storage.lib.uchicago.edustorage.lib.uchicago.edu/pres/2014/pres2014-0568-05.pdf · Report of the Rainfall Committee for the Year 1869—70, consisting of 0. Brooke, F.R.S. {Chairman),

[From the Beport of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1870].

REPORT

OF THE

RAINFALL COMMITTEE

FOR

THE YEAR 1869-70.

Report of the Rainfall Committee for the Year 1869—70, consisting of 0. Brooke, F.R.S. {Chairman), J. Glaisher, F.R.S., Prof. Phillips, F.R.S., J. P. Bateman, C.E., F.R.S., R. W. Mylne, C.E., F.R.S., T. Hawksley, C.E., Prof. Adams, F.R.S., C. Tomlinson, F.R.S., Prof. Sylvester, F.R.S., Dr. Pole, F.R.S., Rogers Pield, C.E., and G. J. Symons, Secretary.

In our last Report we reprinted the rules which had been issued for the guidance of observers, and we also expressed the opinion that a considerable addition to the staff in several districts was desirable. This proposal was app oved by the General Committee at Exeter, and a small sum granted towards the expenses which would he incurred.

One of the districts very destitute of observers was Dartmoor, and thither

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accordingly our Secretary proceeded, in order to obtain such further observers as seemed requisite. In this he was on the whole very successful, as the accompanying diagram shows more clearly than any explanation.

Bain-gauge Stations in Devonshire (part of).

1869. 1870.

Old Stations. Old and new Stations.

Great, however, as was the improvement then effected, it cannot be said that the rainfall of Dartmoor is properly observed until gauges have been started, one near Cranmere Pool and one between Meavy and Holne, two districts extremely difficult of access and quite uninhabited.

Subsequently circulars were sent to (and courteously inserted in) 'The Times/ 4 Nature/ 4 Scientific Opinion/ and various local journals in districts where observers were most required. About 100 volunteers were thus obtained, many of whom also undertook to pay for their own instruments, thus materially increasing the number of stations obtained by our special grant. Gauges, the property of this Association, have been supplied to the following stations during the past year, and, with hardly an exception, the returns sent in have been most satisfactory:—

Country, County. Station. Observer. England Devon Tavistock Reservoir Mr. Merrifield.

Clawton, Holsworthy W. W. Melhuish, Esq. Prison Garden, Dartmoor Mr. Watts. Bundles Cross, „ „ Powder-Mills, „ Mr. Henwood. Holne Vicarage, „ Rev. J. Gill. Oaklands, Oakhampton W. H. Holley, Esq. N. Lew, Hatherleigh Rev. T. England.

172 HEPORT—1870.

Country. County. Station. Observer. England Nottingham ... Grove Ho., Mansfield ...» R. Tyrer, Esq.

» Yorkshire Malham Tarn, Bell Busk W. Bissett, Esq. » i, Askrigg Mr. A. Knaggs. » „ Pateley Bridge E. Warburton, Esq.

Wales Carmarthen ... Llangadock F. Layard, Esq. Isle of Man Isle of Man ... Kirkmichael Rev. W. C. Ingram. Scotland Aberdeen Cairnbanno, New Deer Mr. W. Adie.

,, „ Forgue, Huntley Rev. J. Abel. a Argyll Ballachulish Rev. D. Mackenzie. 11 Ayr Holehouse, Patna Mr. P. Murdoch. it Banff Inchrory, Tomintoul Mr. A. MacRae. ,, Fife Auchtermuchty F. Troup, Esq., M.D. a Inverness Sligachan, Portree Mr. McDonald. ii Budgate, Cawdor J. Joss, Esq. ii Lanark Iron-works' School, Muirkirk... Mr. J. Wilson. „ Nairn Auldearn Mr. Laidlaw. „ Ross Strathconan C. J. Smith, Esq. ii ,, Gairloch Mr. A. Davidson.

Ireland Antrim Carrickfergus A. Sutherland, Esq. „ Galway Ballinasloe J. Kempster, Esq. n Kerry Cara Lake, Killarney J. B. Kennedy, Esq. „ „ Darrynane, Cahirciveen D. O'Connell, Esq.

While upon this subject, your Committee may point out that if a corps of amateur observers, suflficient for rainfall purposes, say, 1500 to 2000 in number, is to he kept together, a regular and considerable number of new ones must annually he obtained, to supply vacancies produced by death and removals. Your Committee, being fully convinced of the great and increas¬ ing importance of accurate registration of the fall of rain, will at all times be glad to receive, through their Secretary (G. J. Symons, Esq., 62 Camden Square, London), offers of assistance from residents in the less densely peopled parts of the British Isles. The instrument now used is extremely simple and inexpensive.

Your Committee have always regarded the examination of the gauges in use, of their positions, and the personal communication between their Secretary and the various observers as a matter of the highest importance. They have, therefore, much pleasure in announcing that upwards of one hundred stations have been visited during the past year. The various sug¬ gestions offered by the Secretary have been most cheerfully adopted by the observers, who often warmly express their approval of this inspection, both for its own sake and as tending to secure uniformity of practice, and to in¬ creased esprit de corps among the observers.

Full details of the results of the examinations in 1869-70 are given in -the Appendix. The number of stations examined in the respective counties was as follows:—

Berkshire 2 Cornwall (including Scilly) 43 Devon 32 Hampshire 1 Kent 7 Norfolk 2 Suffolk 6 Surrey 2 Montgomery 7 Radnor 2

We regret having been unable to take any steps during the past year to-


wards the collection of old observations. It is a most desirable object, and without it our other work will not be complete; but our Secretary has not time for it, and we have not funds to provide a regular copyist.

In our last Eeport we gave an analysis of the results of the experimental gauges employed at Calne to determine the relative indications of gauges of various sizes.

We now give a similar discussion of the series erected to test the influence of elevation above the ground on the amount collected. It had long been known that gauges on buildings collected considerably less than those on the ground, this branch of the inquiry having many years ago been examined with great care by Prof. Phillips. As his experiments and results are printed in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Eeports of this Association, it is unnecessary here to give more than a brief resume of the whole. Prof. Phillips had three similar gauges, one placed in the gardens of the York Museum, one on its roof, and one on a pole 9 feet above the battlements of the great tower of York Minster. The heights of these gauges, the total amounts collected, and their ratios are given in the following Table:—

Height 5>

Above ground „ high water

Ground. Museum. Minster.

ft. in. 0 2

29 0

ft. in. 43 8 72 8

ft. in. 212 10 241 10

Amount of rain.

- Total of 12 months, 1832-33 1833-34

»> » 1834-35 „ for 3 years

in. *379 *57i 15*94 65'44

in. 20*18 19-85 12*14 52*I7

in. 15*72 i4*96

8*29 38-97

Ratio. 1832-3 3 1833-3 4 18 34""3 5 3 years

lOO'O lOO'O lOO'O lOO'O

85*3 77*2 76*1 79*7

66-i 58*2 52*0 59-6

We need hardly remark that, owing to the labour of ascending to the top of the Minster, the observations were not taken daily, but about once a month. The result of a series of calculations was to indicate that the nor¬ mal rate of decrease was not very far from but that both the actual amount and the ratios were dependent on temperature.

The Calne experiments, of which we are now going to give a brief account, differed from those of Prof. Phillips, both in their object and their details. At York the object seems to have been to determine the causes of the dif¬ ferent amounts collected; at Calne it has been to ascertain the precise.dif¬ ferences, and the possibility, or otherwise, of deducing corrections whereby observations made at various small heights above the ground may be reduced to one common standard. Hence the gauges were mounted on posts, not on roofs ; the greatest height was 20 feet instead of 210 feet, and the readings were taken daily instead of monthly. It may be expedient, before proceed¬ ing further, to illustrate by an example the necessity for this correction (1) on account of its extent, (2) on account of the very various heights at which gauges are placed. Taking haphazard a single page of British Rain¬ fall, which contains returns from 44 stations, we find just 22 different heights, viz.:—

174 REPORT 1870.

Stations.

2 3 1 1 3 1 9 3

Height, ft. in. 0 4 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 10 0 11 1 0 1 1

Stations.

1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 3 . 1 . 1 . 1 .

Height, ft. in. 1 3 1 10 2 0 2 6 3 0 3 2 3 6 4 2

Stations.

1 . 3 . 1 . 3 . 1 . 2 .

Height, ft. in. 4 4 4 6 5 8 6 0 6 6

16 6

"VVe could hardly have stronger evidence of the necessity for uniformity in placing new gauges. Old gauges, however, must not he moved; therefore it is necessary to ascertain the correction for these various heights, and hence the following Tables. But we have not yet hinted at the amount of the cor¬ rection ; it will he presently shown that, within the above-quoted limits, viz. from 4 inches above the ground to 16 feet 6 inches, the amount collected will differ by 10 per cent.

The gauges employed in the Calne elevation experiments were in num¬ ber ten, in shape that known as " Glaisher's," 8 inches in diameter, and in general features identical; they were all constructed by Messrs. Negretti and Zambra, and remarkably accurate. They were placed at the following heights:—Level with turf, 2 inches, 6 inches, 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet above it: these were all exactly like fig. 1, the last two standing on dwarf

Fig. 1. Fig. 2.

posts. Then there were gauges, like fig. 2, at 5 feet, 10 feet, and 20 feet above the ground, supported on posts, into which a piece of gas tubing was inserted (as lead in a cedar pencil), down which the water passed into bottles at a conveniently accessible height. As objection may possibly he taken to this arrangement, on the ground of loss by evaporation, we may state that it was not adopted until repeated experiments had proved that the loss was almost inappreciable, even with delicate instruments. At 20 feet two gauges were placed, one 8 inches and one 5 inches in diameter; as it appears that the diminution is not the same for 5-inch as for 8-inch gauges, we shall not for the present discuss specially the observations with this gauge. During the first four years the whole of the gauges were read daily; during 1867


they were purposely read only once a month, in order to ascertain if any material difference would he detected.

Gauges whose mouths are level with, or near to, the surface of the ground are always found to collect more or less of the soil surrounding them, which is splashed up by heavy rain and collected in the gauge. Rain-gauges are usually so constructed that very little, if any, rain which falls within their receiving area shall splash out and escape. Hence it seems probable that gauges nearly level with the surrounding soil will always collect the true rainfall, plus insplashing. As a means of eliminating this source of error, another gauge, of the same pat¬ tern as the others, was added to the series in April 1865; it was sunk in a pit, the dfepth of which was equal to the height of the gauge, and with sloping sides, as in fig. 3. By this means the receiving surface was exactly level with the ground, and insplashing was impossible. This gauge will be called the pit-gauge.

These, then, are the instruments wherewith, and the conditions under which, the observations at Calne were taken. "We may now introduce some of the results, some only, for the observations are so voluminous and com¬ plete as to be almost inexhaustible.

Table I. contains the total amount collected in each gauge in each month from August 1863 to December 1867, both inclusive.

Table II. contains these monthly totals converted into ratios, the amount measured in the gauge whose receiving surface is one foot above the surface being taken as unity.

Table III. is exactly similar, except that the " pit-gauge" (fig. 3) is taken as unity.

Table IV. contains the total fall in each year and in the whole period ; also these values reduced to the ratios of the 1-foot gauge.

Table V. contains the 1-foot ratios, grouped according to months. Table VI. contains the mean monthly values deduced from Table V. Table VII. contains the mean monthly values deduced from Table III. Table VIII. contains the monthly (1-foot) ratios for 1864 and 1865

grouped according to the mean temperature of the days in each month on which rain fell.

Table IX. is similar, but grouped according to the hygrometric condition of the atmosphere on those days.

Table X. is similar, but grouped according to the mean velocity of the wind *.

It is hoped that this series of Tables is so complete as to render lengthened remarks unnecessary.

We have already referred to the pit-gauge, we may now point out its result, viz. that in the winter it catches very much less than the one sur¬ rounded by grass; and that though in summer both catch alike, on the average of the year the pit-gauge is.3 per cent, less than the "level," and agrees almost exactly with the one whose orifice is 2 inches aboVe the ground. This agreement of the "pit-gauge" and the "2-inch" seems to show that the amount collected by gauges thus placed is correct. The accompanying diagrams (Plate V.) show the mean monthly and annual deficiencies therefrom of gauges at various heights above the ground.

* In the formation of the last three Tables some calculations by Dr. Barter of Bath have been very useful.

176 REPORT 1870.

In order that the proportion which the altitudinal deficiency hears to the total rainfall may he readily seen, the annual diagram represents, by light shading, the actual fall at various heights above the ground; the amount col¬ lected by the "pit-gauge" is shown by the horizontal line of 1*000, and the deficiency in the upper gauges by the breadth of darker shading.

In the monthly diagrams, the variable breadth of this darker shading shows the variation of this altitude correction with the seasons.

Probably the most remarkable features in the annual curve are :—(1) its rapid curvature, i. e. rapid increase in the amount of rain collected within 1 foot of the surface of the ground; (2) the very slight alteration from about 7 feet to 20 feet.

This would seem to show that the rainfall actually reaching the ground is greater than what has hitherto been supposed, inasmuch as the majority of gauges hitherto erected have their orifice about 1 foot above the ground, and therefore collect, according to the results now before us, about 5 per cent. less than the real rainfall reaching the ground. This result appears so start¬ ling that further experiments will be conducted on the subject.

The difference between the curves of decrease in the various months is very considerable, and sufficiently proves that the annual mean values are not at all applicable to single months.

Tables VIII., IX., and X. seem to show that the variation is in no way dependent on the humidity of the air, hut either on temperature or wind- force, or possibly on radiation; the present investigation does not reveal which, inasmuch as the cold days, with rain, are usually windy ones.

Our duty in connexion with this subject is discharged by Tables VI. and VII., which give (for 8-inch gauges) the means of deducing the fall, either at the surface of the ground or at 1 foot above it, from observations of gauges on pedestals or pillars at any height less than 20 feet.

Perhaps it may be well to give an example. At Cockermouth there are two gauges, one 6 inches and the other 6 feet 6 inches above the ground; in the year 1869 they collected 46*31 and 44*48 respectively: the corrections from Table VIL are *969 and *920; then we have :—

Gauge 6 inches above ground=46*31-r*969=47,79=ground fall. „ 6 feet 6 inches „ =44*48-r-920 =48*34 =

Or if we require the 1-foot fall, then the corrections from Table VI. are 1*014 and *960; then we have:—

Gauge 6 inches above ground=46*31 -7-1*014=45*67=fall at 1 foot. „ 6 feet 6 inches „ =44*48-*- *960 = 46*33= „

This example was taken quite by chance, and the agreement being in both cases within 1| per cent., seems to show that the corrections are generally applicable. But on this point we have at present no evidence.

The inquiry we have just been pursuing naturally leads to the considera¬ tion of the best height for rain-gauges; and, although a novel plan, we are inclined to consider that, theoretically, the " pit-gauge" is the best. But there are several strong grounds of objection to it and to all gauges whose orifices are nearly level with the soil. We may mention a few:—

1. They become more or less filled with leaves during the autumn months, and their accuracy is thereby vitiated.

2. They become buried under snow, and the melting snow runs unfairly into them.


3. In cases of extremely heavy rain they collect water running along the surface of the ground, and sometimes become filled, at others float away on the water.

4. They are more liable to accidental injury, and to collect all kinds of rubbish than if slightly elevated.

5. It is evident, from the Tables, that an error of 1 inch in the height of a gauge near the surface is of as much importance as an error of 1 foot at a slight distance above it.

Moreover, it must be remembered that up to the present time not half a dozen pit-gauges have been used, and that therefore their adoption would involve the correction of all observations hitherto made.

And that though it appears probable that the rainfall actually reaching the ground is nearly 5 per cent, greater than what has hitherto been supposed, it would be precipitate to accept it without further examination.

As nearly half the gauges in the country are now fixed, with their receiv¬ ing surfaces, 1 foot above the ground, it would appear desirable that this height should be generally adopted.

In several previous Eeports we have given the results of elaborate inves¬ tigations of the percentage of rain falling in the various months in different parts of the British Isles; these Tables uniformly referred to decennial periods, such as 1810-19, 1820-29, 1830-39, 1840-49, 1850-59. AYe have there¬ fore recently completed another decade, and one of which the returns are much more complete than for any of its precursors. The computations of the mean monthly and annual rainfall during this period are in progress, but they are so heavy that they cannot be ready for this Eeport, and may per¬ haps not be completed for the next.

AYe give in the Appendix the usual detailed Tables of monthly fall at about 300 stations during the two years 1868-69, but we defer any remarks upon them until the averages are ready next year.

Your Committee cannot close their Eeport without drawing attention to the remarkable illustration of widespread interest in scientific pursuits afforded by the fact that there are now nearly 2000 persons in the British Isles regularly recording the fall of rain, and carefully watching any depar¬ ture from its normal distribution. Of the utility of this work, in a populous and manufacturing country like ours, it is needless to speak; but we may mention that other nations and our own colonies are copying our system, and that for water-works, canal, mill, and agricultural purposes rainfall ihformation is yearly more and more required.

The services rendered by the observers are (with but a very few excep¬ tions) entirely gratuitous, nay more, the observers themselves have to defray the cost of printing the results of their labours.

Considering that it is demonstrably a matter of national interest that this organization should be made as permanent as possible, we cannot help thinking that it would be a graceful and economical act were Government to offer to relieve the observers from the cost of reducing and printing their returns. A few hundreds annually would probably suffice to hold together a body of practised observers which has no equal in the world, and which, once broken up, could not be replaced; since, irrespective of the difficulty of training new observers, the continuity of the old observations would be destroyed.

1870.

178 REPORT—1870.

TABLES OP MONTHLY BAIN-

ENGLAND.

Division I.—Middlesex. Div. II.-S.E. Counties.

Middlesex. Surrey.

Height of Rain-gauge

above Ground Sea-level

Camden Town.

Upper Clapton. Hampstead.

Dittacy House, Mill

Hill, Hendon. Dunsfold,

Godalming. Weybridge

Heath.

0 ft. 4 in. Ill ft.

2 ft. 6 in. 90 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 385 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 420 ft.

2 ft. 6 in. 166 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 150 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February ... March April May June July August September... October November ... December ...

in. 3-89 1*21 1*28

1-58 78 *45

2*28 174 2*54 1*03 5-12

in. 2*76 2*48 1-97 1*28 3'27 1'03

•62 1-26 3-56 1-87 2*38 2-94

in. 3-61

•80 1-66 1-58 1-26

•60 •41

2*64 1-46 2*87

•91 479

in. 2-48 2-36 1'59 1-22 3-00 I-02

•64 1*43 3-27 1-89 2''37 2-77

in. 3-84 1-40 I"45 1 67

*93 •67 *44 2'93

2*27 2*76

'97 5-63

in. 2*72 2-64 I*95 1-41 2-99 1-14 •90

1'50

3*38 1*89 2*28 3*08

in. 3*17 r50

1-62 1-62 •89 •48 •60

3-56 2*56 2*66 1-41 577

in. 2-95 2*52 1-94 I"57 3-62 I'OO

*93 1'35 4-02 177 2,35 372

in. 3*93 1-24 1-25 2-23

•72 *50

2-42 4-12 2-32 2-56 1-31 7-02

in. 3*43 2*84 1*40 I'I3 5-11 1*19

•87 1*43 4*55 1-77 1-84

in. 4,04 I'oS 1*49 1-65 . -90

•65 ^'59 2-58 1-92 2''35 1'32

5*39

in. 3"34 2'54- 1-05 1-49 3*83 1*28 •90

1*37 4*38 1-76 2'37 274

Totals 23-40 25-42 22-59 24*04 24-96 25*88 25-84 27-74 29-62 28*98 25-96 27-05

Division II.—South-Eastern Counties (continued).

Kent (continued). Sussex.



River Head, Sevenoaks.

Acol, Margate.

Sidcup, Foots Cray.

Rrigbton Water Works.

West Thorney.

Cbicbester Mifseum.

1 ft. 0 in. 520 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 60 ft.

0 ft. 7 in. 1 ft. 0 in. 90 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 10 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 50 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1SG9. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February ... March April May June July August September ... October November ... December ...

in. 6*37 1-85 1-79 2-83

•80 •50

1-44 S^2

2*52 2-97 2-06 8*27

in. 4*05 3'65 2-80 1*89 4-26 1-53

■58 1-42 579 2-92 3*45 5*00

in. 2*85 1-17 no 1-51 1 *12

•89 •72

2'34 I-8I 1-69 2-05 4-26

in. 179 2'97 2*12 174 2*24 75 '29

1*07 175 2*22 1*64 2*02

in. 3-68 1*37 1-6o i*54

*57 *33 •58

2-47 2*50 2-03 i-io 4'42

in. 2*92 2-40 i-66 I-2 I 3*9° 1-36

*59 •96

3*47 1-43 273 2-77

in. 3*53 2*42 1*32 2*46 1-67 76

171 3*74

•85 4*53 1-24 7-55

in. 274 2*83 2*25 i*3i 4*34 1-30

•16 1-70 3*79 2*90 2-6I 3-81

in. 3'40 1-25 1*60 2*22 rc2

•48 ? -82 4-64 2-95 3*16 1-41 7*93

in. 3-18 2-I8 2-30 1-22 3'®3 2*11 i-52

*54 2,53 1*76 1*53 2*28

in. 3*05 1-03 1-41 2*25

'91

•69 •81

3*57 2*80 3*4i 1-38 7'30

in. 2-91 1-84 1*72 1-06 4*31 1-64 1-09

*59 4-83 2*29 i-86 3'21

Totals 34-82 37*34 21*51 20*60 22*19 25*4° 3178 29-74 30*88 2478 28-61 ^7*35

ON THE RAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

FALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

ENGLAND.

179

Division II.—South-Eastern Counties {continued).

Surrey (continued)< Kent.

Bagshot Park.

Kew Observatory.

S. Fields, Wandsworth. Dover. Horton Park,

Hytke. Liriton Park, Staplekurst. Tunbridge.

1 ft. 1 in. 130 ft.

1 ft. 3 in. 19 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 2 ft 2 in. 16 ft.

1 ft. 4 in. 350 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 296 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 71 ft.

1868 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 4*3o

•69 2*19 2*09

*68 *57

2*C2 2*51 1*96 2*35 1*07 4-85

in. 1'94 1*98 •66

3*34 2*86

•70 •62

1*43 378 1*26 2*19 277

in. 3*35 1*08

*95 1*48

*77 *43

1*62 2*52 2*24 2*27

•92 5*20

in. 2*30 1*94 1*06 1*26 3*06 1*04 •88

i'i7 375 1-44 2*27 2*46

in. 4*00 1 *20 1-15 3*55 1*40

*45 3*55 2*65 3*55 2*5° 1*18 5'25

in. 275 2*40 1*45 3*25 2*93 3*30 '77

1*80 3'7o 1-83 2*00 2-35

in. 4*58 i*37 3*45 i*97 3*77

*73 •85

4'32

1*67 3*55 2*41 6*31

in. 2*80 2*95 3'52

2*58 3*95

•90 *34

178 3*21 3-93 2*09 4*45

in. 3*84 i*37 3*49 1*92 1*29 73

1*18 4*48 2*52 2*83 2*81 674

in. 279 2*38 3*5o 1'93 3*86 3*25 '32

279 3'32

2*04 2*62 4*3 3

in. 3*65 3*35 1*29 1*21 I*92

•53 •63

2*30 2*70 2*07 1*78 578

in. 3*04 3*35 2*91 3-33 378

•87 '32

1*16 3*83 2'79 2*14 3*79

in. 370 i*oo 1 *9 1

2*04 76 *43

171 3*5° 1*91 2*02 1*89 6*io

in. 3'27 3'25 2*46 1*82 4*04

•98 •35

1*21 373 2*78 279 3*61

25*28 21*53 22*83 22*63 24*43 ^'33 30*98 30*50 31-18 30*89 25*39 29*09 26*97 30*09

Division II.—South-Easteen Counties {continued).

Sussex (continued)<

Bleak House, Hastings.

1 ft. 3 in. 80 ft.

1868. 1869.

m. 3*44 1-05 1*20 1*72 •76 •51

2*54 4*i5 1*02 2*80 i"67 5-36

•!!—— ^ 20*22

in. 2*42 2*27 1*90 1*30 4*59

•69 •26

1*70 3*20 1*79 2*17 S'S1

25*60

Dale Park, Arundel.

