mr. a. w. preston’s meteorological notes. 
74 i 
TABLE IV. 
Monthly and annual rainfall during the ten years 1898— 
IW- 
Vkar. 
Jan. j Feu. 
Mar. 
A PL, 
May 
June July 
Auo. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec Vkar 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 
1906 
1907 
ins. 
I.07 
2.24 
2.74 
■74 
1. 18 
1.68 
1 - 5 1 
•93 
3-99 
I08 
ins. 
1.22 
I.27 
2.92 
2.16 
•77 
•34 
3-17 
M 3 
2.72 
1.68 
in*. 
2.18 
I.99 
I.09 
1. 98 
I.07 
i -73 
1-93 
1.82 
1.99 
I.42 
ins. 
1.22 
2.88 
1.30 
2.26 
J- 3 i 
2-52 
.86 
2.06 
.66 
365 
ins. 
2.78 
1-97 
1.87 
.86 
4-39 
1.58 
1.80 
Mi 
2.67 
2.70 
ins. 
3.22 
.89 
2.70 
1- 55 
2 - 34 
2.45 
.68 
3 - 1 3 
2.31 
2 73 
ins. 
2.00 
I.87 
1.72 
1.19 
2. 1 1 
5-37 
1.85 
•65 
.78 
1.72 
ins. 
1.68 
.76 
4-35 
.87 
3-37 
2.72 
2.17 
2.27 
1.87 
1.29 
ins. 
•17 
3-29 
.89 
.86 
1.38 
3-^9 
1.78 
2.02 
1. 14 
•52 
ins. 
2.48 
2.30 
2.26 
2.07 
1-34 
4.21 
1.20 
4 -M 
3-21 
326 
ins. 
3-00 
2.72 
2.17 
2.38 
1.42 
1.87 
2.00 
i -95 
4.40 
2.79 
ins. ins. 
2-32 , 23-33 
I.76 23.94 
2.98 26.99 
4.14 21.06 
1.62 22.30 
1.28 29.44 
2-55 21.30 
1.15 22.96 
2.83 28.54 
2.91 26.25 
Mean 
1898-07 
1.76 
i -77 
1.72 1.87 
2.20 
2.20 
i -93 
2.14 
*•57 
2.65 
2-47 
2-35 24.63 
Mean 
1888-07 
1.86 
1. 56 
1.79 
1.68 
2.00 
2.08 
2-57 
2-37 
1.83 

2.90 2.42 
2.13 25.19 
TABLE V. 
Prevailing direction of wind in each month during the ten 
years 1898 — 1907. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
A PL- 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sf.pt. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
1S98 
s.vv 
N.W 
N.E 
E 
N.W 
W. 
N.W 
W. 
w 
E 
w 
W 
1S99 
s.w 
s 
W 
w 
N.E 
N.E 
S.W 
N.E 
N.W 
S.E 
w 
E 
1900 
s.w 
s.w 
N.E 
W 
N.E 
S.W 
N.W 
N.E 
W 
N.W 
S.E 
S.W 
IQO I 
S.E 
N 
N.E 
S.W 
N.E 
N.W 
E 
NW. 
N.W 
N.W 
N.W 
w 
I902 
w 
S.E 
S.W 
S.E 
N.W 
E 
W 
W 
N.E 
E 
S.E 
E 
I903 
s.w 
S.W 
S 
N.W 
N.E 
N.E 
W 
W 
W 
W 
N.W 
S 
1904 
w 
w 
N.E 
N.W 
W 
N.E 
W 
W 
E 
N.W 
W 
w 
I905 
w 
w 
S.W 
E 
N.E 
N.E 
W 
s 
N.W 
N.W 
S 
S 
1906 
w 
N.W 
N 
N.E 
N 
N.E 
W 
s.w 
N.W 
S.W 
w 
N.W 
1907 
w 
N.W 
N.W 
E 
S 
s.w 
W 
w 
E 
S 
S.E 
S.W 
Prevailing 
monthly 
direction. 
w 
N.W 
N.E 
E 
N.E 
N.E 
W 
w 
N.W 
N.W 
w 
w 
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