RAINFALL AT THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITALS, 1860 TO 1921
| PERTH | ADELAIDE | BRISBANE | SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | HOBART |
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YEAR. | Amount | No. of Days. | 10 Years Means. | Amount | No. of Days. | 10 Years Means. | Amount | No. of Days. | 10 Years Means. | Amount | No. of Days. | 10 Years Means. | Amount | No. of Days. | 10 Years Means. | Amount | No. of Days. | 10 Years Means. |
| in. | | in. | in. | | in. | in. | | in. | in. | | in. | in. | | in. | in. | | in. |
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1860 | .. | .. | .. | 19.67 | 119 | .. | 54.63 | 144 | .. | 82.76 | 180 | .. | 25.38 | 133 | .. | 21.05 | 142 | .. |
1861 | .. | .. | .. | 24.04 | 147 | .. | 69.45 | 155 | .. | 59.36 | 157 | .. | 29.16 | 159 | .. | 28.19 | 167 | .. |
1862 | .. | .. | .. | 21.85 | 119 | .. | 28.27 | 98 | .. | 23.99 | 108 | .. | 22.08 | 139 | .. | 21.72 | 148 | .. |
1863 | .. | .. | .. | 23.68 | 145 | .. | 68.83 | 146 | .. | 47.08 | 152 | .. | 36.42 | 165 | .. | 40.67 | 163 | .. |
1864 | .. | .. | .. | 19.75 | 121 | .. | 47.00 | 114 | .. | 69.12 | 185 | .. | 27.40 | 144 | .. | 28.11 | 142 | .. |
1865 | .. | .. | .. | 15.51 | 108 | .. | 24.11 | 52 | .. | 36.15 | 140 | .. | 15.94 | 119 | .. | 23.07 | 146 | .. |
1866 | .. | .. | .. | 20.11 | 116 | .. | 51.18 | 142 | .. | 36.91 | 156 | .. | 22.41 | 107 | .. | 23.55 | 127 | .. |
1867 | .. | .. | .. | 19.05 | 112 | .. | 61.04 | 112 | .. | 59.56 | 140 | .. | 25.79 | 133 | .. | 22.27 | 139 | .. |
1868 | .. | .. | .. | 19.99 | 113 | 19.85 | 35.98 | 110 | 47.55 | 42.98 | 161 | 49.99 | 18.27 | 120 | 24.47 | 18.08 | 112 | 25.00 |
1869 | .. | .. | .. | 14.74 | 117 | .. | 54.39 | 114 | .. | 48.00 | 150 | .. | 24.58 | 129 | .. | 23.87 | 131 | .. |
1870 | .. | .. | .. | 23.84 | 119 | .. | 79.06 | 154 | .. | 64.47 | 179 | .. | 33.77 | 129 | .. | 27.53 | 123 | .. |
1871 | .. | .. | .. | 23.25 | 137 | .. | 45.45 | 119 | .. | 52.27 | 141 | .. | 30.17 | 125 | .. | 18.25 | 131 | .. |
1872 | .. | .. | .. | 22.66 | 146 | .. | 49.22 | 131 | .. | 37.12 | 161 | .. | 32.52 | 136 | .. | 31.76 | 160 | .. |
1873 | .. | .. | .. | 21.00 | 139 | .. | 62.02 | 138 | .. | 73.40 | 176 | .. | 25.61 | 134 | .. | 23.43 | 157 | .. |
1874 | .. | .. | .. | 17.23 | 127 | .. | 38.71 | 135 | .. | 63.60 | 173 | .. | 28.10 | 134 | .. | 24.09 | 138 | .. |
1875 | .. | .. | .. | 29.21 | 157 | .. | 67.03 | 162 | .. | 46.25 | 153 | .. | 32.87 | 158 | .. | 29.25 | 182 | .. |
1876 | 28.73 | 100 | .. | 13.43 | 110 | .. | 53.42 | 130 | .. | 45.69 | 156 | .. | 24.04 | 134 | .. | 23.63 | 173 | .. |
1877 | 20.48 | 103 | .. | 24.95 | 135 | .. | 30.28 | 119 | .. | 59.66 | 147 | .. | 24.10 | 124 | .. | 20.82 | 165 | .. |
1878 | 39.72 | 143 | 29.64 | 22.08 | 112 | 21.24 | 56.33 | 134 | 53.59 | 49.77 | 129 | 54.03 | 25.36 | 116 | 28.11 | 29.76 | 183 | 25.24 |