4 ft. 0 in. 316 ft.

Battle.

1 ft. 3 in.

1868. 1869.

m. 4*23 1*28 rS8 2*11 1*21

•86 1*04 3"87 3'94 4*06 1'43 8*86

3477

m. 3*22 3*27 1*35 1*13 475 1*52

•80 1*05 5*35 4*11

•84 3'25

30*64

1868.

m. 4-'S6

1*17 1*56 2*14 1*07

*57 2*OI 3*83 2*33 3*61 i*8o 679

31*44

1869.

m. 3^3 2*24 2*25 i*49 4*61 79 •31

2*03 4*5i 2*07 *•55 4'17

30*25

Cliilgroye, Chichester.

BalcombPlace, Cuckfield.

Oft. O'in. 284 ft.

1868. 1869.

in. 4*34 2*06 2*61 1*20 •6l *93

4*81 3*43 4*01 1*64 8*96

36*13

111. S'S1

2*91 r8o I*IO 4*42 I*95 1*15

6*00 2*31 2*47 4*21

33'38

1 ft. 3 in. 340 ft.

1868. 1869,

m. 5'09 1'39 1'39 2*39 1 *08

*54 2*46 2*78 2*72 2*74 1*50 8*38

32-46

in. 3'94 3*80 1*72 37i 3'5® I*67 •36

1*38 5-45 2*98 2*85 4*46

33*88

Petworth Bectory.

1 ft. 10 in. 190 ft.

1868. 1869.

m. 4*C)2 1*74 1*91 3*08

•98 •41

1*64 4*22 4*44 rs1

1*72 9*00

37*37

m. 4*i3 3*5o 1'43 1*24 4*91

178 77 •99

5*61 2*06 2*14 4*55

33*^

HAMrSIIIRE.

St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight.

1 ft. 0 in. 75 ft.

1868. 1869,

m. 4*00 1 *08 1*27 3*14 1*30 '54 *68

4-36 2*56 372 1'37 7'3I

31,33

m. 3-46 2*58 2*60 i*ii 4*72 2*15 1*17

•98 4-19 2*27 2*00 3*71

30*94

183 HE POUT 1870.

ENGLAND.

Division II.—South-EastePw:* Counties (continued).

Hampshire (continued).

Height of Kain-gauge


Hyde, Isle of Wight.

Osborne, Isle of Wight. Fareham.

Shirley Warren,

Southampton. Selborne. Liss,

Petersfield.

7 ft. 0 in. 15 ft.

' 0 ft. 6 in.

172 ft. 0 ft. 2 in.

20 ft. 4 ft. 0 in.

106 ft. 4 ft. 0 in.

400 ft. 0 ft. 8 in.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 4*52 1*40 1*48 3-02 1*16

•40 77

5-21 2*98 3-26 1*46 7'45

in. 4*00 2*52 2*70

•99 4*84 2*27 2*15

•61 6*26 2*40 rss 4'33

in. 3*68 1*50 i*68 2*75 1*25 *54 •52

4*68 3*82 3'CO 1*50 7*82

in. 3*82 2*79 2*18

*98 4*38 2*78 1*14

•60 5*82 2*25 1*64 4-03

in. 3*77 2*09 1*97 3'02

'*54 *59 *57

5*43 1*19 5*54 '*59 8*70

in. 3*67 2*73 2*00 1*41 5*48 2*08 1*18 •83

4-68 3-42 1-39 3'65

in. 4*14 1*62 1*59 3'24 171 73 •65

4*61 4*5° 2*73 '*75 8*22

in. 3*9° 2*06 1*72 I*IO 4*33 i*66 '91

*86 5*54 2*14 1*46 4-36

in. 5*73 2*19 2*21 2*85 1*59

•46 1*74 3*89 4*48 3*4' 2'44 8*54

in. 4*53 3*33 '*93 1*26 4*68 i*8I

*97 1*49 6*39 2*21 2*55 472

in. 7*45 2*48 3*o4 3*89 2*09

*27 no 4*88 3'23 3*72 2*94

10*69

in. 6*25 3*60 1*89 1*36 4*88 1*76 1*20 1*63 7*12 2*50 2*6I 5*82

Totals 33-11 34'65 3*74 3**4' 36*00 32-52 35*49 30-04 39*53 35'87 45*78 40*62

Division III.—South Midland Counties (continued).

Buckinghamshire. Northampton. Bedford. Cambridge.

Height of Hain-gauge


HighWycomb. Althorpe House.

Welling- borough. Cardington. Whsbech.

Mid-level Sluice,

Outwell.

0 ft. 9 in. 225 ft.

3 ft. 4 in. 310 ft.

0 ft. 8 in. 0 ft. 0 in. 100 ft.

8 ft. 0 in. 18 ft.

4 ft. 0 in. 16 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 3*66 1*58 1*82 1*72

•69 *55

1*50 3*55 3*21 2*87 1*16 5'°°

in. 3'24 2*00 '*39 i*86 3*16 '*57 i'52

1*63 3*94 i*34 2*52 377

in. 2*30 1*62 178 1*65 72

*45 *26

3'23 rz1

2*02 I*90 4-46

in. 3*22 2*16 1 *20 1*46 4*29 1*85

•29 •96

3*78 1*25 2*21 3'52

in. 2*63 1*05 1*67 1*14

*44 71 *'4

2*64 2*30 2*41 1*34 4*28

in. 2*64 2*07 1*56 1*95 4'05 1*29 •30 •96

3*0' *94

2*02 348

in. 2*80 1*50 1*64 1*13 •60

1 00 *'5

3*20 3*20 2*40 I '20 3'12

in. 2*50 i*3o 1*30 '*75 3*5° 1'15

•30 •82

2*25 1 *00 2*00 2*88

in. 1*62 '*39 '*54 '*45 •3' •52

•56 2*89 2*41 2*86 1*19 4*94

in. 1*85 2*20 1*90 1*63 3*5i i*6o

*44 2*08 3*16 1*27 1*94 3'9I

in. 1 *01

*92 '*3' '*'3

•11 *53 *33

1*98 2*40 2*45 1*07 3*4°

in. '*35 2*23 2*25 179 2*63 1*22

•63 1*76 3*34 1*19 '75 2*97

Totals 27'3I 27*94 23*70 26*19 2075 24*27 21*94 21'25 21*68 2 5'49 16*64 23*i6

OX THE RAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES,

ENGLAND.

181

Division II.—South- Eastern Counties

(icontinued). Hampshire (continued).

Aldershot.

6 ft. 0 in. 331 ft.

1868. 1869.

in. in. 4'39 3'23

•80 2*96 2,33 1*151 2*42 1*30

*93 4*35! •48 1*28'

2'34 •99 3'09 no 2*58 3"36 2*52 2*20 I*74 2*06 1 6*29 3'241

29'9I 27*22 1

Berkshire.

Long Wittenham.

1 ft. 0 in. 170 ft.

1868. 1869.

m. 374

*95 2-05 1*65

•68 79

175 3-61 4*44 274 1*27 4*12

2779

m. 3-61 2*69 1*22 1-66 3"32

1-1% •68

1-65 3*3° 2-57 2*89 3*47

28*84

Division III.—South Midland Counties.

Hertfordshire.

Berkhemp- stead.

1 ft. 6 in. 370 ft.

1868. 1869.

in. 4"05 1-83 1*98 2*36

•82 71 •56

5*02

3-02 1'52

572

32*09

m. 3*95 2*59 1*76 1-94 2*86 1'33

*53 4-56 1'33 Z74 3-84

29*1I

Boyston.

0 ft. 6 in. 266 ft.

1868. 1869.

m. 2*60 1*30 177 1*42

*54 '52

•20 4-89 2'47 2*23 1-17 3*51

22*62

in. 2*63 2*1 I 179 2*20 3*60 1*12

*59 '95

276 *95

2*17 3-69

24-56

Hitcliin.

2 ft. 0 in. 240 ft.

1868. 1869.

m. 2*98 1*49 1*52 1*65

*57 *42

'24 4*81 277 2*89 I'lO 3*97

24*41

m. 2*58 2*02 1*46 174 Vl* 1-19

•60 •87

3'12

1*07 2-32 3'27

23'55

Oxford.

Badcliffe Observatory,

Oxford.

0 ft. 8 in. 210 ft. *

1868. 1869.

in. 3-12 1-65 1'50 1'54 *59 *93

1-87 3*34 3*99 2*24 1*18 4*12

26*07

in. 377 2*17 1*30 1*16 2*95 1*40 1*06 I'3I

4*41 I*IO 2*41 3*43

26*47

Banbury.

7 ft. 0 in. 345 ft.

1868. 1869.

in. 275 2*13 1*90 1-58

*88 •46 *49

3'64 3'°5 2*36 2*07 5*34

26*65

111. 4*3i 2*20 i*54 1'33 4*47 1*64

*35 *9!

3*87 1*24 2'34 4*29

28*49

Division IY.—Êastern Counties.

Essex. Suffolk.

Epping. Dorward's Hall, Witham. Dunmow. Booking,

Braintree. Aslidon Rectory, Linton.

Grundisburgh. Culford, Bury St.

Edmund's.

6 ft. 0 in. 370 ft.?

1 ft. 6 in. ? 20 ft.

0 ft. 3 in. 234 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 200 ft.

1ft. 0 in. 300 ft.

4 ft. 1 in. 1 ft. 6 in.

1868.

in. r-»4

•96 •91 •85

1*04 *I5 •40

2'39 1*89 2*40 1*08 4*86

1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 1*85 1*93

*97 1*30 2'55 1*15

•85 1*27 3*80 1*05 2*20 2*45

in. 2,34

*57 1*38

•96 1*18

*49 *12

I*07 1*22 I*70

*54 3*80

in. 1*95 2'45 I"44 1*28 2*78

'91

•16 *97

2*90 1*90 2*40 276

in. 1*09 i*33 I*34 i*25 *•85 •74 •26

3*3i 1*90 2*14 i*c8 4*5°

in. 2*91 2*80 i*8o I*49 3*20 1*07 79

1*83 2'34 i*88 2'49 3*26

in. 2'CO 1*27 i*34 1-36 I*6I '54 73

2*49 1*64 2'Ol 1*14 3*54

in. 2*40 3'03 2*05 1*18 yî 1 *06

*54 1*58 4*68 2*18 2*36 3'49

in. 2*19 1*36 1*69 1'35 i*25

•28 *33

2*02 1*83 2*28 I *08 374

in. 2*41 2*08 1*31 1*77 3*21

•90 •69

1*85 3-85 1*62 2*70 3*62

in. 2*31 1*41 1*48 1*48 l*OI '44 '31

i*6o 1 *41 1*90 ni 3'49

in. i*66 2*85 2*40

*66 2*58 1*14

*37 1 *20 2'93 2*08 2*50 374

in. 2*69 1*65 2*05 i*68 •56

1*12 *22

1*98 1*74 2*62 I*37 4*04

in. 2*08 2'49 1*87 1*23 3'23 171

•46 2*25 3-58 2*78 2*48 4'84

1 18*67 21'37 21*90 20*79 25*86 19*67 27*72 19*40 26*01 18*15 24*11 21*72 29*00

182 REPORT 1870.

ENGLAND.

Division IV.—Eastekn- Counties (continued). Division V.—

South-Western- Coun-ties.

Norfolk. Wiltshire.



Geldeston, Reccles.

Cossey, Norwich.

Egmere, Fakenbam. Holkbam. Baverstock. Marlborougb.

1ft. 4 in. - 34 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 4 ft. 0 in. 150 ft.

0 ft. 0 in. 39 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 229 ft.

4 ft. 0 in. 500 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 1-83 1*28 1*62 1*70

•86 *55 •25

i'69 1-65 r88 1*98 S^1

in. 3*51 2*47 3'38

'62 2,i6 1-19 2*11 i*68 2*42 3*36 2-37

in. 2*12 1*49 2*06 3*90

•79 •70 •55

2*82 2*27 2*6i 2*24. 4-48

in. 3*68 2*38 3*10 1*26 2*81 3*69

•58 3*66 3'07 2*90 2*62 4-48

in. 3*92 3*86 2:53 3*32

•33 '41

•14 3*37 3*16

2*29 2*30 5*4o

in. I"57 2*03 i*54 1*03 2*49 1*32

•54 3*92 3*50 2*58 2*0 I 4*59

in. 2*00 l*6o 1*92 2*45

•25 •25 •37

3-36 2-38 2*67 1*65 472

in. 3*98 3*92 2*35 3*08 3*00 I-I7 1*18 i-55 W 2*33 3*90 4*00

in. 3*45

1*85 2*75 3*30 •40 •65

5*60 5T5 2*63 2*05 6*35

in. 4*40 2*70 3*15 75

3*80

'45 75

4*85 2*05 2*00 3*23

in. 4-43 2-15 i75 2*50 1-38 3*46 3 *01 4*88 5*27 2*66 i-ss 5'S1

in. 3*50 2*59 3*68 3*43 4*17 3*31

•56 379 5-27 1'93 2*55 3-67

Totals 19*20 27*63 24-03 28*23 27-63 25*12 23*42 25-63 j 33-31 27*28 33'5^ 30*43

Division V*—South Western- Counties (continued).

Devon (continued).



Landscore, Teignmouth.

Broadbem- bury,

Honiton. Cove,

Tiverton. Castle Hill, S. Molton.

Great Torrington. Barnstaple.

0 ft. 6 in. 120 ft.

1 ft. 6 in. 400 ft.

Oft. 10 in. 450 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 200 ft.

1 ft. 1 in. 321 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 31ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 4*16

•89 3*67 2*32 3*56

•42 *43

3*57 4*04 i*55 3*46

7*38

in. 2*78 2*19 2*45

*74 6*57

*73 ■31 •28

2*37 3*92 1*18 4*04

in. 3*19 3*85 2*01 2*08 3*35 3*22 3 *00 S'SO 5*23 3*24 yi* 6*27

in. 376 2*72 2*22 3*13 5*36

*53 •84 *66

4*25 1*73 2*39 4*4i

in. 5'S1

3*50 3:35 3*54 n1

•85 •59

5*42 3'38

3*95 2*37 9*72

in. 5'07 3'96

2*54 r86 5*48

•41 '77

3*03 5*94 2*60 4*91

5*72

in. 6*50 2*31 3'9T

2*98 3*86

*31 •78

5*5i 3*80 6*43 2*77 8*85

in. 5"48

5*57 2*99 2*73 6*17

•50 *93

2*28 7-09 4-85 4*62 5*24

in. 6-So 2*89 4*00 3*00 3*98

*34 •42

5*24 3*27 5*49 3'18

8-05

in. 5*60 5*I2 I*95 3-68 4*56

•32 *86 *75

7*27 3'3* 4-54 6*43

in. 6*30 2*23 3*23 2*50 3*93

*52 *38

4-68 373 5*59 2*29 678

in. 4*69 4*35 3-06 3*89 4*9°

*54 •90

1*43 6*oo 476 4*03 5'19

Totals 31*45 25*56 35-88 29*98 43*49 40*29 46*03 48-43 44*66 42*39 39*94 39*72

ON THE RAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES,

ENGLAND.

183

Division Y.- -South-'Westeen Counties (continued),

Wiltshire (continued). Dorset. Devo^.

Chippenham, West

Tytherton. Blandford. Dorchester. Bridport.

Saltram Gardens,

Plymouth. Ivybridge.

Dartmoor Prison

Reservoir.

1 ft. 2 in. 150 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 0 ft. 6 in. 250 ft.

0 ft. 11 in. 85 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 96 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 175 ft.

0 ft. 2 in. 1400 ft.

18G8. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. S'SS 1-41 1-42 2-51 1-13

•31 •80

4*22 374 2*28 1*42 4-31

in. 3-46 2*58 1*22 I'oS 4-15 1*34 79

1*12 3-85 1*69 2-37 3-32

in. 5-57 2-i6 2*56 2-58 1*67

•60 •51

4-80 5*39 378 2*91 y-n

in. 5'oi 3*33 2*56 1*27 5-61 1-25

*39 •92

570 1*77 1*98 4-67

in. 4*15 2-15 1-69 3*41 2*06

*93 *86

6-15 5'69 3*60 3*47 8*15

in. 471 3*48 2*21 1*21 5*19 1*21

*68 *86

5*45 2*45 *'53 4-40

in. 376 1*91 179 2*00 i'6i •40 •48

4-61 3'4° 372 2*83 6-88

in. 479 3'07 2*25 i'ii 474 I'I4

•41 •25

3*92 2-03 2*09 477

in. 5-18 2*50 274 4-24 *•15 •76 72

5*00 5-63 5-38 470 9'90

in. 5'97 3-21 2*29 1'45 7*20

•40 I*I3 71

3*23 2*99 3-21 4-71

in. 577 274 378 474 3-43

•76 '41

5*60 4-69 5'7o 5*22 9*22

in. 6-94 5'67 3*06 6-86 77 •88 •76

6*76 2*61 4-00 5*26

in. 9*01 5-08 6-68 7-04 37i 2'02 1*24 6-86 772 8-83 6*19

13*47

in. 9*74 979 471 3*25 9*61

•82 3*48 2-35 io73 57° 8-13 7-49

26-93 26*97 39,64 34*O6 42*31 34'3 * 3279 29-97 487° 367° 51*26 46-58 77-65 75-00

Division Y.—Sobtii-Western Counties (continued.)

CORNAVALL.

Helston. Penzance. Tehidy Park, Redruth. Truro. Bodmin.

Treharrock House,

Wadebridge. Altarnum.

5 ft. 0 in. 115 ft.

2 ft. 6 in. 94 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 100 ft.

40 ft. 0 in. 56 ft.

2 ft. 6 in. 338 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 300 ft.

0 ft. 10 in. 570 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. in. 4-07 2*25 2*05 277 1*40 '94 •89

3*32 37i 471 3-90

675

in. 376

3*33 273 1*22 4*09 75 *43 *77

472 2*65 4-64 4"3i

in. 6*92 2*62 2*25 2*97 1-68

•66 •86

3*83 2*55 5*4° 3*99 6*48

in. 6-93 3*98 2-82 1*42

7° •65 •80

4*83 2-35 4-90 5'69

in. 7-25 2*70 275 270 170 •90

rco 37o 4*10 470 57o 7*05

in. 6-85 AÔ 270 I70 2*40 70 •80 *60

4-4° 2-75 4-11 6*05

in. 7-15 2-42 2*48 3*61 1*69

*54 1*04 2-99 4*03 5*00 5*81 8-26

in. 6-8A 3-88 2*46

'97 5-42 •26 75 •48

4*46 2*27 4*81 5-62

in. 6-48 277 3-38 3-85 2*75

•82 •81

4-00 6*19 6*00 7*80 9'4°

in. 7*02 476

276 1-49 6-28 74 76

576 3-61 4-19 572

in. 4*01 1*96 2-34 2*27 I*IO •48 •98

4*02 2*59 5*36 4*16 6*86

in. 4-67 4-26 2-13 1*04 5-12

•96 71 78

5-12 3-17 4'04 4*29

in. 9*18 4*48 4*80 5-i3 3*29 i-45 1*21 5*75 6-57 8*67 7*37

I3-23

in. 9*23 6-93 2*65 2*12 7*45 1*06 •60

2*28 8-89 4*73 6-6i 7*97

3676 32*60 40-21 39*02 43-25 36-86 45*02 37-82 53-85 43*44 36*13 36-29 7I-I3 60*52

184 KEPORT 1870.

ENGLAND.

Division Y.—Soutii-"\Vestern Counties (continued). Division YI.—Y'est Midland Counties.

Somerset. Gloucester.


above Ground Sc'a-level

Fulland's School,

Taunton. Long Sutton,

Langport. Sherborne Reservoir,

East Harptree. Ratheaston Reservoir. Clifton. Circncester.

1 ft. 4 in. 0 ft. 7 in. 50 ft.

1ft. 0 in. 336 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. 226 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 192 ft.

1ft. 2 in. 446 ft.

1808. 18G9. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February .. March April May June July August ., , September ... October November ... December ...

in. 378

•82 277 177

*95 •61

1*26 5-65 3-58 272 1'34 5*23

in. 3-20 274 1*28

•51 4"63

•91 *44 •24

3'27 . 2*90

1-56

in. 3'3o 1'34 1*72 1*32

*93 I *01 1*21 4-96 3-48 2*38 1'57 5'oi

in. 3-98 2*38 1*62

*88 5*41

*95 •46 •78

3*94 2*14 1*58 3*34

in. 7-53 1*78 4"04 3*59 I"47 173 1*62 6*51 3*81 6*25 2*74

10*06

in. 7-44 573 1*85 1*78 7"I4 1*28 1*74 1*98 6*72 3x0 4*20 6*55

in. 4*46 rsS 1*50 2*12 no •92 *86

3*9° 3'64 2*72 175 5*62

in. 4-38 2-86 I*46 I *00 4*55 *'35 1 *00 74

4*45 1*50 2*04 3*93

in. 5'90 I*97 1*79 2*31 1*77 •64 *88

576 2*99 2*76 1*67 5'67

in. 5*37 3*88 1 *20 1*13 6*30 1*03

•96 1*40 577 2*44 2*40 4*29

in. 4-68 2*03 2*56 2*20 171

*31 •71

4*02 2-89 2 04 2*23 6*70

in. 5*60 3*37 i*6o 1*42 4*o9 I*52

•72 1*51 6*55 2*00 2-85 5-3°

Totals 30-48 25*01 28*23 27*46 S1'*! 49'4I 30*17 29*26 SF11 36*i7 32*68 36-53

Division VI.—West Midland Counties (cond.). Division YII.—North Midland Counties.

Worcester (continued). 1 Warwick. Leicester.

Height of Rain gauge


Orleton, Tenbury.

Arden House, 1 Henley-in-

Arden. Birmingham. Wigston,

Leicester. Thornton. Belvoir Castle.

0 ft. 9 in. 200 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. 400 ft.

Oft. 10 in. 310 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 220 ft.

2 ft. 8 in. ? 420 it.

1ft. Oin. 237 ft.

1868. 1869.

in. 4*53 2*90 1*79 1*47 5*51 1 *02 I*CO 1 *20 5,5I

2*06 2'37 4'45

| 1868. 18C9. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868.

in. i*88 1'54 1*90 1*69 '51

*49 •10

2*94 2*82 2*90 i*33 6*07

1869.

in. 2'93 2*55 2*75 2*47 4*74 1*50 73

1*52 2*95 1*10 1*95 3*77

J anuary February ... March April May June July August September... October November ... December ...

in. 3-07 2*21 1*76 i*8o 2*38

•45 •90

4*60 2*99 2*24 1*90 6*65

in. 2*28 1*83 1*98 1*67 j *06 •3c •20

4*87 2*51 1*95 1*72 5*66

• 26*03

in. 3*49 1*87 2*14 1*06 vH -73

•87 •89

3-J8 1-24 2*12 3*45

25*67

in. 2*29 1*89 2*92 1*94 1*67

"J9 •39 5,52 2 *47 1*92 1*82 6*6c

in. 3-46 3*08 2*50 1*82 5-75 1*21 •58

1*26 4*10 1*66 2*04 4*cc

3i*46

in. 171 1*64 2*56 1*27

*53 *33 •00

4*00 2*61 2*28 1*36 4*95

23*24

in. 2*82 1-91 I*96 2*65 4*72 1.71 1*13 1*21 2'43 75

1*83 3*58

26*70

in. 1*78 1*96 2*09 1*36 i*c8

•27 •05

3*73 2*1 8 2*52 1*29 5'>9

in. 2*41 2*18 1*87 1'45 6*15 1*17

*59 1*90 3*52

•98 2*04 3*81

Totals 30'95 29*62 23'50 28*07 24*17 29*01

OX THE ItAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

ENGLAND.

185

Division YI.—West Midland Counties (continued).

Gloucester (continued). IIeseford. SlIROrSIIIRE. "Worcester.

Quedgeley. Stretton Rectory,

Hereford.

Haughton Hall,

Sliifnall. Hengoed, Oswestry.

Nortkwick Park. West Malvern. Lark Hill,

Worcester.

0 ft. 10 in. 50 ft.

