4 
Report of the Director of the 
The figures in this table differ slightly from those heretofore given 
in our reports, as the rainfalls, too slight for record, are here included. 
The rainfall recorded for the several years is as below, in inches : 

1882. 
1883. 
1884. 
1885. 
1886 
1887 
Twelve 
years 
aver'ge.* 
0.48 
1.44 
0.88 
1.58 
4.45 
4.12 
2.98 
3.47 
2.12 
2.10 
1.54 
0.73 
1.83 
2.01 
2.54 
0.83 
2.49 
2.01 
2.33 
1.44 
3.17 
1.67 
1.01 
0.97 
1.07 
0.61 
0.12 
1.26 
1.58 
2.49 
4.64 
5.02 
2.11 
2.88 
1.36 
0.76 
1.13 
0.95 
1.13 
4.13 
1.92 
2.92 
4.41 
2.86 
2.31 
1.39 
3.48 
1.24 
0.18 
2.97 
0.48 
1.37 
0.46 
2.01 
6.37 
3.03 
0.75 
1.74 
1.58 
1.59 
1.14 
1.89 
3.37 
2.93 
2.12 
3.28 
3.69 
2.50 
2.12 
2.25 
2.03 
March 
April 
3.69 
2.42 
2.37 
1.25 
0.62 
1.22 
0.55 
September 
25.89 
22.30 
23.90 
27.87 
29.91 
The Hobart College observations were taken on a lower level, and 
about a mile and a half from the station. 
The total rainfall recorded each year for the planting and preceding 
season, or from January to May; for the growing season, or from June 
to September, is as below: 
1883. 
1884. 
1885. 
1886. 
1887. 
January to May — Total rainfall (inches).. 
January to September — Total rainfall 
8.83 
12.69 
9.70 
8.95 
4.64 
14.26 
9.26 
12.50 
5.46 
12.16 
The present season showed a spring drought which was far more 
excessive than these figures indicate, produced not alone from the 
deficiency of the rainfall, but from the great evaporation consequent 
upon high temperature and frequent winds. The following summaries 
of rainfall for May, June and July bring the deficiency in rain more 
fully to our attention than do the summaries: 
Rainfall. 
May 6 02 inches 
$|^< : 7.;....: .02'>#^ 
I ' 18 f 00 " 
24 .IS " 
25 > .10 " 
26 15 " 
28 02 " 
June 1 40 " 
* Hobart College figures. 
t Not sufficient to gauge. 