1879 | 41.34 | 106 | (3 yr.) | 20.69 | 130 | .. | 67.30 | 157 | .. | 63.19 | 167 | .. | 19.28 | 127 | .. | 21.07 | 210 | .. |
1880 | 31.70 | 116 | .. | 22.48 | 142 | .. | 49.12 | 134 | .. | 29.51 | 142 | .. | 28.48 | 147 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1881 | 24.78 | 101 | .. | 18.02 | 135 | .. | 29.30 | 117 | .. | 40.99 | 163 | .. | 24.08 | 134 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1882 | 35.68 | 109 | .. | 15.70 | 134 | .. | 42.62 | 121 | .. | 42.28 | 112 | .. | 22.40 | 131 | .. | 30.69 | .. | .. |
1883 | 39.65 | 122 | .. | 26.76 | 161 | .. | 32.22 | 114 | .. | 46.92 | 157 | .. | 23.71 | 130 | | 24.05 | 161 | .. |
1884 | 31.96 | 92 | .. | 18.74 | 138 | .. | 43.49 | 136 | .. | 44.04 | 159 | .. | 25.85 | 128 | .. | 21.55 | 171 | .. |
1885 | 33.44 | 110 | .. | 15.89 | 133 | .. | 26.85 | 112 | .. | 39.91 | 145 | .. | 26.94 | 123 | .. | 28.29 | 176 | .. |
1886 | 28.90 | 89 | .. | 14.42 | 141 | .. | 53.66 | 152 | .. | 39.43 | 152 | .. | 24.00 | 128 | .. | 21.39 | 189 | .. |
1887 | 37.52 | 105 | .. | 25.70 | 164 | .. | 81.54 | 242 | .. | 60.16 | 190 | .. | 32.39 | 153 | .. | 24.21 | 174 | .. |
1888 | 27.83 | 117 | 33.29 | 14.55 | 131 | 19.30 | 33.08 | 143 | 45.93 | 23.01 | 132 | 42.94 | 19.42 | 123 | 24.66 | 18.45 | 151 | 23.71 |
1889 | 39.96 | 123 | .. | 30.87 | 143 | .. | 49.36 | 155 | .. | 57.16 | 186 | .. | 27.14 | 125 | .. | 30.80 | 180 | (8 yr.) |
1890 | 46.73 | 126 | .. | 25.78 | 139 | .. | 73.02 | 162 | .. | 81.42 | 184 | .. | 24.24 | 140 | .. | 27.51 | 173 | .. |
1891 | 30.33 | 93 | .. | 14.01 | 113 | .. | 41.68 | 143 | .. | 55.30 | 200 | .. | 26.73 | 126 | .. | 23.25 | 160 | .. |
1892 | 31.23 | 122 | .. | 21.53 | 137 | .. | 64.98 | 146 | .. | 69.26 | 189 | .. | 24.96 | 124 | .. | 18.62 | 120 | .. |
1893 | 40.12 | 145 | .. | 21.49 | 129 | .. | 88.26 | 147 | .. | 49.90 | 209 | .. | 26.80 | 140 | .. | 27.46 | 146 | .. |
1894 | 23.72 | 103 | .. | 20.78 | 134 | .. | 44.02 | 143 | .. | 38.22 | 188 | .. | 22.60 | 138 | .. | 27.39 | 141 | .. |
1895 | 33.01 | 123 | .. | 21.28 | 130 | .. | 59.11 | 105 | .. | 31.86 | 170 | .. | 17.04 | 131 | .. | 25.40 | 121 | .. |
1896 | 31.50 | 103 | .. | 15.17 | 121 | .. | 44.97 | 121 | .. | 42.40 | 157 | .. | 25.16 | 124 | .. | 21.61 | 135 | .. |
1897 | 27.17 | 106 | .. | 15.42 | 119 | .. | 42.53 | 115 | .. | 42.52 | 136 | .. | 25.85 | 117 | .. | 20.45 | 153 | .. |
1898 | 31.76 | 118 | 33.55 | 20.75 | 116 | 20.71 | 60.06 | 131 | 56.80 | 43.17 | 143 | 51.12 | 15.61 | 102 | 23.61 | 20.40 | 164 | 24.29 |
1899 | 32.40 | 107 | .. | 18.84 | 119 | .. | 38.85 | 141 | .. | 55.90 | 174 | .. | 28.87 | 116 | .. | 20.68 | 170 | .. |
1900 | 36.61 | 124 | .. | 21.68 | 133 | .. | 34.41 | 110 | .. | 66.54 | 170 | .. | 28.09 | 139 | .. | 19.14 | 135 | .. |
1901 | 36.75 | 122 | .. | 18.01 | 124 | .. | 38.48 | 110 | .. | 40.10 | 149 | .. | 27.45 | 113 | | 25.11 | 149 | .. |
