49 
A glance at these Tables shows in every month the periods of long- 
continued absence of rain, and of long periods of continuous rain. 
The following are instances of very little or no rain for a fortnight 
together or more :— 
In January, 
„ February, 
„ March, 
„ April, 
,, May, 
,, June, 
„ July, 
,, August, 
,, September, 
,, October, 
,, November, 
,, December, 
1826, 1827, 1829, 1830, 1838, 1850, 1861. 
1827, 1855, 1858, 1862. 
1828, 1829, 1847, 1850, 1858. 
1826, 1834, 1840, 1842, 1852, 1855, 1861, 1863, 1864. 
1829, 1833, 1834, 1836, 1838, 1848, 1866. 
1826, 1835, 1842, 1846, 1849, 1865, 1867, 1868. 
1827, 1832, 1835, 1860, 1863, 1866, 1869. 
1826, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1853, 1857, 1864, 1869. 
1832, 1846, 1850, 1851, 1865, 1868. 
1828, 1842, 1845, 1868. 
1844, 1851, 1858, 1859, 1862, 1867. 
1829, 1834, 1835, 1838, 1840, 1844, 1851, 1853, 1855, 1859, 1861, 
1864, 1865. 
Thus there have been in the forty-four years— 
7 such 
instances in January. 
7 such instances 
in July. 
4 
,, February. 
8 
August. 
5 
,, March. 
6 
September. 
9 
,, April. 
4 
October. 
7 
„ May. 
6 
November. 
8 
„ June. 
13. 
December. 
The month in which long periods without rain have been most 
frequent is December, and those in which long periods have been least 
frequent are February and October. 
The longest intervals without rain in each month are as follows :— 
January, 1838 . 
... 26 days. 
February, 1827 . 
.24 „ 
March, 1829 . 
• . . 27 „ 
April, 1834 . 
.24 „ 
May, 1833 . 
.28 „ 
June, 1865 . 
.24 „ 
July, 1869 . 
. . . . 27 „ 
August, 1864 . 
.19 „ 
September, 1865 . 
.19 „ 
October, 1842 . 
.17 „ 
November, 1867 . 
.25 „ 
December, 1829 . 
.28 „ 
Of periods of 14 days or more without rain running from one month 
into another, and therefore in addition to the above instances, there are 
24; the largest of these is 82 days in 1846, May 21 to June 21 ; the next 
in order is 30 days in 1826, June 8 to July 7, and 1850, February 21 to 
March 22. 
The following are instances of long-continued rain, or rain falling 
every day for a fortnight together :— 
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