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Show PRECIPITATION HISTORY OF STATE IS GIVEN . City Engineer L. C. Kelsey has prepared pre-pared a map, showing the precipitation In this State for a period beginning with the first settlement of the land, to be incorporated In his annual report. From this - map it is seen that the precipitation for the past year, although very low, is not so low as it has been in other years. From October 1, 1901, to October 1, 1902, it was slightly over 11 Inches; for the year 1894-5 it was H Inches; for 1887-8. 10 inches, and for 1878-9, 10 Inches. The past three years have been & very dry period, having the smallest precipitation precipi-tation for any three consecutive years since 18S6 to 1889. |