Normanton | 35 | 37.11 | 35.26 | -1.85 | 18.50 | -5 ------------+------+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------- The following table shows the distribution of the average rainfall from 10.0 inches and under to over 40.0 inches:-- -----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ Average Annual | | | | | Rainfall. | N.S.W. | Victoria. |Queensland.| South | | | | | Australia.| -----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | | | | | | Under 10 inches | 81,144 | nil | 135,600 | 306,663 | 10-20 " | 116,363 | 36,300 | 255,300 | 57,935 | 20-30 " | 77,910 | 27,900 | 173,400 | 13,908 | 30-40 " | 20,414 | 18,770 | 58,700 | 1,198 | Over 40 " | 14,541 | 4,914 | 47,500 | 366 | +-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ Total Area | 310,372 | 87,884 | 670,500 | 380,070 | -----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+ [cont.] -----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------- Average Annual | | | | Rainfall. | Northern | Western | Tasmania.| Commonwealth. | Territory.| Australia.| | -----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------- | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | sqr. mls. | | | | Under 10 inches | 6,300 | 408,300 | nil | 938,007 10-20 " | 213,430 | 400,720 | nil | 1,080,048 20-30 " | 96,790 | 113,700 | 11,395 | 515,003 30-40 " | 120,600 | 39,100 | 5,396 | 264,178 Over 40 " | 86,500 | 14,100 | 9,424 | 177,345 +-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------- Total Area | 523,620 | 975,920 | 26,215 | 2,974,581 -----------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------------- The comparative rainfalls and temperatures at the respective State capitals, and at Canberra, the embryo Federal capital, are shown in the following table:--