One Hundred Years ago One Hundred Years Ago February-1903 From Merriwa and Cassilis Standard Newspaper Weather Speculation for 1903 From J Harcourt Giddons MSA, Astronomical meteorologist from Commonwealth Weather Chart. The year 1903 will probably be one of the wettest known in the annals of Australia .The first two months of the year will be very unsettled, with considerable rain in Northern, but little in Southern Australia. About the middle of March there will be a general break up of the drought, and a wet winter will follow. Floods will occur early in April. Spring rains will be sufficient. Considerable rain is probable about the middle of November and the latter part of December. Residents on river banks, specially warned of April floods. If the disturbance is very intense, which at probably will be after so long a drought, the rains may commence several days earlier than stated in forecast. Rainfall in Merriwa for the year 1903, rain in millimetres Jan 3.0/ Feb 9.4/ Mar 56.5/ Apr 34.5/ May 37.3/ June 15.6/ July 30.2/ Aug 73.1/ Sep 192.2/ Oct 48.1/ Nov 78.0/ Dec 74.9/ total for the year 652.8 Total for the year 1902 400.7 Total for the year 1904 846.8 Total for the year 1905 346.2 It will be interesting to see if the year 2003 is as lucky, time will tell. By Carole Douch for the Merriwa Historical Society.Inc.