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DATE. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. 1. 1.04 *03 *40 *30 *03 *05 *46 .37 *07 '01 1.17 *60 2. .17 .78 2.79 .11 1.12 *48 *01 1.18 1.25 .11 3.28 .13 3. *09 *03 .22 .76 *52 *44 .03 '07 3.28 *01 *47 *03 4. *05 *35 1.92 *02 *01 *03 *25 1.40 5. *01 *04 .01 *26 2.69 Total, 4.74 1.61 *44 4.68 11.65 32.97 8.99 6.84 11.10 *78 *06 *08

Total for the year 83.94 inches. Average for the last ten years at the Botanic Gardens—88.80 inches. Total rainfall registered at the Hongkong Observatory for the year—79.86 inches.

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