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year; also that the average yearly fall has been 25.31 inches. The 

 smallest rainfall during the period was in 1864, when there were only 

 89 days on which rain fell, and the total fall for the year was 16.44 

 inches. The largest number of wet days was 208 in 1877, with 27.58 

 inches of rain. The greatest rainfall in any year was in 1872, amount- 

 to 34.64 inches for 200 wet days. 



TABLE No. 2 shows the rainfall of each month during the 

 last 30 years, the rainfall of each year, and the number of days in each 

 year on which rain or snow fell. It also shows that the greatest amount 

 of rain fell during the year 1872, being 34.64 inches, and fell during 

 200 days, while the smallest annual fall was that of 1864, which was 

 16.44 inches, and fell on 89 days. This table also shows that the greatest 

 amount of rain has fallen during the months of October, while the 

 months of April show the smallest rainfalls. 



