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ON the low-lying east bank of the Demerara River, about eight miles from its mouth, is situate Diamond Plantation, the largest sugar factory in British Guiana, located approximately at 6° 42′ N. and 58° 10 W. Preserved at Diamond is a valuable record of the daily rainfall for the past forty-six years. Through the courtesy of the Plantation authorities, I have been able to secure a copy of the register.
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WILLIAMS, C. Rainfall and Moon Phases in the Tropics. Nature 139, 244–245 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139244b0
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