KAINFALL AT CLIFTON IN 1882. 
35 
years. The quantity of rain measured at Clifton during the year 
was no less than 48-2H0 inches, exceeding the average by nearly 
14 inches. The nearest approach to this quantity in previous 
years was in 1875, when 44*047 inches were registered within 
the year. In 1889, nine months out of the twelve had rainfalls 
more or less exceeding the average, the exceptions being January, 
May, and September, in each of which months there was a 
moderate deficiencj’- of rain. April, July, and October were the 
wettest recorded examples of those months respectively. The 
rainiest month of the year was October, which is also the rainiest 
on the average. In October, 1889, the fall was 7*135 inches, of 
which about 3*7 inches fell within an interval of 60 hours, 
causing the remarkable floods of the 94th of October. The 
driest month of the year was May, yielding 1*9*48 inch. 
Three rainless (or nearly rainless) periods of some duration 
were noted in the course of the year — one in January, lasting 18 
days; another in May, lasting 16 days; and a third of similar 
duration in July and August, which was opportune for harvest 
work. 
Bisecting the year, we find that much the larger part of the 
excess of rain occurred in the latter half of the year. From 
January to June the rainfall was 16-818 inches, which is not 
quite two inches above the average. From July to December it 
was 31*469 inches, which is more than twelve inches above the 
average. 
Diurnal falls exceeding an inch occurred on the 23rd of July, 
on the 98th of August, and on the 92nd and 93rd of October. 
The largest amount collected in any one rainfall-day (9 a.m. to 9 
a.m.) was on the 93rd of October, 1*789 inch. 
The greatest depth of snow on the ground during the year 
was 9 inches, on December 7th and 13th. Throughout the 
winter of 1881-89 no snow lay on the ground. 
