COMPARISON OF THE RAINFALL OF SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. 195 



EAINFALL OF SYDNEY. 



RAINFALL OF MELBOURNE. 





Observatory Re 



cords, 1876 - 



1905. 





Year. 



Inches. 



Wet Days. 



Year. 



Inches. 



Wet Days. 



1876 



45-69 



156 



1876 



24-04 



134 



1877 



59 66 



147 



1877 



24-10 



124 



1878 



49-77 



129 



1878 



2536 



116 



1879 



63-19 



167 



1879 



1928 



127 



1880 



29-51 



142 



1880 



28-48 



147 



1881 



41-09 



163 



1881 



24-08 



134 



1882 



42-28 



112 min. 



1882 



22-39 



131 



1883 



46-92 



157 



1883 



23-71 



130 



1884 



4404 



159 



1884 



25-85 



128 



1885 



3991 



145 



1885 



2694 



123 



1886 



3943 



152 



1886 



24-00 



128 



1887 



60-16 



189 



max. 1887 



32-39 



153 max. 



min. 1888 



2301 



132 



1888 



19-42 



123 



1889 



57-16 



186 



1889 



27-14 



125 



max. 1890 



81-42 



184 



1890 



24-24 



140 



1891 



55-30 



187 



1891 



2673 



126 



1892 



69-23 



189 



1892 



24-96 



124 



1893 



49-90 



208 max. 



1893 



26-81 



140 



1894 



38-22 



188 



1894 



2261 



138 



1895 



31-85 



171 



1895 



17-04 



131 



1896 



42-40 



152 



1896 



25-16 



124 



1897 



42-52 



137 



1897 



25-85 



117 



1898 



42-97 



149 



min. 1898 



15-61 



102 min, 



1899 



5590 



172 



1899 



28-87 



116 



1900 



66-54 



170 



1900 



28-09 



139 



1901 



40-10 



151 



1901 



27-45 



113 



1902 



4307 



176 



1902 



23-08 



102 min. 



1903 



38 62 



169 



1903 



28-43 



130 



1904 



45-93 



155 



1904 



29-72 



128 



1905 



3503 



144 



1905 



25-64 



129 



