{"id":3351,"date":"2021-08-25T03:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T17:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2021-08-25T03:44:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T17:44:37","slug":"the-climate-of-australia-13-oct-1868-it-is-of-course-impossible-to-predict-that-any-particular-year-will-be-wet-or-dry-but-we-may-reasonably-conclude-that-there-is-every-probability-of-a-greater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=3351","title":{"rendered":"THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. 13 Oct 1868. It is, of course, impossible to predict that any particular year will be wet or dry, but we may reasonably conclude that there is every probability of a greater number of dry seasons than floods during the next fifteen or twenty years, and those whose interests are likely to be affected either way, will, in my opinion, be acting prudently, by taking precautions rather against droughts than floods."},"content":{"rendered":"

THE CLIMATE OF AUSTRALIA. (1868, October 13). Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1875)<\/i>, p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2021, from https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/newspaper\/article\/60828173#<\/a><\/p>\n

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A correspondent of the Grafton Observer writes to that journal as follows:\u2014<\/h3>\n
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\u201d From observations made by those who have had the best opportunities of forming a correct opinion, there is little doubt that Australia is subject to long periods during which dry seasons prevail, and again, intervals of some years, in which there is a prevalence of floods; and it may prove of interest to some of your readers to have before them a record of the observations made since the colony was first established, which bear upon this subject.\u00a0 \u201c<\/div>\n
I therefore append at foot, an account of all the recorded floods and droughts which have taken place since the colony was established. It must be borne in mind that these observations are of necessity confined to those districts which were settled at the various periods, and will not, until lately, refer to any part north of the Hunter or Port Macquarie.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201d This table was for the most part prepared by Dr. Jevons, and I extracted it from a document in the<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sydney Observatory.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe theory of alternate long period or prevailing wet or dry seasons may be confirmed in the mind of any one who will observe the numerous small swamps in which there is a growth of gum trees, which must have required a period of at least fifteen years, during which there was no standing water on the ground, and after they had attained their present growth, a succession of hot seasons has left sufficient water on the ground to kill them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt is, of course, impossible to predict that any particular year will be wet or dry, but we may reasonably conclude that there is every probability of a greater number of dry seasons than floods during the next fifteen or twenty years, and those whose interests are likely to be affected either way, will, in my opinion, be acting prudently, by taking precautions rather against droughts than floods.\u201d<\/div>\n
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201d THOMAS CARTER.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cGrafton, October 3rd.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DRY period.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1789 . Drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1791 . Drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1797 . Drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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WET PERIOD.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1799 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1800 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1801 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1805 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1806 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1808 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1809 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1810 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1811 . Do, slight drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1812 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1814 . Severe drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1815 . Severe drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1816. Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1817 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1818 . Slight drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1819 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1820 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1821 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1823 . Slight drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1824. Slight drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1826 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1827. Do., severe drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1829 . Severe drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1830 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1831 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1839 . Extreme drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1840 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1841 . Slight drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1842 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1843 .. Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1844 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1845 . Drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1850 .Flood\u2014drought<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1851. Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1852. Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1853 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1859 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1862 . Flood<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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