, 97.38 (In 1890) ; Evansville. 70.61 

 (in 1882); Rome, 57.12 (in lOCr)) ; Mt. Vernon, 57.46 (in 1890). Tlie 



' In orrter <o coniparo tlio data of the soveral stations, it is necessary, since 

 tlie length of record varies notably, to divide the number of times a given pre- 

 cipitation Is reported at a jrivon station by the total number of monthly reports 

 for that station. Thus for Bloominsrton, where the length of record is 13 years, 

 the divisor is J.'tO. Since in each the numerator Is made 1, these indices are only 

 approximate. 



- The unusual character of the record at Marengo arouses suspicion that some 

 nilstalscs have been made in meas\iring the precipitation at that station. 