1 ft, 0 in. 190 ft.

4 ft. 6 in. 350 ft.

6 ft. 0 in. 471 ft.

1 ft. 6 in. 1 ft, 3 in. 900 ft.

1 ft, 0 in. 157 ft.

18G8. 18G9. 1868. 1860. 18G8. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 3*46 177 1-82 1-56 2*29

•26 •58

3*22 2*51 1-85 274 5'07

in. 5*50 3'67 I'S8

1-05 3*12 1-42 '94

1-09 6*20 1-92 2-05 5*15

in. 2*85 1-51 1-65 1-88 1*70

*34 1-30 4-85 3*65 1*63 1-28 6*34

in. 4*99 3'04 1'53

•91 4-46

*59 •46 •85

4-28

2-47 37i

in. 1-84 2-17 1-36 1-51 1-52

■14 *45

3'i8 2-62 1-50 1-14

in. 2-91 2-00 1'59 178 473

•96 72

1-41 4-76 1'59 2-21 TS1

in. 4*56 2-13 2*89 2*30 2-27

•38 •66

2*71 2-78 3-22 2-52

10-69

in. 4-86 3*00 1-69 1'44 6-45 '94

1*28 I-40 5"92

2*63 3-22 5'18

in. 2-88 2-18 1-58 i-68 1*16 -co

1x4 1-55 1-96 3*39 2-30 4-24

in. 5-24 2*22 1*89 1'93 3-64 1*42

•c8 •30

3*17 3*37 2'47 4'99

in. 2*60 1-56 1-27 2*21 2'15

•36 1-07 5*47 2-50 2-68 2*07 6-i 1

in. 5*39 3-28 I'3C

1-82 5'5J

1-16 *53

1-14 3-21 3-96 1-83 4*55

in. 2-54 1-52 1'59 2-28 1-79 •41

1-09 4-26 2-67 1-93 1'94 5-78

in. 4-65 270 1"37 1-26 5'11 1-23

•30 1-34 5'33 I"31

2-21 374

27-13 33'69 28-98 30'48 22-95 27-97 37-11 38*01 23-96 30*72 30-05 33-68 27*80 30'55

Division YII.- —North Midland Counties (continued).

Likcoln, Nottingham.

Lincoln. Market Rasen. Gainsborough. Rrigg. Grim shy. New Holland. Welbeck.

3 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 15 ft. 0 in. 3 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 0 in. 26 ft. 100 ft. 76 ft. 16 ft. 42 ft. 18 ft. 80 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. i'39 2'34 2*37 2*89 I'OI 1'84 1'34 2*20 1'34 2*49 i*6o 2*42 *'54 2-32 1-59 1-65 173 2*01 I-I2 '91 1'45 '94 *'53 1-52 i-66 1-40 1-92 *'5* 1-30 2-6I '94 2-91 •65 i'i 2 1-02 i"33 1*97 2-10 I75 P64 I'll 2*23

•96 2-15 1-68 i,57 *94 2*02 1-76 1-44 2-29 i-66 2-27 1-70 1-31 *•25 •23 4'36 •20 376 *94 4*38 •69 3'55 •22 473 *47 4-48 1*20 6-28 *49 1-25 •30 1-76 *55 1-86 •46 1'45 79 1-18 •89 '95 •23 •38 •41 '49 •24 •63 •21 ■22 *44 •60 •72 *34 •84 •17 'I9 •03 2-37 1-24 2*52 2-15 5'23 2*68 3'44 2-21 3*56 1-91 3'o8 1*83 , 3'4° 1-90

1-92 3'30 2*22 2'35 2-83 3'12 2-27 3'57 i-86 3'i5 1-74 2*55 2*22 4-36 2*21 •68 i-So 1-42 178 1-31 2*32 1-65 2'59 1-92 2'55 *'39 2-49 1-26

*94 I'I3 2*09 1-65 75 3*30 1-85 1-13 i-io 1-70 178 *'5i •92 i'61 5'83 2*90 5*26 278 S'IO 4*49 5'03 4-70 5-56 3*3° 5'99 3'27 I 6'i3 3'37 j

19-64 24*10 2I*35 25-88 21*11 25'25 22-07 24-77 23'53 26*00 24*62 23'3i 1 22*66 26*50

186 REPORT 1870.

ENGLAND.

Division VII.—North Midiahd Cohn'ties (continued). Div. VIII.—North- "Westeeh Counties.

Derby. Cheshire.



Derby. Chesterfield. Comb's Moss. Chapel-en-le- Frith. Macclesfield.

Cholmondelly Castle,

Nantwich.

5 ft. 0 in. 180 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 248 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 1669 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 963 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 539 ft.

1 ft. 6 in. 42 ft.

18G8. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. i'Si 2*58 2*32 1'55 1'35

•27 *33

3*14 172 3'01

1'06 6-88

in. 2*96 1*89 1*64 1*48 3*97 1*41 •65 *99

5*31 I*IO 2*04 Y91

in. 1*69 1*72 2*48 i*93 1*05

*55 •00

2*28 2*46 2*80 1*04 7*47

in. 3'36

2*01 2*24 1*83 5'36

*75 •05 *88

4*02 1*41 1*72 3*9°

in. 4*9° 6-35 5'93 1*46

•68 *22

3*49 3*45 5*53 2*92 8-90

in. 7*68 3-61 71

I'H 5*1° 2*12

•8l 3*18 7*55 3*79 6*31 5*5o

in. 2*36 3*66 5'65 3'17 i*54

*5° *34

3*95 2*63 5*6I 2*53 9*20

in. 4-19 4*45

•92 2*37 3*47 i*81

*74 3*06 7"I5 3*53 4*94 6-19

in. 1-94 2*02 3*83 274 1*93 •17 *39

3*42 1-94 4*60 1*64 7-89

in. 270 4-12 1*27 2-34 4*79

*97 i'i7 3*22 8 *20 2*54 3*63 4*74

in. 2*37 2*03 2*12 i*95 1-49

*55 *58

3*53 2*66 2*68 2*61 6*93

in. 2*89 1*89 I*57 1*54 5*84 roi 1*67 2*33 6*36 270 3'3o 3'13

Totals 26*02 27'35 25*47 27*53 47*i3 49-50 41-14 42*82 3271 39*69 2970 34*23

Division VIII.—N0 rth-IVestern Counties (continued).

Division IX.—Yorkshire.

Lancashire (continued). York.—West Riding.



Caton, Lancaster.

Holker, Cartmel.

Droomhall Park,

Sheffield. Redmires, Sheffield, Tickhill. Penistone.

1 ft. 9 in. 120 ft.

4 ft. 8 in. 155 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. 337 ft.

4 ft. 0 in. 1100 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. 61 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 717 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 3'38

3-12 5*02 2-6i 2-31

•45 •64

4*98 2*19 5-46 2*60 9*54

in. 4*49 5'99 1-28 2*93 3*03 2*65

•96 2*53 8*21 3*5i 4,63 4-69

in. 2,9I 3*65 5-11 274 2*17

•67 *53

6*03 2*94 5,04 rs*

10*28

in. 5*06 6*13 1*22 2*64 3*4o 2*01

2*38 8-86 3*57 6-25 5*4°

in. 2-47 1*88 2*64 2*17

*94 *47 •09

2*67 3*32 3*37 1*99 9*03

in. 3*I5 2*67 1*98 1*82 5*76

•87 •24 1*08

. 4*95 1'45 2-17 4-65

in. 17S 3'98

4*74 2-70 1*48

*59 •17

3mIS rs0

3'87 3'i8 9*49

in. 3*62 4-26 2*53 2*64 6*68 1*29

•67 2*07 6-14 276 4*93 6*31

in. 2*24 1*45 I*I4 1*40 1-03

•36 *4I

i*88 2*46 2*62 ro5 6*6o

in. 2*49 178 2*OI 171 5*07

*97 *27

1*39 3*12 175 I*59 3*23

in. 3*11 1*97 3*36 1*94

•63 •24 *45

2*18 3-63 3'30

2*32 8*22

in. 2*96 SM-8

1*76 1*92 5*62 1*07

*53 1*54 5*34 2*05 2*67 5"09

Totals 42-30 44-90 45'58 48*23 31*04 30'79 39'07 43*9° 22*64 25'38 3i*35 34*03


ENGLAND.

187

Division Till.—JSToeth-Western Counties (continued).

Lancashire.

Manchester. Waterhouses. Bolton-le- Moors.

HufFord, Ormskirk.

Howick House,

Preston. South Shore, Blackpool. Stonyhurst*.

2 ft. 7 in. 106 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 345 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 286 ft.

0 ft. 8 in. 38 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 72 ft.

1 ft. 8 in. 29 ft.

1 ft. 3 in. 381 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1860. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 2*75 2*1 I 4*00 r68

*87 *37 *45

2*50 176 4*51

S'n 8*12

in. 2-69 4-44 1-27 2* 10 2*73 1*12 1-13 2*63 6-32 yiz 4-28 3*62

in. 2-82 2*56 5*30 1-70 1-14

*47 •29

274 1*54 5-00 2-81 7*94

in. 2*57 4'36

1-24 rpl 2-99 1-25 1 *02 2-79 6-66 2*43 4*63 5*oi

in. 3-38 2*89 6*34 2'33 1-15

*33 •60

5'29 2'34 8*00 3-87 9-82

in. 3-26 5*5i i-68 3*12 2*98 1-74 1-24 4-21 9-21 5*07 6-70 4-28

in. 2*43 2*06 3*5o i-66 r68 '41 •31

3'24 1-58 5*56 2-88 6-88

in. 3*55 3*93 i*i3 2*84 3*4° i*43 •98 I*97

6-71 3*3° 3-87 2-82

in. 2*80 2*25 37o 1*90 1-65 '55 *35

3*4o 1-20 6-30 2-70 8-42

in. 4-00 4*75 1-20 2-8o 3*9° 1-70 1 *20 1'95 7*20 3-10 4-10 5'10

in. 2*60 2*05 • 3*57 1-85 2*05

*3° •22

3*45 I*35 4'5o 3-00 8-i6

in. 3*4° 4-40 1*12 1-90 2*78 i-oo

•5o 1-42 5'90

3-20 3-80 2*87

in. 4*45 4*35 i*45 5*93 2*10 2-14 5*43 3*5i 4*94 2-16 5'22

in. 3-80 4-40 6-40 2*30 i-6o

•70 •70

4*5° 2*50 6*80 4-00 9*5o

32*23 35*45 34*31 36-86 46-3+ 49-00 32'19 35*93 35'22 41-00 SS*10 32*29 47-04 i 47*2o

Division IX.- —Yorkshire ('continued).

York.—West Biding (continued).

Saddleworth. LongwooO, Huddersfield.

Ackworth, Pontefract.

Well Head, Halifax.

Ovenden Moor,

Halifax. Eccup, Leeds. York.

5 ft. 0 in. 640 ft.

4 ft. 6 in. 600 ft.

0 ft. 3 in. 135 ft.

Oft. 11 in. 487 ft.

0 ft. 10 in. 1375 ft.

0 ft. 0 in. 340 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 50 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 3-66 4*35 4'09 1-20 2-85

•63 *86

3-64 2-40 5*92

1-84 9*77

in. 2*59 6-36 1-09 i*93 57i I *21 1'53 3*47 7-65 3-46 5-02 5-06

in. 4-14 2'99 3*98 I-6I •84 •28 •36

2*29 3-63 3'67 2*91 8*20

in. 2-90 6-oo 1-23 1-89 5*64

•66 •80

1-90 5*4o 2*19 3*81 4-46

in. 2*45 77

1-27 177

*77 1-40

•24 2*13 3*98 2*13 roi 578

in. 2*40 1-15 1-40 1-90 5*47

*99 •86

1-20 3*45 1*07 1*94 2-85

in. 2*57 4*34 4*3° 1-20

*77 •07 •40

2*70 3*32 3-61 2*62 8-67

in. 2-81 5*72 2*50 1-65 5*64

•76 *55

2*00 5-60 i*88 3*92 4*83

in. 4*4° 3*3° 4*20 2-00 1-30

•10 •20

4-10 5-00 5-00 2-80 9*9°

in. 4-00 6-io 2*10 2'20 5*5° no

*3° 1-70 7*5° 2-70 4*5° 7-00

in. 2*94 1-70 2*78 1-70 1*21

*22 •30

2*12

2-85 2*34 6-99

in. 2*94 2*69 1-56 1-90 5'69 73 *57

i*57 4*7° 1*32 2*06 4*39

in. i*45 i*33 1-52 1-82 1-28 1-26

•40 2*56 3*24 2*89 2-00 5*95

in. 2-81 178 1-89 2*18 4*49 1*05 1-31 1*70 3-83 1-58 1-65 3-®5

41-21 45'08 34*9° 36-88 2370 24*68 34*57 37*86 42*30 44'7° 28-80 30-12 25-70 27*92 * Corrected for instrumental error.

188 REPORT—ISÔ.

ENGLAND.

Division IX.—Yoekshire (continued).

York.—West Riding (coniinucd)* York—East Riding. York—North Riding.



Ilarrogate. Settle. Arncliffe, Skipton.

BeverleyRoad, Hull.

Holme, on Spalding

Moor. Malton.

0 ft. G in. 420 ft.

40 ft. 0 in. 498 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 750 ft.

3 ft. 10 in. 11 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 30 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 73 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February ... March April May June July August September ... October November ... December ..

in. 3*28 1-49 279 2-lS 1*93

•36 •62

3-11 3*39 2-59 778

in. 2*50 3*21 1-94 1*62 S'lZ 1*21

•28 1-24 3*64 173 2*28 4-67

in. 4*37 4*45 4-21

3*10 1-56 •20 *35

474 2*82 4*37 3'05 8*70

in. 5'03 772. 1-85 2*62 3*44 O'OO

•97 2-05 6-92

'52

4-65 577

in. 8*03 4-82 8-19 3'83 2*63 I-40 •8l

6*52 4*28 7*53 6*42

12*24

in. 7-89 9*08 2-17 3'95 4-11 1*96 1*59 2-48

11-64 S'S1

8-71 8-12

in. 2*24 1'53 I*97 2*10

•70 1-07

•85 3'47 I-72 2*69 i*66 6-54

in. 2*66 1*40 2*29 2*94 4*69 1-25 •25

2*24 2*90 I*99 2*24 4*44

in. 1*57 1*14 1-28 173 1-17

•63 •63

178 2-41 2*62 1-36 5*02

in. 1-99 1*23 i*66 1*78 4-29 1*38

*59 2*17 2-48 1-96 1*78 3*42

in. 2*21 1-12 i*8a i*66 1-59

•88 •92

2*16 2*81 2'94 1*58 6-24

in. 3"03 i*99 2*25 177 377 1*51 1-07 1-23 3-26 2'35 2*27 3*99

Totals 32-83 29-45 41'92 41'54 66*70 65*01 26-54 28*29 21'34 2473 25'95 28*69

Division X.—Northern Counties (continued).

Northumberland {continued^. Cumberland.



Park End, Hexhara.

Lilburn Tower, Aln-

wick- Stonethwaite, Borrowdale.

Seathwaite, Borrowdale.

Whinfell Hall, Cockermouth.

Post Office, Keswick.

0 ft. 4 in. 277 ft.

6 ft. 9 in. 290 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 330 ft:

1 ft. 0 in. 422 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. 266 ft.

6 ft. 4 in. 270 ft.

1868. 1809. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 4*08 6*02 3*4° 275 1*29

*79 *47

2*52 3*60 2*43 2*29 4-69

in. 2*80 5*60 1*15 2*12 2*36 1*77

•93 1*27 4*85 1*91 4*34 4*33

in. 3-02 1*20 1-13 2*85 i*35 '51

•58 3*6! 3*76

1-56 3*33 4*54

in. 2-13 1*23 I*8I •89

2*6I 2*25 77

i*43 372

2*03 2-1 I 2'99

in. 9'42

17-52 18*29

6*19 5'03 2*06 i-io

11-72 4*47

14*37 7*64

21*68

in. 14*57 19*81

1-56 5*49 2*96 4*04 6*04 3'29

20*03 6*04

18*03 12*86

in. 13*54 I9'90

27*24 8*95 6*98 3*47 2*32

1370 577

18*30 9*43 27'51

in. 17*43

3'21

10*26 3-16 5*13 8*30 4*51

24*09 9*95

23*19 17*75

in. 5*9° 6*42 879 3'44 2*92 1*89 I*03 6*02 2*39 7*76 3'24 9'83

in. 7*i5 8-46

•61 3-10 2'45 2* 16 2*14 2*28

ic'60 4*75 771

7*40

in. 9'95 7*46 7*59 3*88 2*82 1*09

*35 7'14 3*21 5*43 2*72

14*08

in. 8*95

12-73 •58 2*37

2*24 2*71 2*48 2*24

I3'23 3*94

11*26 9'27

Totals 34'33 33*43 2 7'44 23'97 119-49 114*72 157*11 150*11 59'63 58*81 6572 72*00


ENGLAjSTD.

189

DivisionlX.—Yorkshire (continued). Division X.—Northern Counties.

York—North Riding (continued). Durham. N ORTIIUMBERLAND.

Beadlam Grange. Scarborough. Darlington. Sunderland. Allenheads. Bjvrell. North Shields.

0 ft. G in. 192 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 100 ft.

4 ft. 0 in. 140 ft.

1 ft. 6 in. . 85 ft.

0 ft. 5 in, 1360 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 87 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 124 ft.

18GS. 1869. 1868. 18G9. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 2*26 • •42 2*32 176 1*95

•55 •61

2*60 2*04 3-28

•90 7-02

in. 3'24 2*28 2*42 i*66 3'i5 1-87 1*06 ri6 3*26 3-27 2-07 377

in. 175 1*30 ri6 2"OI l*IO •40 78

2*50 2*72 3*10 2*14 4*94

in. 2*31 I*44 2'33 1*84 3*21 1*09

,9I 1'57 3-76 3-81 2*84 4*59

in. 4*58 1"33 1*44 2*19 1*62 •46

2*00 3^3 5*47 2*6I 2*11

IO*3I

in. 2*46 78

171 1*16 3*28 1*32 I*OI i*43 376 2-45 2*26 2*41

in. 1*77

•70 1*12 2*23 i*23 •46

I*OI 2*02 4* 20 2*1 I 2*52 V'S

in. 1*98 i*ii 1*97 1*47 2*86 1*27 1*09 1-58 3-68 3*01 2*18 3*16

in. 8*63 4*68 5*85 3*93 i*66 •42 •61

572

5*59 4*o5 5*o3

io*25

in. 6*o6 9*26 2*09 2'43 4*66 1*67 •87

1*77 8*97 3*08 7*64 5'94

in. 4'18 1'59 2*08 3'24

*94 •19 •91

2*07 3*9° 1*56 2*72 4*33

in. 2*38 i*8o 1*65 1'74 3*61 1*42

*25 1*23 3*49 I*8I 2'53 3*o6

in. 2*04 1*82 1*14 3'04 1*04

*43 *49

1*88 3*53 2*07 2'23 3*59

in. 2*28 i*32

1*30 1*76 2'57 1*27 77

1*29 2*8 1 2*81 2*95 2*8 I

2571 29*21 23*90 2973 37-25 24*03 23*50 25-36 56-42 54*44 27*71 24'97 23'35 23'94

Division X.—Northern Counties (continued).

Cumberland (continued.) "Westmoreland.

Cockermouth. Mire House, Bassenthwaite.

Edenhall, Penrith.

Scaleby, Carlisle, Kendal. The How,

Troutbeck. Appleby.

0 ft. 6 in. 158 ft.

0 ft. 7 in. 310 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 32 ft.?

0 ft. 8 in. 120 ft.

4 ft. 6 in. 149 ft.

1 ft. 2 in. 470 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 442 ft.

1868. 1869.

in. 5*35 6*63

•85 2*69 2*05 i*66 rSi i*8o 7*55 3*97 6*17 573

1868. 1809. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 3*2S 5'04

*79 2,34 2*08 1*40 2*16 viS 5*95 1-85 4*86 4*32

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 5'15 6*52 6*92 3'07 3*22 1*28 •80

4*11

1'93 5*99 2*91 8*22

in. S'32 6*85 8*19 3*10 3*15 1*15

•61 5*31 3*13 6*50 4*10

10*97

in. 6-53 8*12 '74 2'53

3*26 2*09

2*20 9'55 3'94 7'94 7*33

in. 4*20 3'00 4* co 2*90 1*50 roo

* '35 3'6o 2'95 3*00 2*15 6*03

in. 4*80 4*10

•50 1 *20 2*00 1'50

1-50 I *00 6*20 3*9° 1*5° 2,30

in. 1*56 3*35 3'04 2*57 2*30

•84 •71

4'17 2*60 2*87 1*41 4*35

in. 4*09 6*67 7*06 3*08 2*06

•81 '56

6*i6 2*69 6*oo

10*43

in. 5*34 8*40 1*42 3'9Z 2'73 1-75 I*6I i*88

10*97 3*59 6*99 6*84

in. 6*91

1179 12*20 4*17 2*41 1*09 75

7*49 3'5i

10*64 6*15

15*66

in. 9'83

14-14 2* 16 4-63 3-08 2*52 2*66 2'79 I4'45 4*41

io*45 20*95

in. 6*oi 3'57 4'23 2*36 1*41

•68 *53

2 *47 274 3*02 3*07 8*90

in. 5'5I

5*34 *66

1*18 i'54 1*28

*96 **93 7*54 2*48 3*4i 5*66

50*I2 46-31 58-38 55*6I 35*I8 30*50 2977 SS'zo 52-75 55'50 82*77 82*07 39'04 37*49

190 REPORT 1870.

"WALES.

Division XI.—Monsiouth:, "Wales, and the Islands.

Monmoutii. Glamorgan. Carmarthen. Pembroke.



Llanfrechfa, Newport Abergavenny. Swansea.

♦ Carmarthen. Haverford-

west. Kilgerran.

1 ft. 0 in. 360 ft.

1 ft 3 in. 220 ft.

16 ft. 0 in. 30 ft.

0 ft. 5 in. 78 ft

2 ft. 5 in. 60 ft.

1 ft. 2 in. 80 ft.

1868. 18C9. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February ... March April Mav June July August September... October November ... December ...

in. 7*45 2*61 S'l? 3'4i 2'l6

•62 'z3

5*22 5-00 S'tS 478 973

in. 7-89 5*47 1-94 1*50 57o

•84 *•33 1*64 7*38 171 2-57 8*52

in. 3*55 170 2*60 2*87 2*09

*35 •41

4'9I

5-64 2*24 3'07 9'5S

in. 8-72 3-89 2*18 I'll 5*23 75 *43 70

5-80 2*25 IÔ 5*35

in. 2-66 1-56 2*29 1*47 2*58

•08 *35

4-11 2*42 3^4 1-50 6-86

in. 4-62 5'2i *'53 2*03 3-20

*49 ro6 1-24 5-85 273 2-24 3*99

in. 3-53 2*16 3,05 1-89 2*22

•80 no 2*08 4-07 5-19 3-40

io-6o

in. 6-83 4-72 2-88 3*03 3'99 '94

2*00 1-91 7-80 3'5Z

4*28 6-96

in. 5*72 2*22 3'03 2*02 2'35 1-16 1-09 3*48 4-04 5-5o 4*74

10-48

in. 9'05 6-ii 3*14 2-99 5-65

•58 2*38 2*20 8*52 373 4-4° 5*94

in. 4*22 2*54 3-86 2-09 1*82 •96

i-8i 3-50 3*01 3*47 1*04

14-89

in. 7-78 5-84 i"33 2*72 3-68

•42 •88 '97

7'44 3*50 4-06 5-49

Totals 47'53 46-49 39'OJ 38*51 29-52 34*19 40*09 48-86 45'83 S4-'69 43'21 44'11

Division XI.—Mokmouth, "Wales, and the Islands (continued).

Merioneth. Carnarvon. Isle of Man. Channel Islands.



Brithdin, Dolgelly.

Plas Brereton, Carnarvon.

Llanfairfe- chan. Douglas. Point of Ayr. Guernsey.

2 ft. 0 in. 500 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 25 ft.

0 ft. 8 in. 150 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 4 in. 27 ft.?

