a8 : THE CLIMATE OF MACKAY. 
Diameter of receiving-surface of rain-gauge, 8 inches. 
Height of receiving-surface of the gauge above ground, 4 ft. 6 inches. 
Approximate height of ground above the level of the sea, 60 feet. 
Approximate distance from town, 6 miles, in a due westerly direction. 
The greatest fall of rain occurred on the 10th March, 1878, when 14:07 in, 4 
fell in beens, Sete hours. 
1870, Nov. Te ee, * 
IS7l. dane 6 5°48 yy 
1872. 4 12 ; B55  %} 
Dec. 4 3°82 ms 
1873. Jan. 14 4°74 
$y Dec. 24 ho eg 
1874. Jan. 22 20S. 5, 
Dee. 5 6°83 ” 
£S75t. Pate BL veins 4°11 + 
e Feb. 16 4°50 yy 
” » 20 6°42 ” 
is Apl. 18 10°25 ¥5 
” y 19 5°75 ” 
” May 26 4°70 ” 
” 27 5 
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In this year there were fourteen days on which abore 
three inches of rain fell, on six of which days above — inches fell. 
187 an. 755 
27 
+3 atei6 3s i 
1877. Feb. 20 5 4°35 ” 
is Mar. 14 5s <a 
” Wi. Dk cncainsdienins a rncte wee 466 ,, 
1878. Mar. 9 465s, 
» » 10 14°07 _— i=», 
” ” . 4°19 ” 
ic. 31 3°32 ” 
1879, Jan. 14 6°73 ” 
”> Feb. 1 3°68 ” 
” Mar. Best 3°24 ” 
” oo” 10 3°56 ” 
1880. Jan. 23 . 4°63 ” 
o> Feb. ‘ 5 7 U2 ” 
Lee ” 18 4°20 ” 
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