The Spring Brought of 1893 . 
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Society’s Gardens, Chiswick, prom 1826 to 1869. 
Absolute Droughts 
Partial Droughts 
Year 
Began 
Ended 
Last- 
ed 
Days 
Year 
Began 
Ended 
Last- 
ed 
Days 
Am- 
ount 
of 
Rain 
in. 
1848 
April 29 
May 18 
20 
1848 
April 29 
May 31 
33 
•28 
— 
— 
— 
1849 
May 29 
July 18 
51 
•45 
1850 
March 4 
March 22 
19 
1850 
Feb. 16 
April 2 
46 
•42 
„ 
Sept. 2 
Sept. 18 
17 
11 
August 22 
Sept. 19 
29 
•24 
1851 
Sept. 5 
Sept. 19 
F5 
1851 
August 30 
Sept. 29 
31 
•28 
— 
— 
— 
— 
,, 
Nov. 9 
December 20 
42 
•41 
1852 
March 31 
April 16 
17 
1852 
Feb. 9 
April 27 
79 
•48 
11 
June 29 
July 13 
15 
_ 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1853 
Nov. 27 
1854, Jan. 3 
38 
•36 
1854 
Feb. 23 
March 9 
15 
1854 
Feb. 5 
April 26 
81 
•77 
11 
March 27 
April 11 
16 
11 
Dec. 25 
1855, Feb. 23 
61 
•58 
91 
August 24 
Sept. 11 
19 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1855 
Feb. 7 
February 23 
17 
1855 
March 29 
May 8 
41 
•38 
.. 
April 14 
May 6 
23 
,, 
Nov. 9 
December 21 
43 
•38 
— 
— 
— 
1856 
Feb. 13 
March 15 
32 
•28 
1857 
August 16 
August 30 
15 
1857 
Jan. 27 
March 7 
40 
•31 
— 
— 
— 
— 
,, 
Nov. 25 
1858, Jan. 29 
66 
*65 
1858 
Feb. 15 
March 2 
16 
1858 
October 20 
December 17 
59 
■52 
Nov. 6 
November 24 
19 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1859 
Nov. 7 
November 22 
16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
11 
Dec. 7 
December 22 
16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
I860 
June 30 
July 14 
15 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1861 
Jan. 1 
January 18 
18 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 >• 
April 4 
April 21 
18 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1862 
Feb. 1 
February 15 
15 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Nov. 10 
November 25 
16 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1863 
April 13 
April 27 
15 
1863 
Feb. 1 
March 6 
34 
•34 
1 ,, 
July 3 
July 20 
18 
„ 
March 16 
April 27 
43 
■42 
1864 
April 6 
April 25 
20 
1864 
July 3 
August 8 
37 
•36 
1 
— 
— 
— 
.. 
Dec. 1 
December 30 
30 
•26 
1865 
June 4 
June 27 
24 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Sept. 22 
October 6 
15 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
I860 
July 9 
July 25 
17 
1 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1867 
June 16 
June 30 
15 
1867 
Oct. 28 
November 29 
33 
•25 
Dec. 22 
1868, Jan. 10 
20 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1868 
May 30 
June 19 
21 
1868 
May 30 
July 10 
42 
■33 
” 
August 27 
Sept. 17 
22 
| 
— 
— 
— 
1869 
June 22 
July 1 1 
20 
1869 
June 18 
July 27 
40 
•34 
11 
July 13 
July 27 
15 
— 
— 
— 
1 ” 
Aug. 17 
Sept. 4 
19 
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