12 ft. 0 in. 204 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 9'13 6-81 7-48 4*44 3*54

•65 i-39 5-87 4'23 7*49 S'S2

1571

in. 9*37

10-77 3*09 6-45 3-12 1-47 1-92 4-05

13-62 5'27 8-68 9*43

in. 4-15 3*60 3-79 2-IO 1-47 •28

1-13 2-51 i-93 4-19 3*75 876

in. 6-54 2-9I 1'57 2*36 3-18 1-34

•83 1'99 10-17 4*58 3*79 4-29

in. 3'67 3-15 3-3° 2-32 1-3° •40 •83

2*61 2-24 3'31

3*5I

8*43

in. 5'01

4-19 1-78 2-34 3'07 1-09

•40 1-98 7*74 3-87 3*55 3*48

in. 4-80 3-80 5-00 1-90 2*00

•10 •00

3-80 1-50 2-30 1-87 7*43

in. 5-4o 4-61 i-6o 2*32 2'43

•96 •36 •99

4-15 76

3'42

4*65

in. 2*60 270 3*55 1*69 2-66

•48 •10

4*30 i-88 1-65 2-15 7'29

in. 4-34 3-30

*77 1-78 2*13

•63 •91

1-38 4-11 i-45 4*21 2*64

in. 4-09 i-33 1-8I 2-92 2*48

*43 *39

sM 2-04 4*28 2-49 8-66

in. 3-86 3'14 2-85 2-21 4-62 1-24

•12 •63

3-03 2-74 3"23 5'32

Totals 72*26 77,24 37*66 43*55 35'07 38*50 34-50 3I'^5 31'05 27-65 34'76 32'99


"WALES.

Division XI —Monmouth, Wales, and the Islands (continued).

Cardigan. Brecknock. Radnor. Elint. Denbigh.

Lampeter. Aberystwith. Pen-y-Maes, Hay.

* Cefnfaes, Bhayader. Hawarden. Maes-y-dre,

Holywell. Llandudno.

5 ft. 0 in. 420 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 42 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 317 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. 880 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 268 ft.

5 ft. 0 in. 400 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 99 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 6-36 3*i7 4,22 270 2-08

•38 5'14

•83 3-86 4'4° W

10-99

in. 7"*3 477 2*47 2*10 3-90

*55 *97

2*23 8-21 y9i 4'44 6*45

in. 5*57 2-95 4-29 2*84 1-56

•52 2*47 3'31 2*26 471

2-77 9'13

in. 5*45 4*25 i'93 3*32 2*64

•91

1-16 3*47 7-56 4-06 S'So 3-01

in. 3*55 1-50 2-44 1-59 2-12

*39 1-I9 5*43 3'99 2-61 1-38 7-18

in. 5*28 3'46

1-67 1-31 S'3°

•89 78 *95

6-47 2-31 2-6i 4*44

in. 5*55 3*10

4-21 279 2*58

•24 I'I9 4*38 3-86 3*95 2*91 777

in. 5*56 5*49 178 2-77 4*59

•70 •82

1'49 7*52 2*70 5*i7 7*39

in. 2*09 2*05 2*32 i-66 1-78 •15 *43

2*80 2-20 2*22 3*24 6*67

in. 3-26 2*75 2*04 i-8o 5-56

*93 73

1-31 5*i5 3-16 3*56 2-66

in. 1*69 1*20 1-85

*54 •67 •04 •22

1-18 2*03 2*82 2-17 6-32

in. 2*85 3*58 ri6 i*53 4-88 1-03

*42 178 4*47 3'07 3*3i 2*30

in. 3*81 3-01 3-26 1-46 71 *15 •29

i*73 i*77 2-56 2*78 8*22

in. 4-12 3*43 i*37 2-17 3*9°

•82 *5°

r66 6-50 2*77 3*92 3*07

48-26 47-23 42-40 43-06 33*37 35*47 42*53 45-98 27*61 32*91 2073 30*38 29*75 34*23

Div. XI.—Monmotjth, Wales, &c. (continued).

SCOTLAXD. Division XII.—Southern Counties.

Channel Islands (continued Wigtown. Kirkcudbright. Dumfries.

Millbrook, Jersey. Alderney^ S. Cairn,

Stranraer. Little Ross. Carspbairn. Cargen. Drumlanrig.

1 ft. 0 in. 50 ft.

10 ft. 0 in. 48 ft.

0 ft. 4 in. 209 ft.

3ft. Sin. 125 ft.?

3 ft. 10 in. 574 ft.

Oft. 4in. 80 ft. 191 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 375 1-28 1-64 2*57 1'49

*54 *34

3-88 2-15 3-68 3*i3 4*42

in. I*97 2*21 2*63 2*99 3*34 77 •42 •88

3'2I 3-16 3*46 5-50

in. 3-12 1-13 1-22 2*02 2-52

*75 •32

4*47 2*34 4*38 1-52 5-85

in. 3'O6 2*48 2*92 1*75 4*35 1-18 •27 •32

3*39 2*90 3*04 5*^3

in. 4*35 4-40 6*25 4'15 3'8S I *20

•85 4-CO 2-50 6*20 4*05 8*50

in. 9-00 5*25 2-20 5*70 2*50 2-00 3*20 2*60 8*20 4-60 9*05 5*90

in. 2*29 2*97 3*39 1*96 2-42

*35 •38

4*26 I"93 2*27 i*55 6-68

in. 4*36 3*o9

*74 1-56 2'12

•51 •64

1*03 4*03 1'45 2-90 2*49

in. 9*3i 6*93 9*38 4-01 4'15 1*07

'42 7-58 3-62 7*93 7*93

14-10

in. 10*07

6*95 •78

2*38 1-52 1'45 2*15 1-50 9-18 3*04 8*72

10*27

in. 4*5o 7*38 8-14 3*44 3'00

•46 •56

5*49 2-76 5*24 2*90

10-48

in. 7-08 8-oi

•86 1*95 I*97 1-15 1-96

■94 8-20 2-46 6-04 9-78

in. 6*20 8*00 77o 4-00 3*4o 1'00

•70 4-10 2*50 5*3o no 6-oo

in. 6-90 6-30

•80 2*30

•60 1*20 i-lo i-6o 7-70 1*90 5*3o 7-80

| 28-87 3o*54 29-64 3i*59 50*30 60-20 3o*45 24-92 76-50 58-01 54*35 50*40 50-00 43*5o

19:3 KEPOllT—1870.

SCOTLAND.

Div. XII.—SouTimiw Counties {continued). Division XIII.—South-Eastehn Counties.

Dumfries {continued). Roxburgu. Selkirk. Peebles. Berwick. Haddington.

. ITeightof Kain-gauge


Wanlockhead. Silverbut Hall, Hawick.

Bowhill Gardens.

N. Esk Reservoir.

Penicuick. Thirlestane. East Linton.

0 ft. 4 in. 1330 ft.

4 ft. 0 in. 512 ft.

11 ft. 0 in. 537 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 1150 ft.

0 ft. 3 in. 558 ft.

Oft. 3in. 90 ft.

1868. 1809. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1863. 1869.


in. 8-45

10*29 i3,oo

5*37 5*84 1 "02 2*83 674 2*56 8*19 4-63

1677

in. 10*54

8*15 1-39 2*57

•92 2*40 4-17 1*50 8*88 3*09 878

io'oS

in. 4-00 3*48 3*67 3'39 1-74 1*25 •68

4-19 4*06 2*13 2-08 5*68

in. 379 3*54 1-15 1*32 2-51 1-17

•58 1 *01 5-28 1-94 2-39 3-62

in. 4-10 4*97 4*04 2-30 2*22 no

*33 375 3*60 2*98 3*00 4*52

in. 4*3o 2*99 roo 1"43 2*93 1*40 *54

1*04 5-12 1*07 2*43 375

in. 5*95 4*9° 3*40 4'30

2 *00 •80 •65

6*70 3-35 2*95 3*30 4*55

in. 2-45 5 *00 1*05 1-65 2*15 3*30 1*25

•80 5*55 2*25 3*20 2*85

in. 4*30 2*00 2-20 2*90 1*50 •60 •30

3*40 3*20 1-95 2-30 4-60

in. 3*1° 2*20 1 *20 2*00 r6o 1*80 •40 *95

4*30 1*90 i*6o 3*20

in. 2*10 1*10 roi 2*86 i*68

•29 •42

2*11 2*72

•58 •80 2*45

in. 179

- 1 *08 1-co 1-76 1*82

•27 •98

2*63 1-98

•85 •48

Totals 85-69 62-47 3®'35 28-30 36-91 28-00 43*35 31-50 29*25 24*25 18*12 1577

Division XIY.—SouTH-AVESTEitN Counties {continued).

Lanark {continued'). Ayr. Renfrew.



Hill End House, Shotts. Girvan. Auchendrane,

Ayr. Mansfield,

Largs. Nither Place,

Mearns. Greenock.

7 ft. 0 in. 620 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 15 ft.

2 ft. 3 in. 93 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 30 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 350 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 50 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February ... March April May June July August September.. October November ... December ...

in. 3-98 4-66 4-00 3*17 2*45 1*58

•58 4*45 2*47 3*55 2*86 4*70

in. 371

4*75 75 •72

1-09 2-14 r53 1*54 5*58 2"OI 3*83 3*20

in. 6*40 6*10 8*45 3'50

3 *00 •90 •85

4*70 1'75 5*70

10*65

in. 8*25 4*60 no 2*50

•90 1*95 2*10 1 *20 6-50 3*66 7-10 6-95

in. 5"63 S'99 6-49 3-52 2*19

*95 •80

6*i6 1*70 5*86 2*54 7*09

in. 4*60 5-48

•67 2*CO J*02 1*87 2*39 1*47 6*38 2*95 7*22 6*8o

in. 6*io 5*9° 6*40 3*50 2*30 1-70 1-30 6-00 2*30 5*60 4-20 7*20

in. 5*60 5*4o 1*40 2*60

•70 1*90 3*00 1-20 8*40 2-00 6-8o 7 20

in. 8-38 7*75 8*12 3*25 3*5o 175

•50 5*88 3-co 7*12 5-00 875

in. 6*oo 575 1 *00 2*00 1-50 2'CO 2*50

*75 8*oo 2*13 575 9*37

in. 12-02 1174 921 4*52 3*78 2-11 1'05 8*42 2*32 652 5 *00

10-62

in. 9*52

11*41 1*01 2-51

•82 1-84 2*98 1*25

10*72 2-45 8*55

11*41

Totals 38-45 SQ'SS 57*5o 46*81 48*92 42-85 52*50 46-20 63-00 46-75 77*3i 64*47

ON THE RAINFALL IN THE RUITISJI ISIJE^. 103,

SCOTLAND.

Division XIII.—Sottth-Easteex Counties (continued).

J ' ' 1 w ->l -» -» ? 0 O

Division XIY.—South-Westeex Counties.

Edinburgh. Lanark.

G-lencorse. Inveresk. Charlotte-sq., Edinburgh.

Xewmains, CastleDouglas.

Aucbinraith, Hamilton.

Glasgow Observatory. Bailliestown.

0 ft. G in. 787 ftt

2 ft. 0 in. 60 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 230 ft.

0 ft. 4 in. 783 ft.

4 ft. 9 in. 150 ft.

0 ft. 1 in. 180 ft.

0 ft. 3 in. 230 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. S^0

6*00 3*9° 4-65 2*60 1*20

*55 5-80 4*60 2*90 S'OS S'SO

in. 3-50 4*80 *'5° 2*00 2-95 1*15

"95 1-25 570 2*35 270 3*55

in. 3*20 2-47 2*04 2-90 1-96

•50 *37

5-06 372 173 2*16 3-81

in. 2-42 2*32

•86 1-08 1-64 1*26

*49 *97

4*54 1-82 1'34

*94

in. 3-61 2*08 1'95 3-28 1 *81

•48 *34

4*30 3-27 2-13 1*45 3-87

in. 2*84 2*67 79

i-oi 2*64 1-74 73 76

4*33 1-48 1-42 1-82

in. 7-89 6-13 5'9* 4-89 3-26 1-06

•46 5-26 2*82 575 373 7-81

in. 4-25 6-65

•5i 1-76 1'45 1-40

•99 1*27 5*39 1-06 7-67 6-65

in. 4-48 4*05 3*55 2-65 1-98

•84 •20

3-68 2-47 3*69 3-02 4*53

in. 2*93 4-05

•48 •85 •74

2*28 1-28

•90 4*93 1*21 3-64 4-52

in. 6*55 5*79 4-19 3-9° 2-93 1-51

*59 4-60 3-10 4-64 4*10 6-io

in. 4-52 6-32

*94 1-48

•99 2-14 2-66 1-03 6*25 1'73 5*22 5-79

in. 7^5 6-88 5'13 4*73 3-26 i-35

*45 6-39 3*63 4*79 4-11 6-54

in. 4*35 6*20

•98 1-48 1'54 2-38 2*09 1-42 7-08 2-24 5-32 7*02

46'4S 32-40 30-12 19-68 28-57 22-23 54-98 39'05 35*14 27*81 48*00 39'07 55-11 42,IO

Division XY.- -West Midland Counties •

Dumbarton. Stirling. Bute. Argyll.

Ballocli Castle.

Arddarock, Locb Long. Polmalse. | Pladda.

Devaar, Campbell-

town. Khinns of

Islay. M Arthur's

Head.

0 ft. 4 in. 91ft.

Oft. 10 in. 80 ft.

0 ft. 2 in. 12 ft.

3 ft. 3 in. 55 ft.?

3 ft. 4 in. 75 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 74 ft.?

Oft. 4in. 106 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1809. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. in. 8*92 7-01 6*09 4*35 2-74 2-50 1-31 5*56 3-06 575 4-01 7-48

in. 7-96 6-20 1-42 i *81 75 2-73

2-73 •92

8-51 2'37 6-85 6*05

in. 12*68 I3'92

11-09 6*03 579 3*53 1-38 8-27 4*55 9-87 8*01

13-91

in. 10-89 10-34 2-74 2-14

. *57 2-40 2-60 '97

I179 3*49 9-70

11-72

in. 8-00 5-10 4*20 4-10 3-30 1-50

•60 5-00 2-50 4-00 3'co 7-00

in. 5*30 5-20 i-io 1-25

•80 2-30 2-00 1 00 57° 2-IC S'lO, 6*00

in. 4-70 5-87 7'25 3-07 3-10

•90 1-28 7-15 1-52 5-92 2-79 5-65

in. 4-19 4-27 1*62 2-IO

•78 1-46 I-29 1-20 7-86 3-30

6-37 4-30

in. 5-08 5'03 7*21 2*28 3-80

•76 *93

5-5° 2-13 8-31 4*02 5-26

in. 573 5-89 2-38 3*33

*47 1-26 2*50 1-42 6-47 3-26 8*io 6-36

in. • 3*61

3-67 4-26 rsB *'59 1*22

•51 4*62 2*40 3-98 4-05 4*19

in. 2-49< 3*33 1-io 2-20 71

1-58 2*27 1-16 4*74 2-19 5-20 4-27

in. 8-20

1 roc io-oo 4-20 5-60 2-50 1-50 8-io 2'5o 9*20 6*20 8-oo

in. 6-40 6*90 2*10 3.30 1-co i*6o 3'2o i-8o

1 i-6o 4-20 9-80 9-70

58-78 48-30 99'03 69-35 48-30 35'85 49-20 3874 50*31 47'i7 3666 31'24 77-00 61*60 1870.

, 19iiv .. REPORT—1870. » r » i*

SCOTLAND.

c-cco c<i ** r Division XY.—"West ITidlakd Cotjxties (continued). *

Argyll (continued).

Height of Bain-gauge


Castle Toward. Airds, Appin. Callton Mor. Inverary

Castle. Lismore. Hynisb.

4 ft, 0 in. 65 ft.

0 ft. 2 in. 12 ft.

4 ft. 6 in. 65 ft.

0 ft. 1 in. 35 ft.

3 ft. 4 in. 37 ft.

0 ft. 0 in.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February ... March April May June July August September... October November... December ...

in. 9*31 6*03 6*57 3*52 3*99 1'35 6-69 2*34 5*37 4*08 7*47

in. 6*24 5*66 rzS 2-03

*49 2*71 4*01 ri8 773 2*03 6*08 6-i6

in. 8*50

10*20 6*50 3*60 6*8o 4* 00 1*70 7*4° 1*30 5*90 3*20 8*20

in. 6*20 6*70 1*90 3 "40

•40 2*50 3*30 1*90 9*00 4*4° 8*00 9*10

in. 8*oi 7*87 7*5° 3*28 4*16 2*40 1*58 7*16 i*86 7*29 4*80 7-85

in. 7*06 6-73 1-91 2*89

•69 2*56 3*45 1*90 8*74 3*93 8*48 7*59

in. 10*00 14*00

8*oo 4*00 6*oo 4*00 I'OO 8*00 2*00 9*00 6*oo 9*00

in. 7*00 9*00 3-00 2*00 I'OO 4*00 4*00 1*50

I2*CO 6*oo 6*50 8*oo

in. 4*82 7*63 3*39 2*72 5*16 2*09

*99 5*60 i*88 4*11 2*33 5*26

in. 2*78 4-51 1*19 1*94

•20 i*6i 2'53 1*03 3*34 2*89 5*03 7*22

in. 7*49

i3*29 I2'6I

3*69 6*54 3*94 1*08 5*70 2*26 8*56 7-81

10-45

in. 9*52

10*09 4*46 3*69

'25 1*83 3*10 1*62 8*58 i*8o

11*94 9*75

Totals 58-27 45-6° 67*30 56*80 63-76 55*93 81 *00 64*00 45-98 34'27 83-42 66*63

Division XYI.—East Midland Counties {continued).

Perth (continued).

Height of Bain-gauge


Loch Katrine. Aucbtcrarder House.

Stronvar, Loch Earn Head. Trinity Gash. Scone Palace. Stratb-tay,

Logierait.

0 ft. 6 in. 830 ft.

2 ft. 3 in. 162 ft.

Oft. 4in. 460 ft.

0 ft. 1 in. 133 ft.

2 ft. 6 in. 80 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. ' 313 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.;

January ... February ... March April May June July August September ... October November ... December ...

in. II*8O 13*80 io*io

5*10 5*9° 2*90 1*50 8*6o 3 *00

10*20 6*io

15*90

in. 12*90

9*70 2*20 I*90 I *20 3 *00 4*00 1 *20

11*80 4*20 9*50

II*8O

in. 7*70 4*71 3*85 3-85 2*50

*75 •40

5*1° 2*90 2*65 2*20 7*35

in. 5*55 4*15

•60 I*IO I*IO 2*60 1 *20

•80 4*30 2*15 1*50 5-o5

in. 15*40 13*55 11*47

6*30 5*80 2*52

1*05 8*50 3*9° 9*20 6*6o

17*30

in. 20*37 10*27

7*15 3*3° i**5 3*45 4*20 1*05

11*85 4-67 4-67

i3'95

in. 6*15 3*08 3"30

3*16 2*88

• 1*12 *55

5*40 2*82 2*12 1*56 6*26

in. 5-78 3*20 I'OO 1*20 I *02 2-68 1*58

•68 4'92

2*60 1'55 5*10

in. 4'63 2*68 2*80 2'54 ^99

*45 *61

4*85 3*33 1*35 1*92 4*81

in. 4*17 1*95

*94 i*59

•60 1*92 1*15 1*05 4*60 3-00

*95 2*80

in. 5*35 4'° 3 3'67 4*02 2*44 I'OO

•58 4*81 3*o3 277 3*I4 6*27

in. 5'4Q 3-38

•76 1*3° 73

2*11 1*48

•88 4*12 , 3*29 ; 2*501 3'43 :

Totals 94*90 73*40 43-96 30*10 101*59 76*l8 38-40 3I*3I 31-96 24*72 41*11 29*45 !(


SCOTLAND.

Diy. XY.—(continued). Division XYI.—East ATidlattd Cotjkties.

Argyll (continued). Ol ACKilANNAN. Kinross. Fife. Perth.

Corran, Lock Eil.

Ardnamur- ckan. Dollar. Lock Leyen

Sluice. Kookton. Kippenross. Deanston.

4 in. • 14 ft.?

3 ft. 6 in. 82 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 170 ft.

0 ft. 10 in. Oft. Gin. 80 ft.

0 ft. 4in. 100 ft.

Oft. 4in. 130 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 15*00 21*50 "*53

3*83 6*50 575 2*40

10*50 i*8o 9*o5 5*65

10*75

in. 8*90 9-98

2*20 3*80

•20 3*35 4*80 1*70

12*15 4**6O

12*15

in. 4*60 7*18 5*57 2*16 VW 2*50 1*15 4'17 I'OI 4*43 2*66 4*66

in. 4*76 3*78 1*56 2*42

•11 •60

i-35 1*08 4*95 5*60 5-19 4*46

in. 6*57 5*00 4*14 4-46 2-94

•84 1*64 4*93 2*89 2*81 3*28 6*22

in. 6*05 4*02

'43 2*04 2*12 2*96 2-43 1*07 4-65 3-4* 2*62 4-05

in. 5*40 3'3Q

roo 3*20 2*60

•50 •3°

5-40 3*60 2*50 i*6o 6*50

in. 4*90 4*20

•80 1*60 I *20 2*80

•60 no 6*io 2*60 2*00 3*20

in. 3*68 2*28 1*90 2*89 1*98 •50 •25

3'92

3-04 1*89 I*25 4*71

in. r6i 2*46

*94 1*64 1*56 2*53 1*31

*86 5'09 2*26 1*14 rss

in. 6*40 2*10 3*5° 3*00 2*30

•25 •25

4*40 2*30 4*20 3*0° 6*6o

in. 5-85 3*80 '55 •70 •60

2*20 1*40 '55

5*65 2*50 2*70 5*20

in. 8*37 5*37 4*88 3'9i 2*90 1*29

•84 6*46 2*64 4*82 3-11

6*8i

in. 6*51 s'87 1 *00 1*42 1*04 274 2*19

•76 6*90 2*72 4*14 5'25

[04*26 78-38 44-01 35-86 45*72 35-86 37'90 31*10 28*29 24*98 39'3o 31*80 51*40 40*54

Division XYI.—East Midland Counties ('continued). Division XYII.—North-Easteen Counties.

Forfar. Kincardine. Aberdeen.

Dundee, Necropolis. Arkroatk. Montrose. Tke Burn,

Breckin. Braemar. Aberdeen. Castle Newe.

0 ft. 5 in. 167 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. Gift.

2 ft. 0 in. 200 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 237 ft.

0 ft. 9 in. 1114 ft.

0 ft. 4 in. 95 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 915 ft.

11868. 1869. 1868. 1809. 1§68. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

t in. f <3-60

if 1,35 1*45 ( 3*40 1'55 1 *25

| *20 [ -5-45 J 1 4*40

1 I,35 r ^so

1 1 5-oo

in. 4*00 1*25

•80 1'55 •85

2*60 '95

Z95 6*05 2*95

•80 1*90

in. 3*63 1*85 1*92 2*69 I*97

*44 •30

5*26 4*68 2-33 1'34 7*22

in. 4*05 1*06 1*04 1'57 1*76 2-53

•81 *95

S,l3 2*87

*55 1*41

in. 2*66 1'97 2*27 3"78 2*24

•58 *21

5*89 6*50 3*35

*49 7*85

in. 7-15 1-31

•83 2*30 1*67 2*28 x-S6 2*58 5*52 5-07 2*11 2*49

in. 4*90 2*10 2*00 3-30 1*90

-70 'SO

4*20 4*90 2*70 1*40 7*10

in. 5*10 2*30 1*50 1*50 70

2*90 1 *20 1 *20 5*00 4* 60

•fo 3'30

in. 4-65 3'i9 2*64 2*80 i*8i

*93 •29

5'58 4*14 2*52 2*24 6-44

in. 4*71 2*28 1*13 2*41

•70 2*17

*94 i-3i 477 4*59 2*90 375

in. 2*75 1-63 1*72 2*40 1*49

•60 72

6-43 3-56 i*86 •40

4-96

in. 3-55 1*17 1*89 2*23 1*47 1*79

•85 1*32 4*60 5*74 *'54 2*92

in. 3*27 1*98 1*36 4*16 77 '51 '44

6*02 4*94 2*12 1*84 3*06

in. 3*10 1'35 2*23 2*98 i'5o 2*21

•50 i*6o 3'9o 5 *00 2*75 2*69

, ^9-5o >

24*65 33'®3 2373 3779 34*87 35'5o 30*10 37*23 31*66 28*52 29*07 30'47 29*81

19(5 HEPOUT 18/0.

