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1795. Dry ; floods in January ; March, wet ; very heavy rain in 



August. 



1814. Dry ; rains early in April ; early spring drought ;^ rain in 



October. 

 18B3. Dry ; rains, February and March ; spring drought ; rain in 

 September. 



1852. Dry ; March, rains ; June, heavy rain ; July, October, and 



December, dry ; rain in August and November. 



1871. Dry ; March, May, and June, wet ; July, October, De-^ 



cember, dry ; rain in August. 



1796. Early part, no information ; floods in August ; wet in 



December. 



1815. Very dry ; rain in August and December. 



1834. Early part dry (water scarce in Sydney); rain in August. 



1853. February and April, very dry ; heavy rain, July and 



August ; September, October, and December, dry. 



1872. February and April, dry ; dry winter ; rain in August 



and December. 



1797. January, very hot; March and April, wet; May, June, 



July, very dry. 

 1816. 'No information ; February, wet ; high floods. May 30 and 



June 20 ; dry spring. 

 1835. January, very hot ; March, wet ; very dry winter ; July, 



rain ; dry spring. 

 1854. January, hot ; rain, March, April, and June ; very dry all 



the rest of year. 

 1873. January, hot ; February, great flood ; floods on the 5th 



and rsth June ; August, September, October, dry. 



1798. January and March, heavy rain ; May, wet ; very dry 

 spring. 



1817. January and March, heavy rains; May, wet; (no infor- 

 mation) . 



1836. February and March, heavy rain ; May, wet ; snow in 

 vSydney, June ; cold, dry spring. 



1855. February, March, April, wet ; winter, very cold ; dry, cold 

 spring. 



1874. February to July, very wet ; winter, very cold ; August, 

 September, dry. 



1799. Dry ; January and February, hot and dry ; floods in 



March. 

 1818. Dry ; no information ; floods in March ; dry spring ; rain, 



September. 



