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November was considerably below the average, and not half 
the amount that fell in November, 1866, whilst December 
exceeded the average. The daily falls exceeding half an 
inch were : — 
1867. Indies. 
January 7 0-500 
April 20 0-630 
July 15 0-770 
July 16 1-110 
September 1 0*620 
October 7 0-520 
October 27 0*750 
November 14 0-510 
November 30 1-500 
December 1 0-500 
December 15 0-800 
December 20 0-540 
In 1867 we had only two days upon which the daily 
amount exceeded an inch, whilst in 1866 the daily fall 
exceeded an inch upon five days, and upon one day, viz. : — 
28th July, 1866, it was 1*985 in. 
It would seem that in our district we can safely reckon 
upon having rain on an average of about 180 days in the 
year, or that rain falls on about half the days of the year. 
Of course this includes every day upon which a measurable 
amount of rain falls, and it is only right that every day on 
which rain falls, and can be measured, ought to be included, 
notwithstanding Mr. Symons’ limiting the amount to days 
only on which the fall reaches 0-010 inch. In 1867, there 
were no less than 16 days on which rain fell less than 0 0 10 
inch in amount, and to leave these out must vitiate the 
result. Moreover, in places where the rainfall is much less 
