AND MAUBITIUS. 



Mauritius. 



Period. 



1873 November to 1874 

 February 



1875 January to April 



1876 March to September 



1877 December to 1878 

 March 



1878 October to 1879 

 February 



1879 October to 1881 

 March 



1881 August to October 



1882 April to June 



1884 January to March 

 1884 June to September 



1884 December to 1885 

 April 



1885 November to 1886 

 December 



1889 September to 1890 

 January 



1890 December to 1891 



February 

 1893 February to March 



1893 August to December 



1894 February to April 

 1894 October to 1895 



February 



1896 June to 1897 May 



1897 October to 1898 Feb- 

 ruary 



1898 October to 1899 

 January 



1899 November to 1900 

 December 



1903 May to 1904 Feb- 

 ruary 



1904 August to December 



Monthly percentage 

 of Normal Rainfall. 



57, 89, 78, 50 



53, 33, 33, 92 



58, 59, 81, 88, 85, 71, 



82 



96, 78, 63, 76 



23, 66, 110, 34, 82 



8, 28, 110, 59, 123, 

 42, 39, 58, 143, 93, 

 77, 60, 50, 42, 82, 

 71, 42, 32 

 58, 78, 67 

 51, 40, 97 



83, 55, 84 

 73, 92, 33, 66 



19, 64, 49, 66, 70 



67, 82, 42, 58, 40, 86, 

 62, 61, 96, 38, 44, 

 104, 66, 48 



68, 75, 52, 110, 61 



59, 69, 63 



53, 62 

 58, 56, 74, 80, 29 



95, 44, 93 

 46, 91, 125, 40, 34 



73, 79, 69, 67, 57, 69, 

 39, 100, 79, 36, 30, 

 31 



92, 77, 116, 87, 53 



41, 48, 50, 41 



72, 25, 53, 80, 95, 22, 

 93, 43, 102, 50, 35, 

 76, 38, 33 



28, 91, 36, 68, 101, 69, 

 42, 50, 46, 55 



49, 72, 73, 50, 59 



Remarks. 



Followed by a further drought 

 in November, 57 per cent., 

 and December, 76 per cent. 



Longest and most severe 

 drought on record. 



Practically a continuation of 

 previous drought. 



Very severe prolonged drought 

 broken by normal rains in 

 1886 October. 



Very severe prolonged 

 drought. 



Moderate drought broken by 

 rains slightly above normal 

 in December. 



Very severe prolonged drought 

 broken by normal rains in 

 July. 



The summer drought may be 

 considered to have com- 

 menced in October. 



Interval 

 between 

 commence- 

 ment; at 

 Natal and 

 Mauritius 

 (Months). 



