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MR ROBERT COCKBURN MOSSMAN ON 



Table XIV. 



Partial Droughts in Edinburgh from 1857-1900. 



Note.— Definition of Partial Drought is " a period of more than 28 consecutive days the 

 aggregate rainfall of which does not exceed O01 inch per day." 



Commenced. 



Terminated. 



Days. Air 



ount. 



February 



6, 1857 



March 14, 1857 



i 

 37 



ns. 

 28 



July 



6, 



1857 



August 5, 1857 



31 



30 



March 



4 



1858 



April 24, 1858 



52 



52 



April 



24 



1859 



June 26, 1859 



64 



60 



April 



1 



1860 



May 10, 1860 



40 



40 



June 



19 



1863 



July 17, 1863 



29 



28 



December 



13 



1863 



January 15, 1864 



34 



26 



June 



4 



1865 



July 6, 1865 



33 



20 



June 



9 



1867 



July 10, 1867 



32 



29 



October 



28 



1867 



November 29, 1867 



33 



■30 



May 



27 



1868 



July 4, 1868 



39 



37 



June 



16 



1869 



July 27, 1869 



42 



■37 



July 



17 



1870 



August 23, 1870 



38 



•24 



January 



21 



1873 



February 25, 1873 



36 



•36 



March 



25 



1873 



May 2, 1873 



39 



■39 



April 



15 



1874 



May 14, 1874 



30 



■27 



March 



10 



1875 



April 26, 1875 



48 



•38 



August 



3 



1880 



September 9, 1880 



38 



33 



May 



25 



1885 



June 23, 1885 



30 



•28 



June 



14 



1886 



July 13, 1886 



30 



30 



May 



27 



1887 



July 2, 1887 



37 



•36 



June 



9 



1889 



July 8, 1889 



30 



•22 



Novembei 



5 



1889 



December 18, 1889 



44 



37 



February 



4 



, 1891 



March 9, 1891 



34 



•30 



March 



26 



, 1891 



April 30, 1891 



36 



31 



March 



7 



1893 



April 14, 1893 



39 



34 



February 



4 



1895 



March 7, 1895 



32 



31 



May 



21 



1899 



June 19, 1899 



30 



■21 



July 



21 



, 1899 



August 26, 1899 



37 



•35 