SCOTLAND.

Division XYII.—NoRTn-EisTErwX Counties (continued).

Aberdeen (continued).



January February .. March ..... April May June July August September ., October ..... November ., December .,

Totals .....

Tillydesk, Ellon.

0 Jt. 4 in. 349 ft.

1808. 1869.

3*12 2-08 rSy 2*63 1*32

*59 4*30 5*06 2*56 2*43 4*16

m. 3'36

2*22 277 2*11 1-91 1*84

•66 1-56 6-34. 6*62 3*60 2*43

31-23 35-42

Banff.

Gordon Castle.

1 ft. 0 in. 70 ft.

1868. 1869,

3*47 3-85 I'lO 2-86

•72 1-06 74

4-7° 5*05 2*14 2*08 1-46

29-23

in. 1-87 2-76 1-77 2*09 2-86 1-65

*95 2*04 4*10 4-90 3'32

2*53 30-84

Div. XYIII.—North-Western Counties.

ROSS AND CROMARTY.

Inverinate House,

Loch Alsb.

3 ft. 0 in. 150 ft.

1868. 1869.

I 1-12 1972 978 2-25 5*35 4*75 3'00 9-80

•83 IO'52 5*55 9*47

9i74

in. 7*80 9"05 3-10 3*20

•65 1-8o 475 2-43

10*44 5*65

10-50 975

69-12

Lochbroom.

0 ft. 8 in. 47 ft.

1868. 1869.

in. 10-02 12*72

5*55 2-48 2*26 3-88

.58 8-26 2-07 8-52 4-52 4-63

65-49

5'25 6-89 2-63 2*41 1-74 1-67 2*46 174 6-17 5'65

IO'59 5'63

52-83

Cromarty.

3 ft. 4 in. 28 ft.

1868. 1869.

m. 3-68 3-81 1*65 1-76

*94 75 78

4-38 3-16 1-42 1-09 1*96

25-38

in. •90

2-46 *59

1-27 1-02 '87 *35

1-18 3*37 3-60 2-12 2-32

20*05

Div. XYIII. (continued). Division XIX.—XoninEEN Counties.

Inverness {continued). Sutherland. Caithness.



Grantovn. Laggan. Dunrobin. House of Tongue. Cape "YYrath. Nosshead.

1 ft. 2 in. 712 ft.

0 ft. 9 in. 821 ft.

0 ft. 3 in. Oft.

0 ft. 1 in. 33 ft.

3 ft. 6 in. 355 ft.

3 ft. 4 in. 127 ft.?

1868. 1869. 1808. 1869. 1868. 1809. 1808. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 18G9.


in. 4-82 3-06 1-50 2-49

*93 75 •80

4-16 3*34 1-97 2*61 2-19

in. i-88 2*62 1-94 3*30 1'99 2*44

•70 2-86 4-10

3-61 2*97

in. 10-63 10-62 7-01 3*77 2-27 2*75 71

6-69 1-65 6-29 4*25 6-48

in. 7*31 9-07 5-08 2-68

•90 1-92 1-83 '•34 6-56 5*29 9-48 7*80

in. 4-81 4-80 2* 10 1-22 1-40 1-58

•25 5-20 2-85 3-1° 1-70 2* IO

in. 1*60 4*35 2"00 1-90

•20 *60 •70

1-30 4*20 4-IO 4*60 3*00

in. 2-40 6-50 2-8O 2-70 i-8o 1*20 •30

8-oo 1-50 4-50 3*5° 3'50

in. 3-0° 6-50 2-30 4-00 1-50 •70

2-O0 1-30 6-oo 4*9° 8-40 3-20

in. 4*72 8 14 4*3° 2*54 2-32 2-93 1*33 8-58 2-25 5'ii i'93 4*55

in.

4-89 1*48 2*30 1-24 1-90 3*04 3*66 6-17 3'ii 6-ii 3*57

in. 2*39 3*53 2-34 i-6I 1-31 1-15

■89 4-08 I *21 2*38 1-52 3-88

in. 1-67 3*37 1-77 1*85 1-37 1-48

•60 2-26 4-83 2*49 5-16 1'45

Totals 28*62 33*54 63-12 59-26 31*11 2S-55 3870 43-8° 48-70 40-58 26*29 28-35

ON THE RAINFALE IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

SCOTLAND.

197

Division XVIII.—Xorth-'Western Counties ('continued).

Inverness.

Oronsay. Raasay. Barrahead. Ushenish, South Uist. Culloden. Island Glass. Corrimony,

Urquhart.

0 ft. 6 in. 15 ft. ?

1ft. 4 in. 80 ft.

8 ft. 0 in. 640 ft. ?

Oft. 4in. 157 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 104 ft.

3 ft. 4 in. 50 ft.

0 ft. 6 in. 550 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1809. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 10*70 19*10 IO*IO

2*70 6-8o 6*90 5*60

10*30 ' 1 *20 11*20

5*00 8*20

in. 6*co

11*50 3-00 3*90 2*20 2*70 7-30 5 *00

11*20 5*00 8*00 4*9°

in. 12*30 16*60 11*70 370

6*io 6*55 7*05 2*80

11 *00 7-85

12*50

in. 9*20

11*65 3-60 3*10 1'55 1'55 5*20 i'9S

II-95 8*30

10*45 14,05

in. 4*14 4miS

•85 1*14

•79 4*10

•90 4*02 2*55 376

in. 5*39 4*01 1*29

•91 *39

i*6o 2*21

•14 4*37 2*44 2*45 i*99

in. 5*29 9*97 5*47 2*30 3*35 1*79 1*07 4*89 1*50 4'14 2*64 4-56

in. 1 *60 4*40 I*47 1*86

*26 1*83 3-24 1*85 5*81 5*39

30*39 3-98

in. 5*58 3*88 2*05 2*26 1*14 78 •40

6*62 3*55 1*90 1-31 2*15

in. 2*21 2*76

•94 1*48 2*OI 1*69 •44

1*48 3-76 3-31 2*9I 2*67

in. 5-85 9-36

5'95 2*80 3*61 4*31

1*90 S"36

2*I9 5*l6 3*71

in. 4-79 8*35 2*02 1*72 *49 i*8I

3*68 2*62 6*05 3'24 6*55 5*05

in. 9-30 8*20 4*00 1*70 1*20 •50

o*oo 5*80 2*10 4*9° 2*40 4*9°

in. 4*70 4* 60

•60 1 *20 1 *00 1 *20 no

•30 7*9° 6*6o 8*oo 9*30

97-80 70*70 103*25 82*55 31*96 27*19 46-97 42*08 31*62 25*66 SS-SI 46'37 45-oo 46*50

Division XIX.—Xortiiern Counties (continued).

Caithness (continued). Orkney. Shetland.

Holburnhead. Pentland Skerries. Balfour Castle Sandwick. Sumburghead. Bressay. East Yell.

Oft. 4in. 60 ft.

3 ft. 3 in. 72 ft.

0 ft. 3 in. 50 ft.

2 ft. 0 in. 78 ft.

3 ft. 4 in. 265 ft.

0 ft. 4 in. 60 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 176 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 3*41 4*32 2,i5 2*52 1*03 i*ii

*68 6*50 1,55 2*41 2*11 2*68

in. 1 *08 4*14 3*45 2*47

•90 1*15 1'75 2*70 5*70 2*90 6*20 1*90

in. 2*67 378 2*56 2*17 1*18 i*6o 1*07 5*34 •99 V*! 1*42 2*48

in. 2*22 3*95 2*47 I*6I 1'39 1*09 1*23 1*57 5*00 2*24 4*64 2*34

in. 4*20 4-40 3*80 2*50 1 *00 i*8o 1*30 6*60 1*30 5*50 2*20 4*30

in. 3-4o 4-30 2*30 3*30

•60 no i*8o i*8o 7*50 2*60 6*co 3-50

38*20

in. 4*50 5*81 4*27 3-31

1*51 2*80 I*35 572 1*41 5*34 2*66 5-15

in. 3'83 4'04 2*85 375 1*03 1*97 3*20 2*37 6*6o 3*33 670 376

in. 4*20 370 2*36 2*23 2*21 i*86 •67

7*19 1*43 2*32 1*42 4-90

in. 4-3i 1*82 1*14 I*35 1*41 i-43 1*67 1*46 4*37 2*53 4*01 2*14

in. 4*28 6*07 3*60 2*85 2*27 2*12

•85 8-74 1*28 4*02 1*67 677

in. 373 2*58 1*99 2*10 1*78 1*22 2*23 2*40 4*78 1*12 3'8i 3*12

in. 4*46 7*74 4*39 4*09 3*51

3*82 \ i*8o

'86 6*51 2*89 5*32

in. 4*93 4*88 5*17 2*64 2*77 1*25 3*66 3*81 3-90 4-o5 7*57 5'14

30*47 34*34 28-43 29*75 38-90 43*43 43'43 34*49 27*64 44-52 30*86 Si'lS 49*77

198 REPORT 1870,

IRELAOT).

Division XX.—Mttnster. Div.XXI.— Leinster.

Cork. Kerry. Waterford. Tipperary. Clare. Carlow.


above Grround Sea-level

Cork, Queen's College.

Yalentia. Waterford. Ballykisteen. Killaloe. Fenagb, Bagnalstown.

6 ft. 0 in. 65 ft.

1 ft. 2 in. 10 ft.

4 ft. 0 in. 60 ft.?

1 ft. 1 in. 350 ft.

5 ft. 0 in. 123 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 340 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.


in. 6-82 2*16 3-28 2-97 z'35

'95 1 *20 5-92 5'9S

2*87 5*83 9*99

in. 8-59 2*96 2*85 2*58 5-48

•18 2*07

•87 5'15

•67 2-44 7*12

in. 6*59 4*78 5'9I

3*34 3*53 i*66 3*35 3*46 2*83 5^9 6*72

io*I 1

in. 9*56 4*53 3*54 4*12 2*79 1*06 3-81 1*89 8*05 2*64 4*19 8*37

in. 5*52 2*82 3-63 3-04 2*61

*93 1*64 6"39 6*90 3*72 4-58 9*81

in. 8*42 2-34 2*55 2*00 4-87

•32 1*22 1*22 5-98

•84 2*23 5-4I

in. 379 2*29 3'83 2-77 1*29 r8i 1*36 7*10 3'36

3*12 2*63 6*26

in. 5*04 3"" 2*73 2*91 3-96 1*49 1'55 1-87 5*25 i*T3 3*85 6*87

in. 3*93 4*41

5-12 3*22 3*08 I*97 1*41 5*80 2*98 6*20 2 35 6*67

in. s'0fi 5-96 3-86 3-89 4*20 1*45 2*80 1*02 8*87 1-52 5*49 6*50

in. 2*92 1*36 2*31 2-35 2*19 3*32 1*26 4*43 4*87 2*36 2*90 6*86

in. 6*52 2*29 2*09 2*40 2*76 1*09 r55 1*03 5*79 72

2*56 3'6o

Totals 50*32 40*96 58-17 54*55 5i*59 37*40 39'6i 3976 47'14 50*57 37*13 32*40

Division XXII.—Connatjght (continued). Division XXIII.—Ulster.

Roscommon. Sligo. Cavan. Enniskillen. Antrim.



Holywell. Doo Castle. Hazlewoo d, Sligo.

Red Hills, Belturbet.

Florence Court. Antrim.

5 ft. 6 in. 1 ft. 0 in. 2 ft. 4 in. 47 ft.

0 ft. 9 in. 11 ft. 4 in. 300 ft.

1 ft. 0 in. 150 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

January February ... March April May June J uly August September... October November ... December ...

in. 3*06 2*99 3*28 1*90 2*28 2*32 1*07 4*23 3*32 3*52 2*50 5*3o

in. 3*3o 3*23 2*35 2*56 2*48 1*09 1'54 1*50 6*91 1*03 2*78 4*96

in. 5*ii 3-69 4*24 1*49 3*23 i*8I i*55 3*80

. 3*o5 4*11 4*58 7*81

in. 4*68 5*21 3*43 3*34 2*72 i*ii 2*23 i*34 4*07 2*34 6*i8 6*19

in. 4*80 3*45 4-69 1-41 2*14 i*57 1*93 4*05 1*52 4*79 4*16 sM

in. 3'85 4*99 3*18 2*69 2*11

•98 1*67 2*41 3*03

" 2,*36 6*48 6*56

in. 4'11

3'i9 3*58 2*38 2*52 3*oi

•96 4*26 i*88 2*79 2*94 5*io

in. 3*01 4*23 2*88 2*67 2*88 1*06 1*65 1*46 3*32 1*38 3-78 3*60

in. 7*30 3*47 5*27 178 2*69 2*37

*49 3*62 178 5*82 577 8*8i

in. 5*66 6*26 2*75 2*80 2*97

*68 2*58 1*29 4*35 i*95 6*ii 7*08

in. 2*56 2*25 3*5o 1*62 1*73

*59 *57

4*10 1*12 1*92 2*66 3*89

in. 2*50 3*36

i*33 2*55 1*85

•36 1*97 1*62 3*02 1*33 W 2*64

Totals 3577 3373 44*47 42*84 40'IS 40*31 36*72 31*92 49*17 44-48 26*51 26*66


lEELAKD.

199

Division XXI.—Leinster (continued). Division XXII.—

CONNATJGHT.

Queen's Co. King's Co. WlCKLOW. Dublin. Galway.

Portarlington. Birr Castle, Parsonstown. Tullamore. Eassaroe,

Bray. Black Eock. Cregg Park, Gort.

Galway, Queen's College.

1 ft. 2 in. 736 ft.

0 ft. 3 in. 200 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 235 ft.

5 ft. 0 in. 250 ft.

29 ft. 0 in. 90 ft.

3 ft. 0 in. 120 ft.

6 ft. 0 in. 25 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 2*25 2*27 271 2*14 178 2-32 I'lD 4*09 2*89 2*08 1*67 5'io

in. 4*53 2*24 2*09 1*82 S'H

•83 i'57 1*22 3-88 2-68 2-66 3'39

in. S*1? 2-45 3*12 2*20 2*17 1'55 2-44 4-9° 2-82 2*29 2-31 4*21

in. 4-06 2*57 178 2-8.8 372

1-51 2-15 2*07 6-15

•62 2*92

in. 2*29 1-96 2*83 1-06 2-34 1-96 1-13 4*34 2*48 1-96 2'33 3-88

in. 3*53 2*00 1-92 2*24 2'2I

•68 1-50 1-26 375 2-49 2-84 4-04

in. 4'09 1-90 S'tS 2*62 1-42 r43 I'OO 6*55 4-98 1-85 3*6S 9-09

in. 6*53 2*19 3-69 175 8*22 1'25 •72 76

4-76 2-44 2,49 4-16

in. 3*99 1-82 2-19 2-08 1-19 1-02 77

5*i7 3'52

I'OO 3*19 673

in. 5'24 1-09 1-83 i-io 7'03 1-08

"43 •86

4*08 1*18 2*21 3*56

in. 3'27 3-46 4-08 2,45 2-25

•80 1-27 5*37 2*82 5*10 3*16 6-45

in. 4"09 3'99 2*84 2*87 3*97 1*43 1*80 1*29 8*24 1*18 3'9° 6-45

in. 5'29 5'25 5-38 2*28 374 1-74 2-51 3'93 2*41 6-i6 2*63 6-49

in. 4'27 6'iz 3*44 3*41 4-80 i-6o 3*87 1-47 8*46 1*67 5-01 8-07

30*40 30-05 33*63 35*56 28*56 28*46 4171 38-96 32-67 29*69 40*48 42-05 47-81 52'19

Division XXIII.—Ulster (continued).

Antrim {continued). Donegal.

Belfast, Queen's College.

Ballymoney. Detterkenny.

7 ft. 4 in. 68 ft.

7 ft. 0 in. 170 ft.

1 ft. 8 in. 108 ft.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

in. 2-86 2*96 3*85 2*56 2*13 3*35

*57 4*58 1-86 2*31 2-69 4*86

in. 3-86 4*45 2*08 1*93 1-85 1*29 2*02 i-8i 4*96 1'35 4*30 2*67

in. 4'25 2-58 4*35 2*03 2*80

•69 •67

479 1-25 2*65 4*45 473'

in. 3,24 4*39 2*10 2*09 1'54 2*01 1-85 2*36 4*20 1'97 6-86 4*03

in.

rs8

6-6i 2-66 3*44 3'3* 71

6-31 279 4-63 7*02 6-36

in. 5*56 6-13 3-61 2-50 3'46

2*50 3'IS 1-30 573 4-30 8-6i 6*00

31-58 32'57 35,24 36-64 56-56 5^-85

goo REPORT—1870.

Abstract, and results, of experiments on the decrease of rainfall corre- SPONDINO TO SMALL ELEVATIONS OF THE RAIN-GAUGE ABOVE THE GROUND.

Table I.—Total depth of Rain collected in each month. Castle House, Calne, Wilts; lat. 51° 27' N., long. 1° 59' W.

Eleyation Series. 8 inches diameter.

Date. Iso¬ lated level. Level.

ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 6

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0

ft. in. 20 0 5-inch gauge.

in. 2*731 2-791 3*34i 1*960 '975

18(>3. August September ... October November («) December ...

1864. January February ... March ... April May(6) June July August September ... October(o)... November ... December (d)

1805. January February (e). March April May June July CO August September ... October (g)... November ... December ...

1866. January February ,.. March April May June July August September(A) October November ... December ..

in. in. 2*989 3*018 3-698 2'379 1*250

in. 2*989 3-038 3,653 2*362 l*249

in. 2*940 3*024 3*624 2*252 1*225

in. 2*940 3*024 3-585 2*186 1*156

in. 2*941 3*011 3*554 2*154 1*124

in. 2'9I9 2*968 3-528 2*122 1*098

in. 2*883 2-956 3-492 2*096 1*082

in. 2*860 2*919 3*457 2*050 i*057

in. 2-333 2*848 3*460 2*108 1*048

13*334 13*291 13*065 12*891 12*784 12*635 12*509 12*343 12*297 11*798

1*808 1*216 2*711 1*920 1*152 1*726

*686 *678

2*797 2*226 1*990 2*735

1*814 1*187 2*687 1*891 1*149 1-695 •691 •670

2*692 2*193 1*968 2*701

1*729 1*179 2*610 1*859 1*162 1*692

•679 •651

2*741 2*182 I'S99 2-657

1*676 1*097 2*546 1*860 1*116 i*666 •690 •658

2*687 2*178 1*882 2*631

1*629 1*081 2*506 1-834 1*107 1*630

•676 •647

2-647 2*140 1*836 2-583

1*603 l*c6o 2*474 1*818 1*095 1*620 •675 •638

2*617 2*130 1*818 2*538

i*574 1*044 2*406 1*797 1*083 1*606

•656 •626

2*576 2*117 i*8oo 2*553

i*543 roio 2-414 1*782 1*076 1*582

■653 •622

2*525 2*082 1*747 2*508

i*53i 1*003 2*425 i*759 1*061 i*543

•623 •607

2*452 i*993 1*711 2*458

1*500 *957

2*348 i*732 1*025 1*472 •59i •568

2*328 1*986 i*668 2*373

21*645 21*338 2I*040 20*687 20*316 20*086 19*838 19*544 19*166 18*548

745 1-338 1-583 3*C02 4*295

•126 5-603 3-389 2*517

3-893 3-482 I*007

•782

*'511 2-993 4*280

*128 5*601 3*454 2*705

3-863 3-528

•973 •763

2-325 1'5®9 2-977 4*240

•128 5*577 3*402 2*626

3*58l 3'OI9

•912 •736

2*272 1-563 2*921 4*211

*120 5'536 3*327 2*557

3*517 2*933

•897 729

2*277 i*563 2*897 4*203

•128 5*525 3*279 2*478

3-163 2*849

*868 •720

2*275 1-565 2*901 4*203

•138 5*503 3*207 2*413

3*225 2*826

•873 •723

2*271 1*560 2*904 4*223

•152 5*495 3*221 2*404

3*203 2*806

•851 •706

2*222 1*540 2*879 4*176

•143 5*420 3*139 2*364

3*062 2*634

•830 *706

2*187 1*538 2-827 4*147

•151 5*425 3*097 2*301

3*159 2*679

•842 -693

2*178 i*5i9 2*722 4*082

•144 5*416 3*o94 2*35!

3*134 2*546

•808 •658

2*095 1*458 2*780 3*974

*106 5*249 3*026 2*257

32*289 31*971 3o*755 30*426 29*805 29*877 29*449 28*905 28*879 28*091

4*240 4*34° 2*167 2*282 1*185 3'°56

I*488 2*476 6*866 2*198 2*482 3*144

4-582 4-509 2*183 2*318 I*2IC 3*084 I*504 2*495 6*910 2*202 2*537 3*270

4*297 4*395 2*151 2*249 I*i74 3*026 1*477 2*459 6*790 2*159 2*435 3*i33

Y9l4 4*257 2* roo 2*182 1*130 2*969 i*434 2*379 6*716 2*130 2*345 2*945

3-625

2*05'; 2*148 1*131 2*997 1*451 2*408 6*683 2*137 2*35i 2*921

3*604 4*078 2-028 2*145 1*132 2*984 i*454 2*380 6684 2*132 2*289 2*880

3*646 4*019 i*959 2*125 1*129 2*992 1-448 2-383 6*663 2*122 2*250 2*820

3*429 3*863 1*884 2*070 ricS 2*948 i*444 2-384 6-575 2*107 2*173 2*750

3*34i 3*831 i*93i 2*090 1 *081 2*903 1*394 2*350 6-515 2*098 2*070 2*662

3*413 3*822 1*995 2*090 1*085 2*912 1-436 2*368 6*560 2*086 2*003 2*587

3*342 3*707 1*864 1*991 1 *000 2-853 1-397 2*288 0*509 1*992 2*035 2*619

35'924 36*804 35*745 34'501 34*o43 33790 33-556 32-735 32*266 32*357 31*597


Table ^(continued).

Elevation Series. 8 inches diameter.


ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 6

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0

ft. in. 20 0 o-inch gauge.

1867. January («')... February ... March April May June July August September... October November ... December ...

in. 3*671 2*210 3-526 3*343 I*832 2*245 3788 3-078 I*843 2*899 1*324 I*8IO

in. 3*880 2*278 4*315 3*354 1*812 2*243 3*691 3*o56

1*813 2'9I3 1*840

in. 3*626 2*182 3*93° 3-328 1-817 2-235 3736

3'o54 1*840 2*898 1*275 1*843

in. 3*5i4 2*052 3*502 3*228 i*793 2*197 3*686 2*994 i*799 2*871 1*264 1*730

in. 3*359 1*952 3*268 3*225 1789 2*187 3*684 3*019 i*793 2*862 1*266 1*670

in. 3*292 1*966 3*208 3*I94 1*777 2*186 3*680 2*993 1*782 2*832 1*261 1*620

in. 3*207 1*918 rw 3*145 1771 2*169 3*678 3'003 1*781 2*815 1*247 i'578

in. 3*166 1*837 r1?1

3'059 1*764 2*183 3'654 2*995 1*774 2*786 1*218 1*560

in. 3*063 i*757 3'io4 2*968 1'750

2*125 3'6'5 2*967 1-748 2755 I*209 i*535

in. 3*003 1*696 2-785 z'935 1-742 2*115 3*601 2*955 i*7i5 2717 1*192 i*53o

in. 2*868 1*710 3*300 2*866 1*640 2*000 3*404 2*883 1*631 2*657 1*130 1:51c

31-569 32*512 31*764 30*630 30*074 29791 29'503 29*187 28*596 27*986 27*599

REMARKS.

