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4. The average yearly rainfall is 85.72 inches. As might be expected most of the rain falls in the Summer months, May, June, July, August and September.
5. July, August and September are marked by atmospheric disturbances which now and then culminate in typhoons or cyclones accompanied by blinding sheets of rain.
6. The abnormality which caused most concern to the Public Health Authorities was the drought in the first half of the year which following on that of 1928 caused a serious shortage of water. The following table shows the rainfall for the first two quarters and the average for the same periods for the last fifty years.
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 1929 2.02 12.35 Mean for last 50 years 6.09 33.415The fall in July of 22.7 inches which exceeded the average for that month by 8.55 inches terminated the crisis.
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4. The average yearly rainfall is 85.72 inches. As might be expected most of the rain falls in the Summer months, May, June, July, August and September.
5. July, August and September are marked by atmospheric disturbances which now and then culminate in typhoons or cyclones accompanied by blinding sheets of rain.
6. The abnormality which caused most concern to the Pub- lic Health Authorities was the drought in the first half of the year which following on that of 1928 caused a serious shortage of water. The following table shows the rainfall for the first. two quarters and the average for the same periods for the last fifty years.
1st Quarter
2nd
1929.
2.02
Mean for last 50 years.
6.09
12.35
33.415
The fall in July of 22.7 inches which exceeded the average for that month by 8.55 inches terminated the crisis.
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