90 
January had a rainfall in excess of the average; February, 
March, April, and May had a fall below the average ; June, 
July, and August were all in excess, and this joined to very 
little hot weather, excepting a short period in July, spoiled 
the prospects of the harvest; September had a fall below the 
average, October was above; November and December had 
a rainfall greatly below the average of the season, December 
especially, and excepting April was the driest month of the 
year. 
The rainfall for the first quarter of the year was 1*628 
inches below the average; for the second ' quarter, 1*914 
inches below the average; for the third quarter, 0*937 inches 
above the average; whilst for the fourth quarter it was 
3*445 inches below the average. 
This distribution of the rainfall was unfortunate as the 
heaviest amounts fell at the time when the crops generally 
should have been ready for cutting : fortunately the weather 
suited the hay crop, which was generally a very good one, 
and there was plenty of after-grass. 
Rain Grange 3 feet above the ground and 106 feet above sea level. 
Quarterly 
Periods. 
1873. 
Pall 
in 
Inches. 
Average 
of 80 
Years. 
Differ- 
ence. 
No. of 
Days 
Pain 
fell in 
1873. 
Quarterly Periods. 
1872. 
1873. 
80 Years. 
1 1873. 
Differ’nce 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
r 
January. . 
3-136 
2-544 
+0-592 
21 
56 
48] 
February. 
0-666 
2-388 
—1-722 
11 
[ 7-220 
5-592 
—1-628 
(. 
March 
1-790 
2-288 
—0-498 
16 
) 
r 
April 
0-516 
2-045 
—1-529 
12 
> 
50 
43 ] 
May 
1-910 
2-297 
—0-387 
17 
y 7-207 
5-393 
—1-914 
( 
June 
2-967 
2-865 
+0-102 
14 
) 
r 

4-649 
3-572 
+1*077 
20 
59 
64] 
August . . . 
4-199 
3-509 
+0-690 
27 
^ 10-388 
11-325 
+0-937 
G 
Septemb’r 
2-477 
3-307 
-0-830 
17 
) 
■ 
r 
October... 
4-441 
3-899 
+0-542 
20 
63 
43 ] 
November 
2-283 
3-765 
—1-482 
13 
V 10-950 
7-505 
—3-445 
December 
0-781 
3-286 
-2-505 
10 
228 
198 
29*815 
35*765 
—5-950 
198 
35-765 
29-815 
—5-950 
t 