(<a) 1863, November. 20 ft. 8 in.-gauge, ^ in. out of level till 14th. (<b) 1864, May. Level, 2 in. and 6 in. Collected a large quantity of dew between 12th and 21st. (c) 1864, October. Level, 2 in. and 6 in. Yery troublesome with, leaves. (d) 1865, January. Intense frost on 29th, min. 6°. Rurst all the elevation-gauges from " 2 ft."

upwards; they were all frozen up from 24th to 29th, and melted on the latter day. The "level" and " 2 in." were buried in the snow.

(e) 1865, February 17th. Impossible to measure the three lowest gauges accurately, they being buried in the snow.

(/) 1865, July 7th and 8th. Conducting-pipe of 10-ft. gauge leaked: the total measured was 2*577 in.; and it is calculated that the loss was *140 and *110, which has been added to prevent a break in the series.

(g) 1865, October. " Level" and " 2 in." Yery troublesome with leaves. (h) 1866, October. Pipe of 20 ft. 5-in. gauge found to leak slightly and repaired; 0*45 added

to September fall, being the computed loss. (£) 1867. Level and 2-in. gauges buried under snow; the amounts measured were 7*880 and

7,6,26, from each of which 4 inches has been deducted.

Table II.—Ratio of Rain collected at various heights to that at 1 foot.



ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 0

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0

ft. in. 20 0

5-inch gauge.

1803. August September October November December

Mean

... 1*02 l*CO 1*03 1*09 1*08

1*02 I *00 I *02 1*08 1*08

1 *00 I'OO roi 1*03 1*06

1 *00 I'OO I'CO I'OO I'OO

I'OO I'OO *99 *98 *97

*99 •98 •98 *97 *95

•98 •98 *97 •96 *94

*97 *97 •96 *94 •92

•96 *94 •96 •96 •91

*93 •92 *93 •90 •84

1*044 1*040 1*020 I *000 •988 *974 •966 •952 •946 •904

203 EEPOUT—'1870.

Table II, (continued).



ft. in. 0 2

ft. in, 0 6

ft. in, 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in, 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0

18G4. January February March April May June July August September October November December

Mean 1865.

January February March April May June July i. August September October November December j....

Mean 1866.

January... February March ....*<1* April May June July August September October November December

Mean 1867.

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Mean

I'OZ 1*03 roi 1*04 1*02 •98

roi 1*03

i'i7 1-05 1*06 1*06 1-os 1*02 I'OJ 1'07 1*03 I-03 1-06 ro8 1*056

1*09 ri3 1 *08 1*04 1*02 1*03 1*03 1*02

'1*03 roi 1*05 1*08 1*051

044

063

078

08 08 06

•02 ,03 •02 •00 •02 •00 •01 •05 •03

1-03 1*07 1 *02 i*oo 1*04 1*02 •99 '99

1*02 1 *00 roi roi

•°33 1*017

•10 •20 •08 '05 *02 •00 •03 •oi •00 •01 •04 •06

I *02 1'03 1*02 1*01 I *00 I*CO roi roo

*94 1 *00 roi 1*03

•050 1*006

•19 •06 •05

•04 •01 *02 *02 •02 'OI •04 *07

1*08 1*03 1 *02 1 *02 1 *00

*99 •99 •99

1 *00 1 *00 1 *00 roi

*048 1 *011

16 17 '32 '04 01 03

■oo 01 'OI '02 '04 'IO '076

1*08 1*12 1*20 I*03 I *02 I *02 roi roi 1*03 roi roi no 1'053

1*05 1*05 1*07 1 *00 1 *00 roi 1 *00

•99 1 *00 1 *00 1 *00 1*04 roiS

*97 •99 •98 •99 •99

'99 •98

•96 '97 '91 •98 •98 '97 •98 '97 '97 •98 '97 •96

*94 *95 *94 '97 '97 •96 *95 •95 •96 '97 •96 '97

•92 •92 *95 •96 •96 *95 '95 '94 *94 •96 '93 '9?

•983 •972 •958 '944

•90 '97 '97 '99

I'OO I'CO I'OO I'OO 1*07 I'OO

•98 '97

•92 •96 '97 '99

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I*i8

*99 •98 '97

'91

.96 *95 '97 •98 '99 '99 '99

I'ii .98 •96 '95

•87 •90 *93 '97

*98 *99

1*18 •98 *94 *93

'997 •978 •968

•99 •99 •99

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO '99

I'OO I'OO

•97 •99

'97 *95 •99

I'OO I'OO I'OO •99

I'OO •99 •96 '97

'95 '93 •92 •96

•99 •98 *99 •92 '94

•92 *93 *94 '97 •96 '97 •96

•91 *993 •986 •962 •948

'OO ■oo ■00 ■00 •00 'OO, 'OO 'OO •00 'OO 'OO 'OO - •OOC

roi •98 '99 '99

I'OO I'OO

•99 I'OO

•99 I'OO '97 •992

'95 •98 •98 •98 •99 •99

I'OO '99 '99 •98 *99 '95 •981

*94 *94 •98 '95 •99

I'OO •99 •99 •99 '97 •96 '93 •969

•91 •90 *95 •92 •98 '97

•98 .96 •96 '9Z

'951 '933

ON THE HAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 203

Table III.—Eatio of Eain collected at various heights to that in " pit gauge."

Elevation Series. S inches diameter.


ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 6

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0


1865. April May June July August ......... September October November December

1866. January February March April May June July August September ..*.... October November December

1867. January February March April May June July August September October November December

I'OO I *00 I *00 I'OO roo 1*00 roo roo roo

i-05 I *02 I'OO I'OO I'OO I *02 I'OO I'02 I'oy

1*02 *99 •99 *99 *99

1*02 I'OO I'OO I *04

•99 •97 •99 *97 •98 *95 •99 •98

1 *02

•98 '97 '99 •96 •98

1 *02 *99 '97 •98

'97 '97 '99 '97 •98

I'lO •98 *95 •96

'97 '97 '99 '97 •98

I'2I '98 *95 *95

•95 *95 '97 •96 '97

1*14 *97 *93 *94

*95 '94 '97 *94 •96

1'20 '97 *9I

•91

*93 *93 •96 "91

'95 i'i4 '97 '91 *93

•88 •90 •92 '93 '93 •84 *94 •89 •90

rooo ro2o I *004 •982 •982 •986 '997 •976 •972 *959 "903

I *00 roo roo I'OO I *00 I oo I'OO I *00 I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

ro8 i *04 I'OI 1*02 ro2 I'OI I'OI I'OI I'OI I'OO I *02 i'04

I'OI I'OI

•95 •99 •99 •99 *99 •99 *99 •98 •98

I'OO

•92 •98 •97 •96 *95 •96 •96 •98 '97 '95 •94

•86 *95 *95 *94- '95 •98 *97 '97 '97 '97 '95 *93

•85 '94 *94 "94 '95 •98 •98 •96 '97 '97 •92 •92

•86 *93 •90 *93 *95 •98 '97 •96 *97 '97 '91 •90

•81 •89 •87 '9l

*93 •96 '97 •96 •96 •96 •88 •87

*79 •88 •89 •92 '91

*95 *94 *95 *95 •95 •83 •85

•80 •88 •92 •92 •91 '95 •96 •96 •96 '95 •81 •82

'79 •85 •86 •87 •84 *93 •88 •92 '95 •91 •82 •83

rooo 1-023 •989 *959 '949 '943 •936 *9 *4 •901 *904 •871

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

i *06 1-03 1-22 I'OO '99

I'OO •98 '99 •98

I'OO •99

I *02

•99 •99 I'll I'OO

•99 I'OO •99 •99

I'OO I'OO •96

I *02

•96 *93 •99 •97 •98 •98 '97 '97 •98 •99 *95 •96

•91 •88 *93 •96 •98 '97 '97 •98 '97 •96 •92

•90 •89 •91 *95 '97 '97 *97 *97 *97 •98 *95 •90

•87 •87 •91 '94 *97 '97 '97 '97 '97 '97 *94 •87

•86 '83 '91

•92 •96 '97 •96 '97 '96< •96 •92 •86

•83 •80 •88 •89 •96 '95 '95 •96 *95 '95 •91 •85

•82 '77 '79 •88 '95 '94 '95 •96 '93 *94 •90 •85

•78 *77 *94 •86 •90 •89 •90 '94 •89 •92 •85 •83

rooo I'022 I *004 •969 •952 *944 *935 •923 "907 •890 '873

20 i REPORT 1870.

Table IV.—Amount collected in each gauge yearly, 1863-67, Castle House, Calne, Wilts.


Iso¬ lated level. Level.

ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 6

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0


Part of 1863.. 1864.. 1865.. 1866.. I867..

in.

31-569

in. 13*334 21-645 32-289 36-804 32-512

in. 13-291 21-338 31-971 35*745 31-764

in. 13-065 21-040 30*755 34-501 30-630

in. 12-891 20*687 30*426 34*o43 30-074

in. 12*784 20-316 29*805

3 3 •79° 29-791

in. 12-635 20*086 29-877 33*556 29-503

in. 12-509 19-838 29-449 3*735 29-187

in. i**343 I9'544 28-905 32-266 28*596

in. 12-297 19-166 28-879 3*"357 ^7-986

in. 11798 18-548 28-091 31-597 27-599

Total 1863-67 136-584 134-109 129-991 128*121 126-486 125-657 123718 121-654 120-685 ii7'633

Eatio of the values in Table IY. to that at 1 foot.


ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 6

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0

ft, in. 20 0 5-inch gauge.

Part of 1863... 1864... 1865... 1866... 1867...

1-055 1-05°

1-035 1-046 ro6i 1-082 1 *081

1*031 1-032 1-051 1*050 1-056

1*014 1*017 1 *012 1-013 1*018

I'COO I'OOO I'COO I'OCO I'OOO

•992 •983 •980 '993 •990

•980 •971 -982 •986 •981

•971 •960 •968 -962 •970

•95S •946 •951 *947 •951

'955 •926 *949 •950 •930

-916 •897 •923 •928 -918

Total 1-067 1-047 1-015 I'OOO •988 •982 •966 •950 *943 •919

Eatio of the values in Table IY. to the pit gauge.

186 6 186 7

I'OOO I'OOO

1-025 1-031

*995 1*007

•961 •970

•948 '952

'941 •944

*935 *935

•912 •924

•898 *906

•901 •887

•S80 •875

Mean I'OOO 1*028 I'OOI •966 •95o *943 '935 •918 •902 •894 •878


Table V.—One-foot Eatios, grouped according to months.


Date. Iso¬

lated level.

Level. ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 6

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0

ft. in. 20 0 5-in.

gauge

1864, January 1865, 1866, „ 1867, „

Mean

1864, February... 1865, 1866, 1867,

Mean

1864, March ' 1865, „ 1866, „ 1867, „

Mean

1864, April 1865, „ 1866, „ 1867, „

Mean

1864, May 1865, 1866, „ 1867,

1-17 i -09

1*08 I'II 1*26 i'i6

i'o8 I'lO i*i9 i'o8

1-03 1 *02 i'o8 1-05

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

*97 •90 *99 •98

•96 •92

I'OI *95

*94 '91

*95 *94

•92 -87 •92 •91

•91 •90 *94 '89

'90 *89 •92 •85

1-152 i'i 13 1-04.5 I'OCO •960 •960 *935 •905 •910 •890

1-05

i'ii 1*19 1*09 1*17

1*08 1 *20 i'o6 1*12

I'oy 1-03 i'03 1-05

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

•99 *97 *99

I'OI

*97 •96 '97 •98

'95 •96 *93 *94

•92 •90 *93 •90

'91

•91 •92 •87

•87 •87 •90 •88

1*140 1-115 1*045 I'OCO •990 •970 *945 •912 •903 •880

ro6 1-08

1 *06 I *12 1*06 n*

i'o6 i'c8 1*05 1*20

1*02 I'02 I *02 ro7

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

•98 *97 *99 •98

'97 '97 '95 •98

*94 '95 •92 •98

'95 '93 *94 *95

*95 '94 '97 -85

•92 *90 •91

I'OI 1*140 I *098 I*033 I'OOO •980 •968 •948 *943 •928 *935

1*02 i*c6 1*04

1*03 1-07 1*08 1-04

I *02 I'05 i *05 1*03

roo i'oi I '02 I'OO

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

*99 •99 I'OO •99

•98 *99 *99 •98

'97 '97 •96 *95

•96 *97 '97 •92

*95 *95 '97 "91

*93 •90 *93 '89

1*055 1*038 I'OCS I'OCO •993 •985 '963 *955 *945 •9i3

1*03 1-05 1*02

1*03 1-05 1*07 I'OI

1-03 1*02 1*04 I'02

1*04 I'OO I'OO I'OO

I'OO I'OO I'OO roo

'99 I'OO I'OO •99

•98 I'OO I'OO *99

'97 •98 •98 •99

•96 •96 •96 '98

*95 •96 •96 '97

•92 •92 •88 •92

Mean

1864, June 1865, „ 1866, 186/, ,,

Mean

1864, July 1865, 1866, „ , , 1867, „

i'04o 1-028 I'OIO I'OOO •995 '993 •980 •965 •960 •910

IOI 1*02 1*03

1 *04 I'OI 1*03 1-03

I '02 I'OO I'OI I'02

I *02 I'OO '99

I'OI

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

•98 I'OO I'OO I'OO

'97 I'OO I'OO •99

•96 *99 •98

I'OO

*95 '98

'97 '97

*93 '97 '97 '97

•88 *93 *95 '91

1-028 I'oi3 1-005 I'OOO '995 •990 •983 •968 •960 •918

1-04 1*03 1*03

•99 1-03 ro4 I'CO

I'OO 1-03 I-02 I'OI

•99 I'OI •99

I'OO

I'OO I'OO roo roo



*95 '99

I'OO •99

*95 '98

•96 •98

•90 *94 '97 •98

•86 •96 •96 •92

Mean

1863, August 1864, „ 1865, „ 1866, „ 1867,

Mean

i'oi5 1*015 •998 I'OOO •995 •995 '983 •968 '948 '925

1*02 1*03 1*02

1*02 I'03 I *02 I'04 I'OI

I-02 1*02 I'OI I'02 I'OI

I'OO '99

I'OO •99 •99

I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO

I'OO •98

roo *99 *99

•99 '97

I'OO •99 •99

'98

*95 *99 •99 *99

'97 *94 '99 '98

•98

•96 •92 '97 '98

•98

*93 •86 '95 *95 '95

I *024 i'oi6 •994 I'OOO •992 •988 •980 •972 •962 •928

206 REPORT 1870.

Table V. (continued).


Date. Iso- ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in.

ft. in. 20 0 ltiLC&

level. Level. 0 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 10 0 20 0 5-in. gauge

1863, September 1 *00 1 *00 I'OO I'OO I'OO •98 •98 *97 *94 •92 1864, „ ... 1*04 I*CO 1*02 I'OO •99 '97 ■96 '94 •91 •87 1865,, „ •98 I'OO I'OO *94 I'OO 1*07 1*18 i'ii 1*18 1*12 •83 1866, 1*03 1*03 I *02 I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO •98 .98 •98 '97 1867, i*o3 roi I*03 I'OO I'OO I'OO *99 *99 •98 •96 '9l

Mean 1*016 roio •992 I'OOO I'OI 2 1*024 1*004 I'OIO •982 •900

1863, October ... 1*03 1*02 I'OI I'OO *99 •98 *97 •96 •96 '93 1864, 1*02 I'OI I'OO I'OO •98 •98 '97 •96 •92 '91 1865, I'OI I'OI I'OI I'OO I'OO I'OO *99 •98 •98 •98 *95 1866, „ ... 1*03 I'OS I'OI I'OO I'OO I'OO '99 *99 •98

•96 •98 '93

1867, roi 1*02 I'OI I'OO I'OO '99 •98 '97 *95 '93 Mean ... I *022 I "OI2 I *002 I'OOO •992 •984 •976 vo

CT\ OO •958 •930

1863, ISTovember I'Op I'OS 1-03 I'OO •98 •97 •96 '94 •96 •90 1864, „ 1*06 vo5 I'OI I'OO •98 *97 •96 *93 '91 •89 1865, „ 1*03 1*05 1*04 I'OI I'OO •98 •98 •96 *94 •94 •92 1866, 1*06 ro8 1*04 I'OO I'OO •97 •96 •92 •88 •85 •87 1867, „ 1-05 1*04 I'OI I'OO I'OO I'OO *99 •96 •96 *94 •89

Mean 1*064 1-044 I'OIO I'COO •982 *974 •952 •930 •920 •894

1863, December... 1*08 1*08 i'o6 I'OO •97 *95 *94 •92 •91 •84 1864, „ ... ... 1*04 1 *03 I'OI I'OO •98 •96 '97 *95 *93 •90 1865, „ 1*02 1*09 1*06 I'G3 I'OO '97 *97 *95 '93 '95 '91

1866, „ 1 *08 1*12 I'oy I'OI I'OO *99 *97 *94 •91 •88 •90 1867, „ ... 1*08 I*IO I'lO 1*04 I'OO '97 *95 '93 •92 •92 •90

Mean 1*086 1*068 i'03o I'OOO '975 •960 •946 •926 •918 •890

Table YI.—Mean Monthly Values deduced from Table Y.

(Abstract.)

ft. in. Date. ft, in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 20 0

Level. 0 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 10 0 20 0 5-in. gauge.

January I'I52 1-113 1-045 I'OOO •960 •960 *935 '905 •910 •890 February ... 1*140 1*115 1'045 1*000 •990 •970 *945 •912 •903 '880 March 1*140 i'098 i'o33 I'OOO •980 •968 •948 '943 •928 *935 April 1-055 1 *03 8 1*008 I'OOO *993 •985 •963 '955 '945 •9*3 May i *040 1 *028 I'OIO I'OOO '995 '993 •980 •965 •960 •910 June l'028 I'OIS 1*005 I'OOO '995 •990 •9S3 •968 •960 •918 July 1*015 1*015 •998 I'OOO '995 '995 •983 •968 •948 "925 August I'024 i'oi6 *994 I'OOO .992 •988 •980 •972 *962 •928 September ... 1*016 I'OIO •992 I'OOO 1*012 1*024 1*004 I'OIO •982 •900 October 1*022 I'OI2 I'002 I'OOO •992 •984 •976 •968 •958 •930 November ... I'O64 1-044 I'OIO I'OOO •982 *974 •952 •93o •920 •894 December ... 1*086 1 *068 i'o3o I'OOO •976 •960 •935 '905 •910 •890

1*065 1-048 1*014 I'OOO •989 •983 •965 •950 •941 •909


Tatjle YII.—Mean Monthly Eatios (from Table III.), pit gauge=1-000.



ft. in. 0 2

ft. in. 0 6

ft. in. 1 0

ft. in. 2 0

ft. in. 3 0

ft. in. 5 0

ft. in. 10 0

ft. in. 20 0

ft. in. 20 0 5-in.

gauge.

January February ... March.,, April May June July August September ... October November ... December ...

I *000 i-ooo I'OOO I'OOO i-ooo rooo I'OOO i-ooo rooo I'OOO I'OOO i-ooo

1*070 1*035 1*115 1*023 I'OIO 1-003 •997

I'OOO '995

I'OOO I'OIO 1-043

I'OOO I'OOO i'03o 1*003 •990 *993 •990 -99° *995 *993 •980

I'020

•94o '955 '980 *973 •967 •980 •967 •970 •980 •983 •960 *973

•885 •915 •940 •960 •967 •980 •967 •977 •970 •983 •960 *943

*875 '9*5 •925 *953 •963 •980 *973 •970 *97° *977 •940 •927

•865 •900 •905 *947 •963 •980 •970 •97o •97o '973 '933 •907

•835 •860 •890 •927 '947 •967 •963 •967 '960 •963 •910 •890

810 •840 •885 *920 '937 '957 *943 '957 •95o '957 •883 •870

•810 •825 •855 •910 •930 •95o •940 *957 *945 *953 •873 •867

•785 •810 •900 •870 •880

* -903 •93o •920 •923 •853 •853

I'OOO 1*025 '999 •969 *954 *947 •94o '923, 9*09 •901 •878

Table YIII.—MonthlyEatios,1864-65, grouped according to mean temperature.


i 1M ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft, in. 20 0

& cs "5 Uato. Level. 0 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 10 0 20 0 5-inch gftO-g gauge

0 38*5 Jan. 1865 ... I-II I'lO I *02 1*00 •90 •92 •91 •87 •90 •89 39*6 Mar. „ ... 1*12 1-08 I *02 I'OO '97 *97 '95 *93 *94 •90 41-1 Feb. „ ... 1-19 I'20 I*03 I'OO '97 •96 •96 •90 •91 •8/ 417 Mar. 1864 ... 1-06 1*06 I *02 roo •98 '97 *94 *95 *95 •92 43*3 Feb. „ ... I'll I'08 I*07 I'OO *99 '97 *95 •92 •91 •87 43*9 Jan. „ ... 1-08 1-08 I*03 I'OO '97 •96 *94 •92 •91 •90 4I,3 I'II2 I'lOO I'032 I'OOO •963 •958 •942 "925 •920 '892

447 Nov. 1865 ... 1*05 1 *04 I'OI I'OO •98 •98 •96 '94 *94 .92 44*7 Dec. 1864 ... 1*04 1*03 I'OI I'OO •98 •96 '97 '95 *93 •90 45*4 Apr. „ ... 1*03 1 *02 I'OO I'OO *99 •98 '97 •96 *95 '91

-89 46*3 Nov. „ ... I *06 1*05 I'OI I'OO •98 '97 •96 *93 •98

'91

•98 50*6 Oct. 1865 ... I'OI I'OI I'OO I'OO I'OO '99 •98 *95 52*2 „ 1864 ... I'02 l-oi I'OO I'OO •98 •98 '97 •96 *92 •91 47*3 i*033 1*027 Ul

| I'OOO •985 '977 •968 *953 •938 •916

52'3 Apr. 1865 ... 1'07 1-05 I'OI I'OO *99 '99 *97 *97 '95 •90 52*8 May „ ... 1-05 I *02 I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO •98 •96 •96 •92 55'o „ 1864... 1*03 I'03 1*04 I'OO '99 •98 '97 •96 *95 •92 57*i June 1865 ... I'OI I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO '99 •98 *97 '93

•88 57*4 ,, 1864 ... 1'04 I'02 I'02 I'OO •98 '97 •96 *95 '93 57*7 Sept. „ 1-04 I'OO 1*02 I'OO •99 '97 •96 *94 •91 •87 55*4 1*040 I'02C I-OI5 I'OOO •992 *985 •972 •960 '945 *903 58-4 Aug. 1864 ... 1*03 I '02 '99 I'OO •98 '97 *95 *94 •92 •86 58-4 „ 1865 ... 1-02 I-OI I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO *99 '99 *97 '95 61-2 July 1864 ... '99 I'OO •99 I'OO .98 •98 *95 *95

•98 •90 •86 6I-2 „ 1865 ... I'OS 1*03 i-oi I'OO I'OO I'OO •99 *94 •96 62-8 Sept. „ ... I "OO I'OO •94 I'OO 1-07 i'i8 i-ii 1-18 I-I2 •83

60-4 I*OI4 I'OI2 •986 I'OOO I *006 I'026 •998 1-008 •97O •892

208 REPORT 1870.

Table IX.—ITonthly Ratios, 1864-65, grouped according to Mean Humidity.