1902 | 27.06 | 93 | .. | 16.02 | 123 | .. | 16.17 | 87 | .. | 43.07 | 180 | .. | 23.08 | 102 | .. | 21.85 | 150 | .. |
1903 | 35.69 | 140 | .. | 25.47 | 134 | .. | 49.27 | 136 | .. | 38.62 | 173 | .. | 28.43 | 130 | .. | 25.86 | 139 | .. |
1904 | 34.35 | 125 | .. | 20.31 | 117 | .. | 33.223 | 124 | .. | 45.93 | 158 | .. | 29.72 | 128 | .. | 22.41 | 139 | .. |
1905 | 34.61 | 116 | .. | 22.28 | 131 | .. | 36.76 | 108 | .. | 35.03 | 145 | .. | 25.64 | 129 | .. | 32.09 | 168 | .. |
1906 | 32.37 | 121 | .. | 26.51 | 127 | .. | 42.85 | 125 | .. | 31.89 | 160 | .. | 22.29 | 114 | .. | 32.31 | 155 | .. |
1907 | 40.12 | 132 | .. | 17.78 | 125 | .. | 31.40 | 119 | .. | 31.32 | 132 | .. | 22.26 | 102 | .. | 25.92 | 166 | .. |
1908 | 30.52 | 106 | 34.05 | 24.56 | 125 | 21.15 | 44.01 | 125 | 36.55 | 45.65 | 167 | 43.41 | 17.72 | 130 | 25.36 | 16.50 | 148 | 23.29 |
1909 | 39.11 | 107 | .. | 27.69 | 138 | .. | 34.06 | 111 | .. | 32.45 | 177 | .. | 25.86 | 171 | .. | 27.29 | 170 | .. |
1910 | 37.02 | 135 | .. | 24.62 | 116 | .. | 49.00 | 133 | .. | 46.91 | 160 | .. | 24.61 | 167 | .. | 25.22 | 205 | .. |
1911 | 23.38 | 108 | .. | 15.99 | 127 | .. | 35.21 | 128 | .. | 50.24 | 155 | .. | 36.61 | 168 | .. | 26.78 | 193 | .. |
1912 | 27.85 | 123 | .. | 19.57 | 116 | .. | 41.30 | 114 | .. | 47.51 | 172 | .. | 20.37 | 157 | .. | 23.14 | 181 | .. |
1913 | 38.28 | 141 | .. | 18.16 | 102 | .. | 40.81 | 115 | .. | 57.70 | 141 | .. | 21.17 | 157 | .. | 19.36 | 165 | .. |
1914 | 20.21 | 128 | .. | 11.39 | 91 | .. | 33.99 | 141 | .. | 56.42 | 149 | .. | 18.57 | 129 | .. | 15.42 | 154 | .. |
1915 | 43.61 | 164 | .. | 11.38 | 117 | .. | 25.66 | 93 | .. | 34.83 | 117 | .. | 20.95 | 167 | .. | 20.91 | 196 | .. |
1916 | 35.16 | 128 | .. | 28.16 | 142 | .. | 52.80 | 136 | .. | 44.91 | 161 | .. | 38.04 | 170 | .. | 43.39 | 203 | .. |
1917 | 45.64 | 146 | .. | 28.90 | 153 | .. | 40.92 | 127 | .. | 52.40 | 151 | .. | 30.57 | 171 | .. | 30.62 | 214 | .. |
1918 | 39.58 | 138 | 34.98 | 17.41 | 107 | 21.13 | 24.95 | 121 | 37.87 | 42.99 | 149 | 46.64 | 27.13 | 160 | 26.39 | 26.04 | 179 | 25.82 |
1919 | 30.66 | 120 | .. | 17.21 | 108 | .. | 19.36 | 96 | .. | 58.71 | 152 | .. | 24.89 | 141 | .. | 22.48 | 153 | .. |
1920 | 40.35 | 124 | .. | 26.70 | 119 | .. | 39.72 | 122 | .. | 43.42 | 159 | .. | 28.27 | 162 | .. | 18.00 | 182 | .. |
1921 | 41.09 | 135 | .. | 22.64 | 100 | .. | 54.31 | 167 | .. | 43.34 | 140 | .. | 29.76 | 154 | .. | 18.04 | 159 | .. |
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Aver. No. of Yrs. | .. | .. | 33.91
(46) | .. | .. | 21.05
(83) | .. | .. | 45.46
(72) | .. | .. | 48.27
(83) | .. | .. | 26.24
(78) | .. | .. | 23.59
(79) |
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NOTE: The above average Rainfall figures for Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne differ slightly from the mean annual falls given in the Climatological Tables on pp. 62-64, which are for a less number of years.