XVI. 



ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Table shovring in inches and points the rain which has fallen in each year 

 since 1857 in Sydney, and also their totals for each quarter of the year. 





First 



Second 



Total 



for 

 First 

 Half. 



Third 



Total ] 



Year. 



Quar- 



Quar- 



Quar- 



for first 





ter. 



ter. 



ter. 



9 mths. 



1846 







1900 







1849 







1100 







1856 







1600 







1858 



621 



2237 



2858 



226 



3084 



1859 



1521 



574 



2095 



1587 



3682 



1860 



'2265 



2299 



4564 



2398 



6962 



1861 



1126 



2789 



3915 



1525 



5440 



1862 



1036 



618 



1654 



268 



1922 



1863 



1838 



1254 



3092 



1104 



4196 



1864 



1996 



2687 



4683 



1219 



5902 



1865 



994 



875 



1869 



590 



2459 



1866 



1073 



1325 



2398 



563 



2961 



1867 



1747 



3394 



5141 



689 



5830 



1868 



2067 



817 



2884 



941 



3825 



1869 



1342 



1983 



3325 



558 



3883 



1870 



2296 



1750 



4046 



627 



4673 



1871 



1755 



2723 



4478 



134 



4612 



1872 



1297 



535 



1832 



623 



2455 



1873 



26-50 



1547 



4197 



1545 



5742 



1874 



1873 



2700 



4573 



972 



5545 



1875 



1346 



2515 



3861 



383 



4244 



1876 



320 



2283 



2603 



1153 



3756 



1877 



949 



1705 



2654 



2061 



4715 



1878 



1935 



976 



2911 



1265 



4176 



1879 



950 



1987 



2937 



2547 



5484 



1880 



1086 



543 



1629 



749 



2378 



1881 



938 



1302 



2240 



889 



3129 



1882 



626 



2036 



2662 



382 



3044 



1883 



1790 



1079 



2869 



1185 



4054 



1884 



290 



2636 



2926 



898 



3824 



1885 



742 



1791 



2533 



816 



3349 



1886 



895 



774 



1669 



848 



2517 



1887 



1358 



2184 



3542 



1254 



4796 



1888 



476 



184 



660 



715 



1375 



1889 



590 



2556 



3146 



1734 



4880 



1890 



3910 



2151 



6061 



1233 



7294 



1891 



1319 



2206 



3525 



1326 



4851 



1892 



2931 



918 



3849 



1628 



5477 



1893 



1775 



1480 



3255 



813 



4068 



1894 



1825 



663 



2488 



710 



3198 



1895 



1620 



511 



2131 



441 



2572 



1896 



997 



1870 



2867 



480 



3347 



1897 



594 



1770 



2364 



1180 



3544 



1898 



1161 



1753 



2914 



915 



3829 



1899 



485 



2073 



2558 



2074 



4632 



1900 



935 



3015 



3950 



1622 



5572 



1901 



1223 



1315 



2538 



1110 



3648 



1902 



449 



451 



900 



1766 



2666 



1903 



707 



670 



1377 



1483 



2860 



1904 



1090 



1799 



2889 



1336 



4225 



1905 



1260 



1326 



2586 



352 



2938 



1906 



682 



1008 



1690 



720 



2410 



1907 



1367 



1234 



2601 



93 



2694 



1908 



1117 



643 



1760 



2420 



4180 



1909 



807 



730 



1537 



890 



2427 



1910 



1360 



970 



2330 



1120 



3450 



1911 



2170 



580 



2750 



1740 



4490 



1912 



1690 



1220 



2910 



1270 



4180 



1913 



1085 



3800 



4885 



690 



5575 



1914 



1360 



1030 



2390 



1520 



3910 



1915 



670 



1640 



2310 



830 



3140 



1916 



660 



1060 



1720 







Fourth 



Total 



Quar- 



for 



ter. 



Year. 





4400 





2150 





24-00 



830 



39-14 



523 



42-05 



1319 



82-81. 



496 



58-36 



474 



2396 



512 



47*08 



1010 



6912 



1155 



3614 



728 



36-89 



138 



59-68 



480 



43-05 



936 



48-19 



1749 



64-22 



615 



52 27 



1258 



3713 



1598 



7340 



815 



63 60 



381 



46-25 



813 



45-69 



1251 



59-66 



801 



49-77 



835 



63-19 



571 



2949 



980 



41-09 



1176 



42-20 



638 



46-92 



578 



44*04 



642 



3991 



1426 

 1220 

 926 



1449 

 922 

 624 

 614 

 893 

 708 

 488 

 958 



1072 

 362 



1641 



1002 

 368 

 565 

 779 

 438 

 385 

 815 



1240 

 530 

 570 

 205 



1732 



Average for first six months 



approx. 29 inches. 

 Ditto for second ditto, 19 inches. 



Maximum year. 



second half of year below normal. 



14 second half of year below normal. 



lowest fourth quarter. 



second ha]f of year below normal. 



highest fourth quarter. 



second half of year below normal. 



second half of year normal. 



second half of year below normal. 

 second half of year normal. 



highest third quarter. 



second half of year below normal. 



39 

 60 

 23 



57 

 81 

 55 



69 



4!-*' 



38 



31 



42' 



42 



43 



55 



66 



40 



43 



38 



45-93 



35-03 



3189 



31- 



45 



32 



46 



50' 



47' 



57' 



second half of year below normal. 



lowest first quarter — second half 



of year below normal. 

 second half of year below normal. 

 second half of year exceeds normal. 



lowest second quarter, also lowest 

 first 6 and 9 months. 



second highest year, also highest 

 first quarter and first 6 and 9 

 mouths. 



second half of year below normal. 



second half of year normal, 

 second half of year below normal. 



f, second half of year below normal. 

 g second half of year exceeds normal 



5- n 



below normal. 



% lowest thiid quar., sec. half below 

 g very high third quart, [normal. 

 o second half below normal. 

 3 second half of year exceeds normal 



highest second quarter. Cataract 

 Dam filled in May. Second 

 half below normal. 



second highest 4th quar., see 1870. 



second half below normal. 



First Quarters = 763 in. Second Quarters = 924. Third Quarters = 620. Fourth 

 Quarters = 478. It would seem that if the rainfall for the first Six months is less than 

 20 inches ; the total for the year will be less than the average of 48 inches, nor does it 

 follow that an excess of even the average of 29 inches for the first six months will give 

 a total for the year of the average of 48 inches. 