Mean ft. in. Humidity Hate. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 20 0 on days Level. 0 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 10 0 20 0 5-in.

with rain. gauge

(Sat. = 100) 63*6 Aug. 18G4 1*03 1-02 •99 I'OO •98 '97 *95 *94 •92 •86 67-9 July „ •99 roo •99 I'OO •98 •98 *95 *95 •90 •86 69-3 June „ 1*04 1-02 rc2 I'OO •98 •97 •96 *95 *93 •88 71*5 Aug. 1865 1*02 I'OI i-oo i-oo I-oo I'OO •99 •99 *97 *95 71*8 Sept. 1864 1 *04 I'OO I *02 I'OO •99 *97 •96 *94 '91 •87 72*5 May

i,o3 1-03 1-04 I'OO •99 •98 '97 •96 '95 •92 69-4 1-025 1-013 roio I-ooo •987 •978 •963 *955 •930 •890

73-2 July 1865 1-03 1-03 I'OI i-oo I'OO I'OO *99 •98 •96

*94 •96 73*9 May „ 1-05 I-02 i-oo I'OO i-oo I'OO •98 •96 •92 74*2 Sept. 1 *00 I'OO *94 i-oo 1*07 1-18 rii 1-18 1*12 •83 ITS Mar. „ 1 '12 i-oS 1-02 i-oo •97 '97 '95 *93 *94 •90 79*9 „ 1864 ro6 I *06 1-02 i-oo •98 '97 *94 *95 *95 •92 80*5 Apr. 1865 1-07 1-05 I-OI i-oo •99 '99 '97 '97 *95 •90 76-5 I"055 1-040 I -OOO I-ooo I *002 1-018 •990 '995 '977 '905

807 Oct. 1865 i-oi I-oi I'OO I'OO i-oo *99 •98 •98 •98 *95 817 Feb. 1864 I-ii I-08 1*07 i-oo •99 '97 *95 •92 '91 •87 81*9 April „ 1-03 1*02 I'OO I'OO •99 •98 '97 •96 '95 '93 837 Nov. 1865 1-05 1*04 I-oi I-oo •98 •98 •96 •94 *94 •92 84-1 Oct. 1864 I'OZ I-oi I'OO I'OO •98 •98

•96 '97 •96 •92 ,9I

85-5 Feb. 1865 1*19 1-20 1-03 I'OO •97 •96 •90 '91 •87 82-9 1-075 1-060 1-018 I-OOO •985 '977 ,965 *943 •935 •908

85-6 Nov. 1864 I-06 1-05 I'OI I'OO •98 '97 •96 *93 •91 •89 89*1 Jan. 1865 I-II I-IO I-02 I'OO •90 •92 '91 ■87 •90 •89 89*6 „ 1864 i-o8 I-08 1-03 I'OO •97 •96 -94 •92 '91 •90 90*6 June 1865 i-oi I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO I'OO •99 •98 '97 '93 93*6 Dec. 1864 1-04 1-03 I-oi I'OO •98 •96 '97 *95 '93 •90 897 1 *060 1-052 1*014 I-ooo *966 ■962 *954 •930 •924 •902


Table X.—Monthly Ratios, 1864-65, grouped according to Velocity of Wind.


Mean daily Horizontal ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. motion of Date. Level. 0 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 10 0 20 0 20 0

air on days 5-in. with rain. gauge.

miles. 167-4 January 18654 I-ii i-io 1-02 I'OO •90 •92 •91 •87 •90 •89 151-0 November 1864 ... 1-06 1-05 I'OI rco •98 '97 •96 •93 •91 •89 i49'6 December 1865 ... 1-09 1-06 1-03 I'OO '97 '97 '95 •93 *95 '91

147-0 March 1865 1*12 1-08 I-02 I'OO '97 '97 '95 '93 *94 •90 WS February 1864 ... i-ii 1-08 I-07 1.00 '99 '97 '95 •92 ,9I •87 128-6 March 1864 1-06 1-06 1*02 I'OO .98 '97 *94 '95 *95 •92

1-092 1-072 I-O28 I'OOO •965 •962 *943 •922 •927 •897

126-0 November 1865 ... 1-05 1-04 I-OI I'OO •98 •98 •96 *94 *94 •92 121 0 February 1865 ... 1-19 1-20 1-03 I'OO '97 •96 •96 •90 •91 •87 ii8-O January 1864 1-08 1*08 1*03 I'OO '97 •96 *94 •92 •91 •90 117-8 December 1864 ... 1*04 1-03 I'OI I'OO •98 •96 '97 '95 '93 •90 109-6 April 1864 1'03 1-02 I'OO I'OO •99 •98 '97 •96 '95 *93 100-9 October 1864 1*02 1*01 I-CO I'OO •98 •98 '97 •96 •92 •91 115-6 1*068 1*063 1-013 I'OOO •978 •970 •962 •938 •927 •905

lOO-O August 1865 1-02 roi 1*00 I'OO roo roo '99 •99 '97 '95 97'° July 1865 1-03 1-03 I-oi I'OO roo rco •99 •98 '94 •96 95*8 June 1864 1-04 1*02 I-02 I'OO •98 '97 •96 *95 *93 •88 95-0 May 1864 1*03 I'o3 1-04 I'OO *99 •98 '97 •96 *95 •92 94*3 April 1865 1-07 1-05 I-oi I'CO •99 •99 '97 '97 *95 •90 88-8 June 1865 i-oi I'OO I-co I'OO roo roo •99 •98 '97 *93 95-2 1*033 1-023 1-013 rooo *993 •990 •978 •972 '952 •923

857 May 1865 1-05 1*02 roo I'OO I'OO 1-co •98 •96 •96 •98

•92 83'4 October 1865 roi I'OI I'OO I'OO roo •99 •98 •98 *95 82-6 September 1864 ... 1-04 I-CO 1-02 roo •99 '97 •96 *94 '91 •87 81-7 July 1864 •99 roo •99 1*00 •98 •98 '95 '95 •90 •86 76-5 August 1864 1-03 1*02 '99 I-co •98 •97 '95 *94 •92 •86 58*0 September 1865 ... I'OO rco 1-94 roo 1-07 r-i8 i-ii r 18 1*12 •83 78-0 • I *020 1-008 •990 rooo 1-003 roi 5 •988 •992 '965 •882

1870. r

S-lO HEPoiiT—1870.

EXAMINATIOIT OF

8 ^

Dat

e of

ex

amin

atio

n.

COUNTY. Station.

a 0 . •43 0 O fcjo 2 ^ Maker's name. "o $

Height of gauge.

<V 53 & «+H E3 OJ S

OWNER. Observer, Jh ^ 0 0 0

© .3

e 8 Above ground.

Above , sea- 1

level. '

321- 1869.

July 8. •DEEKSHIRE. Englefield House, Keading- R. BEN YON, ESQ., M.R

Mr. E. Robinson.

XI. Negretti & Zambra 9 a.m. ft; in. I 0

feet. 190

322. July 8. BERKSHIEE. X. Anon 9 a.m. 2 6 190 Englefield House, Reading. R. BENYON, ESQ., M.B.

Mr. E. Robinson.

323* Aug. 26. DEYON. Mansion Terrace, Exeter.

MISS BYMOND. Miss Dymond.

III. Anon 9 a.m. 0 I 165

324. Aug. 26. DEYON. The Field, Parker's Well, Exeter.

THE. REV. H. A. BOX. The Rev. H. A. Box.

X. Negretti & Zambra 9 a.m. 0 6 90

1 325, Aug. 26. DEYON.

Parker's Well. The Garden. THE REV. H. A. BOX.

The Rev. H. A. Box.

X. Negretti & Zambra 9 a.m. 0 6 1

95

326. Aug. 27. DEYON. Clyst St. George, Topsham.

THE REV. H. T. ELLACOMBE. The Rev. H. T. Ellaconibe.

III. Casella 9 a.m. 1 3 76

327. Aug. 27. DEYON. Ash Yilla, Dudleigh Salterton.

R. WALKER, ESQ., M.B. R. Walker, Esq., MB.

XII. Casella 9 a.m. 4 D 33

328. Aug. 28. DEYON. XII. Apps 9 a.m. 1 0 140 Brampford Speke, Exeter.

W. H. GrAMLEN, ESQ. W. H. Gamlen, Esq.

•

329' , Aug. 28. DEYON. Brampford Speke, Exeter.

W. H. GAMLEN, ESQ. W. H. Gamlen, Esq.

X. Bocal month- ■ 0 3 149 iy-

33°' . Aug. 28. DEYON. High Street, Exeter. W. H. ELLIS, ESQ.

III. But the funnel

alone is outside.

Negretti & Zambra 9 a.m. 47 11 184

331 . Aug. 28, DEYON. High Street, Exeter. W. H. ELLIS, ESQ.

As 330 but not on post.

44 3 180


BAIN-GAUGES (continued from last Report).

211

Equivalents of Error at O ■*£ ^4 § water. scale-point O ® cJ

11 Scale- Grains. ■ specified in

previous point column.

in. in. in. 5,oo •1 500 — •001 5*02 *2 990 + *OOI 5-01 *3 1500 — •001 5*0o *4 2000 — •002

M 5*008 *5 2490 — *001 8*05 .2 2650 —•006 8*03 •3 3700 —•013 8*05 *4 5090 --•005 8*12

M 8*063 4-98 •1 500 — •001 5*02 •2 990 -f-'OOI 5*02 *3 1460 +•005 S'OO '5 2460 +•005

M 5*005 8*oo •1 I2IO +•004 8*00 •2 2500 +•003 8*00 *3 3800 correct.

tr 7'98 *4 4980 +*007 M 7-995 •5 6300 +*003

7-93 •1 1250 4-*ooi 8*02 •2 254O correct. S'os *3 375° -f- *004

+•006 8*00 *4 5000

M 7*995 *5 6250 -{-•007 5*00 •1 495 correct. 4*99 •2 990 correct. S'oo *3 1470 +•003 5'oi *4 i960 + •005

M 5'00o *5 2480 correct. 4*98 •1 500 — •001 5*01 •2 990 correct. 5*01 *3 1480 + '001 5 *00 *4 2000 0' 0

M 5'000 '5 2480 correct.

5*06 .1 500 +•001 5*04 .2 1000 + *002 5*05 •3 1490 +•005 5*02 •4 2000 +•004

M 5,043 •5 2510 +•002 8*00 •1 1280 — •001 8'io *2 2545 + *002 8*00 *32 3980 + '011 8*12

M 8-053 5*02 *1 500 correct. 5*02 *2 980 +•004 5"oi •3 1500 cor ect. 5'03 '4 1985 +•003

M 5*020 *5 2525 —•005 io*oo •1 1900 +•004 10*00 *2 3850 +'006 10*02 *3 594o +•001 io*oo *4 7940 correct.

Mio*OO5 *5 9780 + *007

Azimuth and an¬ gular elevation of

objects above mouth of rain-

gauge.

Remarks on position Acr rH ^

S. Apple 42°. N. Yinerv 20°

W. House 48°. E. Shrubs 18°.

W.S.W. Elms 38° N.W. House 31°

S.W. Trees 32°.

N. House 60°. Trees 30°.

S.W. „ 30°.

W. House 25°.

On part of lawn; very fair position.

Close to No. 321. Rather a rough gauge, mounted on a post.

This gauge was formerly at Albert Ter¬ race, Exeter (see No. 86 for parti¬ culars). It is now on a lawn, and nearly level therewith. Is to be moved a few feet so as to lessen the angular elevation of the house. Rather round rim.

Quite clear in an open field, slo¬ ping slightly to S.E.

321,

322.

323.

324.

In garden near edge of lawn, and much nearer the house than No. 324. This gauge was formerly at Albert Ter¬ race (see No. 84), but the funnel has been knocked about, and a new glass provided.

Gauge enclosed in a square box, placed in a level garden N. of the church.

Yery bad position, but no better obtainable. Gauge mounted in an ornamental vase in small front garden.

On lawn in front of house; very good position.

Close to No. 328.

On post on roof of observatory above all surrounding objects. About 6 ft. of piping leads the water into a receptacle inside the observatory.

Near No. 330, but not affected thereby; about 1 ft. of tubing is used with this gauge. (See pre¬ vious examination, No. 87.)

p2

3*5-

326.

327.

328

329.

33o.

33i-

212 REPORT- 1870.

EXAMINATION OF

<33 .• O f-i tM C 0 V3 a 2

COUNTY STATION.

a 0 . 'Xj 03 O fcX) a a Maker's name. bjo Height of

gauge. O -2 ^ S

23 « 03 •£

1 03

OWNER> Observer.

*3 a "tc a 0 0 O

0 «> 0 -3 g-S B S

Above ground.

Above sea-

level.

332< I869.

Aug. 28. DEVON. II. 9 a.m. ft. in. 13 7

feet. 155

Exeter Institution. THE INSTITUTION.

Mr. Parfitt.

333- Aug. 30. DEVON. III. Local 9 a.m. 0 7 125 Landscore, Teignmoutli.

CLARKE. Mrs. Clarke.

v j

334- Aug. 31. DEVON. III. Private month- 0 7 575 Chagford, Moreton Hampstead.

R. L. BERRY, ESQ. R. L. Berry, Esq.

iy.

335- Aug. 31. DEVON. III. Elliot 9 a.m. 6 0 120 Bishopsteignton.

THE REV. S. M. SCROGGS. The Rev. S. M. Scroggs.

336. Sept. 1. DEVON. Druid House, Ashburton.

F. AMERY, ESQ. F. Amery, Esq.

Private ••• . ... 9 a.m. Level. 570

337- Sept. 1. DEVON. VIII. Casartelli ......... 3 6 639 Middlecote House, Ilsington.

A. LYON, ESQ. A. Lyon, Esq.

338. Sept. 2. DEVON. Rose Hill Cottage, Newton Busbell.

MRS. HARRIS. Mrs. Harris.

III. Funnel, Anon. Glass, Pastorelli.

9 a.m. 1 0 64

339" Sept. 2. DEVON. Ill Casella 9 a.m. 0 9 205 Lamorna, Torquay.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. TV. Pengelly, Esq., F.R.S.

34°- Sept. 2. DEVON. Lupton, Brixham. Mr. G. Erskine.

IV 3 0 200

341' , Sept. 3. DEVON. Eore Street, Kingsbridge.

G. FOX. G. Fox.

III Glass, Casella. Funnel, Private.

0 6 68


RAIN-GAUGES (continued).

I O c3 M O istS ! fi a

Equivalents of water.

Stale- point. Grains.

Error at scale-point specified in

previous column.



gauge.

Remarks on position &c. £-2

in. 6-i8 6-13 6*12

M 6*143

5-05 5*03 5*02 5*00

M 5*025 4*98 4*98 S'01

_ 4-99 M 4*990

5*o3 5'05 5'03 5'°$ 5*o4o

2*60 M

M

2*50 2*55

Tir 2'55 M 2*550

8*40 8,55 8*50 8*50 >488 5*05 5*05 5*08

_ 5*05 M 5*058

5'00 5*00 S'o*

nr 4,99 M 5*000

12*05 11*98 12*01 12*00

M I2*OIO 5*00 5*00 5*00 5*00

M 5'coo

•i *2 •3 *4 "5 *1 *2 *3 *4 *5 *6 7 •1 *2 *3 *4 *5 *2 *5

I'O *'5 •10 •18 *39

•i *2 *3 *4 *5 •I *2 '3 *4 *5 •1 *3 '5

500 9S0

1500 2000 2500 400 780

II35 1500 i960 2380 2750

500 1020 1500 2000 2500 234 580

1200 1800

1445 2600 5600

500 970

1480 2000 2480

500 990

I490

1980 2480 2870 8580

14780

500 970

1480 1970 2460

correct. 4-'OO4 correct. -b*ooi -f-*ooi + •019 -f- *042 + •070 + •096 + ■*103 + •118 + *I43 4- *001 — '002 4-*002 4-*003 4-*004 4~ '018 4-*048 4- *066 +•098

—•001 — •002 — '002

4-*00 I 4-*009 4~"oco 4* *006 4-*011 —*001 correct, correct, -f'ooi correct, correct, correct. — '0x7

— •001 4-*004 +'001 4*003 4*004

N.W. Tree 52°

jN". House 28°.

S. Trees 48°. S.E. Trees 45°

S.E. Pear 32°

S.W. Laburn. 70°. N. House 52°.

Previously examined in 1863 (see 332. Ho. 88). This gauge is getting past work, and if the record is to be continued, a new one is required.

On lawn, in the best position the 333* grounds afford.

Observer said he knew his gauge was 334. wrong, and divided by 1*16, which brought it right, but it does not; e. 7. *5 -r 1*16 = *431 = 212S grs.; but the glass holds only 1960, therefore there is still an error of *034. A new and correct glass has been substituted.

On a post in kitchen garden ; if 335- nearer ground it would be shel¬ tered by trees and shrubs; a few hundred yards W. of the church.

A privately constructed gauge 336* placed close to a shelving bank. A new gauge has since been placed on level ground.

Near a hedge which was about 10° 337- above the gauge; observer said he had intended to have it clipped, and it should be done at once.

In garden but not at work ; obser- 338- vations to be resumed forthwith.

On lawn, in best position possible. 339-

In gardens very well placed. 34°'

Yery flat rim; position obviously very bad. Recommended that this gauge should remain in its position till the end of the year.

34i-

214 REPORT—1870.

EXAMINATION OE

Height of gauge.

Aboyc ground.

Above sea-

level.

ft. in. 0 6

feet. 68

5 6 P 200

. 1 0 297

• 0 2 1400

1596

1. 1 0 1200

316

1- 4 6 286

y* 35 0 15°

a. 4 0 81

1-30 1 f h.

94

a w rt a> <v pQ M a

342,

343

344'

345'

346.

347'

a CM.2 II ft!

COUNTY. Station.

OWNER. Observer,

349-

35°'

351

352,

1869. Sept. 3.

Sept.

Sept. 3.

Sept. 6

Sept. 6.

Sept. 7.

Sept. 8

Sept. 8

Sept. 8.

Sept. 9,

Sept. 10.

-43 <D O fcX) 2 § -to W) fl cm O O O

DEVON. Fore Street, Kingsbridge.

(?. G1.

DEVON. Burton, Kingsbridge.

W. BALKWILL, ESQ. W. BalTcwill, Esq.

DEVON. Bolt Tail, Kingsbridge. W. BALK WILL, ESQ.

W* Balkwilt, Esq.

DEVON. Prison Keservoir, Dartmoor.

MR. WATTS. Mr. Watts.

DEVON. North Hessary Tor, Dartmoor.

MR. WATTS. Mr. Watts.

DEVON. Powder Mills, Dartmoor.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. Mr. Henwood.

DEVON. Mount Tavy, Tavistock. MISS CARPENTER.

DEVON. vVest Street, Tavistock.

T. WINBEATT, ESQ. T. Windeatt, Esq.

DEVON. Old Town Street, Plymouth.

A. P. BALKWILL, ESQ. A. P. Balkwilt, Esq.

CORNWALL. Port Eliot, St. Germans.

RT. HON. EARL ST. GERMANS. Mr. Lynch.

CORNWALL. Regent's Parade, Penzance. W. H. RICHARDS, ESQ.

W. H. Richards, Esq.

Ill

XII

III

III

VIII

XII

III

Maker's name.

Burrow ,

Casella

Casclla

Anon .

III Funnel outside

roof, bottle inside

IV

IV

Anon ,

Dixey.

o ^

.911 EH 8

month.

Casella .4... 9 a.m. 1 o

9 a.m.

N egretti & Zambra

ij-

weekly,

9 a.m.


BAIN-GrAUGES (continued).

03 f-i —i rj §

1^ f •- a 11

« a

in. 4-96 5-01 4-98 5'03

M 4-995 5*00 5'03 4*99 4-98

M 5*000 5*03 5*02 5"o5 5*07

M 5*042 5*00 5*01 5*01 4*99 5*002 4*97 S'oi 4*98 5*02

M 4-995

M

5*00 5 *00 5*00 5*00

M 5 *000 1 *00 sq.

1*00 roi 1 *02

M 1*008 5*00 5*06 5*02 5*03

M 5*028 12*23 11*72 12* IO 11*84 J1'973 12 *00 11*93 12 *00 I2*CO 11*983

M

M


Scale- point.

*3 *4 *5 'i •2 *3 *4 *5 •i *2 *3 *47 *1 *2 *3 *47

•i *2 *3 *4 *5 •I

i*o 5*0

10*0

Grains.

500 1000 1480 2000 2490 490 980

1460 1970 2440

500 1000 1480 2300

500 1000 1480 2300

500 990

I490

1980 2470

25 250

1250 2510

500 990

1495 1975 2455 3000 5630 8610

11370 14280

. 3250 5810

Error at scale-point

"in previous column.

— •001 — *002 + 'COI —*004 —*002 +•003 +•004 4-"oio -f-'OIO 4-*016 —•001 — •002 4-*002 -{-*006

—•001 —•002 -pcoi +•005

— *001 correct, correct. +*001 4-*002 4-,oo2

4-,i2o 4-'200

correct. 4-*OO3 4-*002 4-*006 4-'oio — •005 4-,oo2 —•003 correct. —•002 —•014 —•004



gaugo.

N. Trees 20°. E.N.E. Trees 70°. S. Trees 72°.

N.N.E. Beech 58° E. Trees 50°.

N, Trees 55°.

S.E.Workshop250. S. Flagstaff 80°.

Remarks on position &c.

Close to 342, but not in use. Re¬ commended that it be moved to another and more open part of the garden and compared with No. 341.

Grauge stands about 1 foot above a bank running S. to N., and is fully exposed.

Gauge in open moorland quite ex¬ posed, but concealed from view by loose stones, among which it is placed.

Trees have grown considerably round this gauge since my for¬ mer visit in 1863 (see No. 70). Mr. Watts promised to speak to the Governor on the subject.

New gauge in the same position as No. 71. Quite open.

Gauge not erected at time of visit, but site was selected, where it will be very well situated and daily observations are promised.

In small garden S. of a small cot¬ tage by the side of the road to Dartmoor, about ^ of a mile from Mount Tavy.

A unique gauge 1 square inch in area, mounted on a post in a rather sheltered garden.

Gauge passes through, and its orifice is about 6 inches aboye the flat lead roof of a large warehouse; the bottle is supported by a small shelf beneath. Position very exposed.

Good position in the gardens.

P3

In small grass enclosure, rather shut in by walls; however, no¬ thing but the fla gstaff rises 30°.

342-

343.

344-

345.

346.

347-

348-

349-

350.

35i.

352-

210 iiepout—1870.

EXAMINATION OF

fl S <0 o

'^1

e+-i O o 5 § ci -r-

§

1869. 353. Sept. 10,

354-

355-

COUNTY. Station.

OWNER. Observer.

Sept. 11

Sept. 11.

o to is &

356.

357-

353

359'

360.

Sept. 13.

Sept. 13

Sept. 13.

Sept. 13.

Sept. 14.

361.

362

36;}.

Sept. 14.

Sept. 17

Sept. iS.

CORNWALL. Penalverne, Penzance.

T. S. BOLITHO, ESQ.

CORNWALL. Sawali, Penzance.

MR. J; SAUNBRY. Mr. J. Saundry.

CORNWALL. St. Sennen, Land's End.

REV. G. L. WOOLLCOMBE. Rev. G. L. Woollcombe.

CORNWALL. St. Ruan Rectory, Helstone.

THE REV. F. C. JACKSON. The Rev. F. C. JacJcson.

CORNWALL. Helstone.

M. P. MOYLE, ESQ. M. P. Moyle, Esq.

CORNWALL. Antron Lodge, Helstone.

THE REV. H J. A. F OTHER GILL. The Rev. H. J. A. Father gill.

CORNWALL. Antron Lodge (Orchard).

THE REV. H. J. A. F OTHER GILL. The Rev. H. J. A. Father gill.

CORNWALL. Penzance.

THE REV. PREBENDARY HEDGED AND.

CORNWALL. pa

THE REV. PREBENDARY HEDGED AND.

CORNWALL. Trcsco Abbey, Scilly Islands. AUGUSTUS SMITH\ ESQ.

Mr. HawJcins.

CORNWALL. Parade, St. Mary's, Scilly Islands.

J. G. MOYLE, ESQ. J. G. Moyle, Esq.

Maker's name.

YH

X

III

II

III

III

III

IV

III

Casella

o to © .2 2 ^ Above ^ © ground.

Height of gauge.

Whitlcy.

X

Casella

Liddell

Knight

weekly &lst of month.

Anon ,

ft. in. o 6

4 o?

4 o

Aboxe sea- level.

9 a.m.

Anon ,

N egretti & Za mbra

Whitlcy.

Whitley.

Whitley.

9 a.m. pre¬

ceding.

not in use.

9 a.m.

feet. 150

320;

5 o

6 o

3 6


EAIN-GAUGES (continued).

217

a 1^1 ll a aa

m. io'oo sq. lO'OO „ 10*00 „ IO'OO „

M io'ooo M ii*3 ?

