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THE meteorological service of Southern Rhodesia is, of course, in its infancy. Nevertheless, for the period under review 46 climatological stations and 550 rainfall stations were available, a network sufficient to give a good idea of the course of the weather. For the purpose of obtaining a general survey of the rainfall, the element which is of paramount economic importance to agriculture in such a region, the Report states that a gauge to each 120 square miles is sufficient. Southern Rhodesia contains about 1200 such squares, and of these, 322 are at present occupied by gauges. Just as in the case of the British Isles, the rainfall observers are practically all voluntary helpers in meteorological work.
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N., E. Climate of Southern Rhodesia. Nature 129, 515–516 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129515a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/129515a0