Tlbe Spiny Brought o/1893. 
351 
92 days, including an absolute drought of 28 days between 
February 17 and March 15. 
Chiswick . — Partial drought from Feb. 5 to May 7, or 93 days, 
including two absolute droughts (1) Feb. 18 to March 10, or 21 
days, and (2) April 10 to May 5, or 26 days. 
Gobham . — Partial drought from Feb. 13 to May 8, or 86 days, 
including two absolute droughts (1) Feb. 22 to March 9, or 16 
days, and (2) April 9 to May 5, or 27 days. 
1844. 
The longest partial drought on record, lasting fifteen iceeks, 
or more than three months. 
Greenwich . — Partial drought from March 11 to June 23, 
or 105 days, including an absolute drought of 20 days from 
March 23 to April 11. [Note . — The following autumn was very 
dry; there was an absolute drought of 21 days from Aug. 16, 
and another of 15 days from Sept. 20.] 
Chiswick . — Partial drought from March 23 to June 24, or 
94 days. 
Gobham . — Partial drought from March 15 to May 26, or 
73 days. 
1852. 
A spring drought rather earlier than that of 1893 and lasting 
longer. 
Greenwich . — Partial drought from Feb. 1 to April 28, or 
88 days, including two partial droughts of 28 days each — viz., 
March 2 to 29, and April 1 to 28. [June, August, September 
and November of that year had a rainfall above the average.] 
Chiswick . — Partial drought from February 9 to April 27, or 
79 days, including an absolute drought of 16 days from April 1. 
Cobham . — Partial drought from Feb. 3 to April 27, or 84 days, 
including an absolute drought of 16 days from March 13 to 28. 
1854. 
The last spring preceding 1893 with a 60 days’ drought. 
Greenwich . — Partial drought fi’om Feb. 16 to April 21, 
or 65 days, including an absolute drought of 17 days from 
March 27 to April 12. [There was an absolute drought of 
18 days from Aug. 25 to Sept. 11 of that year.] 
Chisicick . — Partial drought from Feb. 5 to April 26, or 81 
days, including an absolute drought of 15 days from Feb. 23 to 
March 9. 
Gobham . — Partial drought from Feb. 5 to April 26, or 81 
days, including an absolute drought of 24 days from March 27 
to April 19. 
