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[Vleteorologicai Observations. 
The total rainfall for 1913 is 21 inches lower than the 
total for 1912 which was the wettiest year on record for the 
last 9 years. In comparing the following records for last three 
years from June to June in order to show the influence of rain¬ 
fall on the crops which are governed hy the rains occurring 
from November to April and not from January to January, one 
can see little difference between the rainfall for 1910-11 and 
that for 1912-13 but the monthly distribution is far from being 
equal during the two periods in question. Everybody still 
recall the drought of 1910-11, while one can say that 1912-13 
was not a dry year although the two total rainfalls were about 
the same. In 1910-11, 73 o/o of the total rainfall occurred in 
the four wettiest months of the year (Nov. Dec. Jan. Eeb.) 
while in 1912-13 only 41 o/o of the total fell during the same 
months. In 1911-12 the rainfall during the four wet months 
amounted to 65 o/o of the total. This is a striking example 
of the influence of the monthly distribution of rainfall on 
vegetation. In spite of a shortage of about 17 inches in 1912-13 
from the average no prejudicial influence on vegetation has 
been felt and one can deduce that it is quite as good to record 
a rainfall of 84 inches as in (1913) than one of 106 inches as 
in 1912 provided not more than 45 o/o of the total rainfall 
in the former case is registered during the ordinary wet months 
of the year. 