5'co 4*98 5-02 5*00

M 5'coo 8*20 8*05 8-13 S'O/

M S'uj 477 5*27 4-85

HI- 5''3 M 5'005

5*00 5*08 5*07 5*00 5'03S 5'co 5'GO 4*97 5'oo 4*993

12-04 11-98 11*90 12-04

Mi 1-990 5*08 5-10 5*03 5*o5 $■06$

11-41 11*21

M

M

M

11-30 11-30

Mi 1-308

Mi 1-5?


Scale- point.

•IO •145

•I •3 *4 '5

i-o * 1—'2 •2-'3 '3-'A- *4~'5 •J--6

*2 *3 *4 *5 •6 •1 •2 *3 *4 •1 •2 *3 *4 •1

*45

•o-'s •5-1-0

ro-i 1-5-2-0

•i '2 5 *3

•1 I-O 1*3

Grains.

2510 358°

5°° IOCO 1980 2460 4920 1300 1270 1310 1230 1270 970

1450 1940 2400 2910 450 880

1320 175°

44° 850

1300 1710

2970 13460

2650 2500 2550 2440

2550 6000 8000

230 2500 3220


previous column.

— •001 — •002

+-001 +*004 -f-oo7

correct. + *003 — •001 -f-co6 +'0°3 +•005 -f- "008 4--OC9 4-017 4-014 4-o 11 4-025 4--o38 4-*053 4--on 4-*028 4-*036 4-054

—-004 4"*C22

— •021 4-009 —-oci -{-•02I

— 'CO I 4-,oi3 -•015



gauge.

S. Trees 43°. W. House 30°.

E. House 28°. S. Trees 35°. W. „ 32°.

N.E. Hank 15°.

S. Gable end 30°.


On lawn, very good position, glass ilot accessible.

Altitude uncertain, barometer fall¬ ing rapidly, and great gale blow¬ ing. Funnel lost and gauge dis¬ mantled.

Altitude uncertain; see above. Gauge partly sunk in a bank E. of the house, within a short distance of the Land's End.

In garden, rather sheltered and be¬ low the level of the surrounding country.

In a garden sloping to S.E. so rapidly that though the gauge is on the ridge of an outhouse, it is only 5 ft. above the garden close to it. The funnel was loose, and much knocked about by (I suppose) having been often blown away.

Gauge in orchard, attached to a dwarf post.

In field, near 358, clear of all objects. [Note.—I believe Mr. Fothergill makes

some mental correction to the read¬ ings of his gauges, the nature of which I could not understand. Eecom- mended to procure gauges of the ordi¬ nary construction.]

This and Ho. 361 had not been regularly observed for some time; fresh positions were se¬ lected for them, and observa¬ tions will be recommenced forthwith.

In gardens, very good position, but very flimsy and indifferent gauge.

Observations discontinued. Funnel lost. A new gauge has since been purchased by Mr. Moyle, and erected on the site of the old one in small garden in rear of house. No obstruction except as noted.

218 REPORT—1870.

EXAMINATION OF

g u y CD W _D

3 0 •s'l

COUNTY. Station.

a 0 . •-d p 0 bfl £ £ Maker's name.

Height of gauge.

OJ ^ M 3 <D pi M

si a a n a <u

OWNER. Observer.

"to ^ S epj O O O st B g

Above ground.

Above sea<

level.

364. 1869.

Sept. 20. CORNWALL. The Lattery, Penzance.

METEOROLOO. COMMITTEE. Mr. Senior.

X Negretti& Zambra 8 a.m. ft. in. I 2

feet. 60

365. Sept. 21» CORNWALL. III Anon 9 a.m. 1st of

month.

0 4 160 Tehidy Gardens, Redruth.

CART. BASSET. Mr. Mills.

OS OS Sept. 21. CORNWALL. . III Anon 10 a.m. 40 0 223

Kimberley Place, Falmoutk. LOVEL SQUIRE, ESQ.

Lovcl Squire, Esq.

367. Sept. 22. CORNWALL. Coast-Guard House, New Quay.

MR. TREGIDGO. Mr. Tregidgo.

II Liddell 9 a.m. 1 9 90

368. Sept. 23. CORNWALL,. Penarth, Truro.

N. WHITLEY, ESQ. N. Whitley, Esq.

X Whitley 9 a.m. 1 0 190

369- Sept. 23. CORNWALL. Royal Institution, Truro. THE INSTITUTION.

Mr. W. Newcombe.

YII 9 a.m. 40 0 56

37°- Sept. 23. CORNWALL. St. Agnes.

MR, J. OPIE. Mr. J. Opie.

X Whitley 1 0 278

371* Sept. 23. CORNWALL. Strangeway's Terrace, Truro,

C. BARHAM, ESQ., M.D. C. Bar ham, Esq., MB.


372. , Sept. 24. CORNWALL. Trevarna, St. Austell.

W. CO ODE, ESQ. W. Coode, Esq.

III Casella 9 a.m. 0 6 300

373 . Sept. 24 CORNWALL. Castle Stret, Bodmin.

CAPT. LIBBELL, R.N. Capt. Lidded, R.N.

II Liddell 2 6 338

374 . Sept. 24 CORNWALL. Castle Street, Bodmin.

CAPT. LIBBELL, R.N. Capt. Lidded, R.N.

XII 0 1 338

ON THE RAINJFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 219

RAIN-GATJGrES (continued).

-2 M a! ill3

.1^3 H n a


Scale- point. Grains.

Error at scale-point specified in previous column.



gauge.

Remarks on position &c. a>

in. 7*98

7*95 7-92 7*98

M 7*958 5,04 5'03 5-10 5,09

M 5*065 10*20 sq.

10*06 io*oo lO'ZO

Mio-II5 6,oo 6,oo 6*02 6*oo

M 6*005 11*30 11*27 11*30 11*41

Mll*320 io*iosqr.

IO'I2 io*34 10*15

Mio*I78 11*16 11*15 11*30 11*06

Mii*i68 8*05 8*oo 7*98 8*03 8*015 4*93 5*03 4*9° 5*08

M 4*985 8*05 8*oo 8*04 8 *02 >*028 5*00 5*02 5'04 5*02

M 5*020

M

M

m. •1 '5

•i •42

1*13 1*60

•05 •09 •i

•i-*o *2-* I •3--2 •4-'3 m5-'4- •1 •2 *3

•10 •15

•o-*i •i-'S •3-*5 •5-*6 •6-7 •1 *2 *3 *4 *5 *1 *2 *3 *5

•I *2 *3 *4 *5

I30O 6380

520 2040 J630 8080

12IO 2l6o 25IO

69O 680 7OO 730 7OO

^55° 5150 753o

2500 5050 7480

2450 3655

1300 2530 2580 1300 1320 495 990

1490 1970 2460 1230 2550 3710

6540

500 1000 1500 2000 2500

m. — •003 — •008

— •002 + *020 -|-*024 + *OI2

+ *003 +•006 +•003

— •003 —•005 — •002 +•002 — '002

correct. — •003 +•004

+•004 +•006 +•013

+ *OOI + *002

— *002 + *OOI — *003 — •002 — •OO4 correct. —*001 — *002 correct. +•001 +•004 +*ooi +•010 — •on

correct, correct, correct, correct, correct.

S.E. Beans 58°. S.W. „ 54°.

W. House 20°.

S.W. Tree 52°. N. House 48°.

S.W. Trees 28°

N.W. Trees 38°. S.W. „ 27°.

W.N.W. Walnut 49°.

E.S.E. House 48°.

Standing on gravel in the bat¬ tery of the Penzance Artillery Corps; an open position, but the gauge has to be moved when¬ ever drill is going on.

Gauge standing loosely on funnel, not level, and shut in on the south by rows of beans; the old observer had left, and the new gardener was not aware of the importance of accuracy.

This gauge is a very old one inserted in the masonry of the new observatory tower built by the Meteorological Committee. It will not give even the rainfall on the tower correctly, as its rim is only an inch or two above the masonry, and therefore insplashing is inevitable.

Very good position in the large garden of the station.

Funnel fits loosely on can, and is prevented from being blown away by a large stone placed in it. Position not good, but no better available.

Funnel very old, had been previously repaired many times, but was coming to pieces; recommended that it should be repaired once more, and recorded simultaneously with a new gauge to be placed by its side on the roof.

In garden, E.S.E. of St. Agnes' church ; fair position, but very rough gauge. The measuring- glass had been broken, and mend¬ ed with sealing-wax and a cork.

Good gauge, in good position.

Gauge not a true circle, but other¬ wise correct. Mr. Coode, how¬ ever, decided on having a new one as a check.

In garden, in rear of house, fair position, and the best obtain¬ able.

Close to No. 373, upright rim, and zinc receiver.

364

365-

366.

367-

368.

369-

370.

371.

372.

373-

374'

220 ItEPORT—1:170.

EXAMINATION OF

Refe

renc

e nu

mbe

r.

Dat

e of

ex

amin

atio

n.

COUNTY. Station.

G O . • rt 0 0 W) G G Maker's name. "0 ^ Height of

gauge. OWNER. Observer.

£ gj G ^ O O O s s

Above ground.

Above sea- level.

375- 1869."

Sept. 24. CORNWALL. III Casella ft. in.

1 0 feet. 338

Castle Street, Bodmin. CART. LIDBELL, R.N.

Capt. Liddell, R.N.

376. Sept. 24. CORNWALL. II Liddell 9 a.m. 2 6 336 Fore Street, Bodmin. A. HAMBLY, ESQ.

A. Hambly, Esq.

377- Sept. 25. CORNWALL. II 4 0 303 Treharrock House.

F. B. HAMBLY, ESQ. F. B. Hambly, Esq.

378. Sept. 25. CORNWALL. Treliarrock House.

F. B. HAMBLY, ESQ. F. B. Hambly, Esq.

XI Negretti & Zamhra 2 9 303

379- Sept. 25. CORNWALL. Park Villa, Endellion.

MISS GUY. Miss Guy.

II Liddell 3 0 27;

38°. Sept. 25. CORNWALL. Treglines, St. Minver.

MR. T. LIDBELL. Mr. T. Liddell.

II Liddell 3 0 140

381. Sept. 25. CORNWALL. Guinea Port, Wadebridge.

MR. JORDAN. Mr. Jordan.


382. Sept. 27. CORNWALL. Warleggan, Bodmin.

THE REV. B. CLEMENTS. The Rev. B. Clements.

II Liddell 2 6 550

383- Sept. 27. CORNWALL. Trevalga Rectory, Boscastle. THE REV: W. H. JAMES.

The Rev. W. H. James.

X N egretti & Zambra irre¬ gular.

0 6 540

384- Sept. 28. CORNWALL. Lanteglos Rectory, Camelford.

THE REV. J. T. 'WILKINSON.

II Skinner 2 6 4° 3

385. Sept. 28. CORNWALL. Altarnum, Launceston.

C. U. TRIPP, ESQ.

9 a.m. 0 10 570


BAIN-GAUGES (conthmed).

221

S o 0 S ^ a 11






gauge.

Bemarks on position &c.

m. 5-02 5*02 5*co S'oz

M 5*015 8*12 8*00 8*04 8*00

M 8*040 7-96 8-ij 8'00 8-io

M 8-053 5-00 5-00 5-01

ur 4,99 M 5-000 10-05 sqr.

10-08 io-io 10-07

Mio-O75 1 o-18 sqr.

10-15 10-05 io-io

Mio'izo • 8-25

7'99 8-13 8-12

M 8*123 8*00 8-15 7'94 8-io

M 8*048 8*05 7-98 8*05 7-88 7-99° 8-io 8-io S-jj S'OO

M 8-o88 4-98 5*02 5-00

_ _ 4'99 M 4*998

M

n. *1 •2 *3 *4 *5 •1 *2 *3 *4 •6 •1 *2 *3 *5

'I *2 *3 *4 *5 •1 •2 *3 *5 •1 •2 *3 *5 •3-'2 '4~'3 •s-H •6--5 •7--6 •1 •2 *3 *4 *5 •I--2 •2--3

'4-'S '5~'6

500 iooo 1500 2000 2500 1330 2680 4I30

533o 7880 1320 2590 377o 6330

2550 5210 7630

10210 12810 2625 5085 7620

12550

1300 2600 3950 6890

1250 1250 1255 1250 1250 1270 2530 3760 5070 6280 1310 1300 1290 1310 1300 490 975

1490 I99o

2470

m. correct, correct. — •001 — •001 — •001 —•004 — •009 — •022 --as — •014 —*003 —•001 -f *007 +*008

+•001 — •003 + •002 + -002 correct. —•002 +•003 +•005 +•015

+-001 +-001 — •002 — •027

+•003 +•003 +•003 +•003 +•003 correct. correct. + -CC2 correct. +*004 — •001 correct. + -001 — *001 correct. +-001 +•003 — •001 — •002 + •001

S.W. Tree 22°.

N. House 40°. W. Trees 32°.

N. House 33°.

N. House 35°.

E.N.E. House 32°. S.S.E. „ 21°, W.S.W. „ 32°.,

S.W. House 40°.

N. House 25°.

N. House 42°.

N.W. House 30° S.E. Tree 25°.

Close to No. 373.

In garden, sloping to N. Bim of funnel very round, and diffi¬ cult to measure.

On lawn, ground undulating.

Near No. 377, but further from the house; glass inaccessible.

This gauge was used at Boscar- rock (about 2 miles hence) for several years. It is now well placed at corner of carriage drive.

On grass plot in centre of small quadrangle.

In small front garden, close to terminus of the Wadebridge railway.

On lawn, capital position; round- edged funnel.

In small enclosure, in slightly raised part of large field; capi¬ tal situation.

Observer absent, gauge had been upset, and no observations taken; the float (a bung) was saturated and would not act; corrected it, and it read as per previous column..

In garden, near the church; good position.

22.2 report—1870.

EXAMINATION OT

o • o r-t d <u

Dat

e of

ex

amin

atio

n.

COUNTY. Station.

Cons

truct

ion

of g

uage

.

Maker's name. 0 Height of

gauge. 83 a OWNEB.

Observer. ©.s

s s Above ground.

Above sea-

level.

386. 1869.

Sept. 28. COENWALL. Hexworthy, Launceston. H. M. HAB VEYj ESQ.

H. M. Harvey, Esg.

XI N egretti AZamhra ft. in.

1 0 feet. 410

387. Sept, 29. COENWALL. Coryton, Lew Down.

MB. T. SYMONS. Mr. T. Symons.

IV Carter, Exeter ... 8 a.m. 6 0 445

388. Sept. 29. DEVON. III Anon 9 a.m. 0 10 693 Sheepstor, Dartmoor.

PLYMOUTH WATEB WOBKS. Mr. Shillabeer.

389. Sept. 30. COENWALL. X Whitley 9 a.m. 1 0 760 White Eock, Kingston Down.'

CAPT. BIOHABLS. Cajpt. Bichards.

390. Sept. 30. COENWALL. Church Street, Callington.

LB. KEMPTHOBNE. Mr. Brown.

III Casella ............ 9 a.m. pre¬

ceding. 3 0 490

391. Sept. 30. COENWALL. Pentillie Gardens, Saltash.

COL. COBYTON. Mr. Edwards.

III Casella 9 a.m. pre¬

ceding.

1 3 162

391. Sept. 30. COENWALL. Pentillie Castle, Saltash.

MISS COBYTON. Miss Coryton.

III Anon • 1 6

393- Oct. 1. COENWALL. Liskeard.

S. JENKIN, ESQ., C.E. S. JenTcin, Esq., C.E.

XI Ncgretti &Zamhra 1 9 a.m. 1 1 375

394- . Oct. 1, COENWALL. Liskeard.

S. JENKIN, ESQ., C.E. S. JenTcin, Esq., C.E.

II Liddell 2 6 377 1

395 . Oct. 1, COENWALL. Catchfrench, St. Germans.

MISS GLANVILLE. Miss Glanville.

X Negretti& Zamhra l 10 a.m. , 0 7 270

396 . Oct. 1 DEVON. Gascoyne Place, Plymouth.

J. MEBBIFIELL, ESQ., F.B.A.S. J. Merrifield, Esq., F.B.A.S.

X Negretti &Zambrs 1 8 a.m. 26 6 100

ON THE BAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 223


Dia

met

ers

(that

m

arke

d M

=mea

n). Equivalents of

-water. Error at

scale-point, specified in previous column.



gauge.

Eemarks on position &c.

1 liete

renc

e nu

mbe

r.


in. in. in. 386. C'OO *1 498 correct. W.S.W. Green¬ On lawn, very good position;

S'oi *2 990 -f *001 house 18°. glass broken, only 0 20 of it 5*02 left. 5*00

M 5*008 12*00 •I-*2 2850 correct. Yery good gauge, very firmly fixed 387' 12*00 •2-*3 2845 correct. in an open garden. I2'00 2845 correct. 12*00 •4-'5 2840 -f *001

Ml2*000 2890 — *001 4*95 •1 490 -f'ooi S.W. Tree 40°. In garden, in a valley about -J 388. 5'05 *2 980 -p002 mile NW. of Sheepstor church. 4*98 '3 1460 4-*oo6 5*03 *4 199° — *001

M 5*003 *5 2450 4-*006 11*23 'i *530 correct. In a garden, near the crest of the 389. 11*20 *2 5100 — *001 ' hill; exposed position. 11*38 '25 6280 4-*002 11*38

^111*297 480 4*99 *1 4-*oo3 In a small rockery, in garden, near 39°-

5 *00 *2 970 4-*OO4 the church; position good. 5*00 *3 1480 4-*coi 4,99 *4 1970 4-*oo2

M 4-995 *5 2480 —•001 In kitclien gardens, which slope 5*00 •1 495 correct. 391*

S'01 •2 980 4-*002 towards SW,; gauge is in the 5*00 *3 1480 4-'001 flattest part of them, and un¬

_ _ 4*99 *4 1950 4-'OO7 sheltered. M 5*000 *5 2490 — *002

5*00 *<■>55 295 —•004 Old gauge, no longer used. The 392. 5*oo funnel has a very round rim ; 5*00 only the bottom of the measur¬ 4'99 ing-glass remains.

M 4*998 5*00 •1 480 4- *00 3 N. Tree 31°. In garden, clear except as noted. 393- 5*01 *2 95o 4-*008 S. Tree 42°. 4*99 *3 1460 4-*OO5 5*00 •4 1970 4-*OO3

M 5*000 *5 2460 4-*004 8*00 •o-*i 1310 — *002 N.E. Trees 70°. In kitchen garden, no better posi¬ 394* 1 8*io •I-*2 1250 4-*oo3 S.W. Trees 52°. tion available. 1 7'97 •2-*3 1290 correct

,r 8-iS •S-^ 1300 —■*001 11 8-055

7-98 •I 1290 —"*002 N.E. House 30°. On large lawn in front of house; 395- 8*00 •2 2560 — •002 S. Trees 22°. good position. 7-98 •3 3840 —•003 8*oo •4 5100 —•003

M 7*990 •5 6330 correct 8 *00 •1 1280 •—•001 S.W. House 50°. Yery bad position, on a roof quite 396' 8*oo *2 2580 — •003 W. House 50°. commanded by others. No bet¬ 8*00 *3 3860 — •004 NW. House 50°. ter position on the premises. 8*oo '4 5100 — *002

M 8*000 •5 6300 4-*004

22 J) REPORT—1870.

EXAMINATION OF

© . © ^ a S

Dat

e of

ex

amin

atio

n.

COUNTY. Station.

c 0 . hp

Maker's name.

Tim

e of

re

adin

g. Height

of gauge. © rd

.© a © EH M a

OWNER. Observer. §0

0 Above ground.

Above sea-

level.

397-

398-

1869. Oct. 1.

1870. May 5.

DEVON. 11 Liddell ft. in.

3 0

2 0

feet. 145

295

Ivy Bridge. DR. LIDDELL.

Dr. lAddell.

KENT. Heathfield Lodge, Chislehurst.

F. NUDES, ESQ. F. Nunes, Esq.

XI N egretti & Zambra 9 a.m. daily.

399- May 5. KENT. X Pastorelli 9 a.m. daily

1 0 295 ! ITeathfield Lodge, Chislehurst.

F. NUNES, ESQ. F. Nunes, Esq.

400. May 5. KENT. III Knight weekly &lst of month.

0 7 231 Sidcup, Foot's Cray. MISS BERENS.

Miss Berens.

401. May 5. KENT. III Casella 1 0 240 Bickley.

G. F. CHAMBERS, ESQ.,, F.R.A.S. G. F. Chambers, Esq., F.R.A.S.

402. May 5. KENT. West Wickham.

REV. J. T. AUSTEN. Rev. J. T. Austen.

X Anon i 3 257

■ 403- May 5. KENT. Bromley Common.

REV. A. RAW SON. Rev. A. Rawson.

X Negretti & Zambra 9 a.m. 1 0 250

404. May 19. SUKKEY. Pyports, Cobham. G. DINES, ESQ.

G. Dines, Esq.

X Negretti& Zambra 9 a.m. 1 0 65

405. May 19. SURKEY. Pyports, Cobham. G. DINES, ESQ.

G. Dines, Esq.

XII Casella 9 a.m. 1 0 65

406. , Juno 10. HAMPSHIRE. Niton, Isle of Wight.

REV. R. C. KEMPE. Rev. R. C. Kempe.

X Negretti & Zambra 0 6 130

407 . July 25, RADNORSHIRE. Heyhope Rectory.

REV, W. W. GRIFFITH. Rev. W. W. Griffith.


Off THE RAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 225


Dia

met

ers

, (t

hat

mar

ked

M=m

ean)

. Equivalents of water.


previous column.



gauge.

Kemarks on position &c.

Eefe

renc

e nu

mbe

r.


in. in. in. io'oo sq. •0 —-i 2560 —•001 W.N. W. Apple 50°. Good position except as noted. 397-

10*03 'I—*2 2560 —•001 Have been informed the tree has IO'OO •2-*3 2540 correct. been removed. I0'05

Mio-ozo 5-00 *1 500 — *001 On side of field, slightly sheltered 398. S'oi *2 980 — •003 fromN., open in all other quar¬ 5*00 *3 1450 +•008 ters.

„ 5'01 *4 I950 +•007 M 5*005 *5 2450 +•007

S'oo *1 1250 4--ooi Close to No. 398. 399- 8-oo *2 2540 correct. 7-98 *3 375° +•005 8*02 *4 505° +•002

M 8*000 *5 6360 — •001 5*02 •1 510 — •002 S.W. Cedar 48°. Good position except as noted; to 400. 5-00 *2 1000 correct. be moved about 100 ft. to N.; 5*00 *3 1480 +•004 will then be slightly sheltered 5'°5 '4 1980 +•004 from N.E., but quite open to

M 5-018 *5 2500 —•001 S.W. E. House 58°. Gauge in garden border, funnel 401.

4-96 not level, glass inaccessible, as 4*98 observer was absent. 5'01

M 5-000 I2*'30 In kitchen garden on western 402. j 12*20 slope, and near the top of a 12*20 small hill. Observer absent, 12-25 and measuring-apparatus inac¬

MI2-238 cessible. 8 *00 •1 1300 — •003 Well placed in large kitchen 4°3- 7*98 •2 +•002 garden. 8 *00 *3 375° +•004 8-oo *4 505° -f-002

M 7*995 *5 6350 —•001 S.E. Fir 55°. 8*03 •1 • I255 -f-'OOI Clear except as noted; very open 404.

7*93 •2 2550 — •002 N.W. Yew 40°. to S.W. 8-03 *3 3800 — •001 7-92 •4 5050 correct.

M 7*978 *5 6310 correct. 5*02 •1 495 correct. Close to No. 404. 405' 4*99 •2 1000 —•002 5*01 *3 1500 — •003 4,97 *4 1980 correct

M 4-998 *5 2460 +•003 8-03 •1 1270 correct. Fair position in small grass en¬ 406. 7*98 •2 2550 — •001 closure. 8 *00 *3 3820 —•001

„ 7'98 *4 5100 —•002 M 7*978 *5 6310 +•003

5-00 •1 495 correct. In excellent position in the Kec- 407. 4*99 •2 990 correct. tory grounds. 5*00 *3 1490 — •001 5*01 *4 1980 -f-'OOI

M 5-000 *5 2480 correct. 1870.

226 REPORT 1870.

EXAMINATION OF

8 a %

Dat

e of

ex

amin

atio

n

COUNTY. Station.

e 0 . • rs 0 § § Maker's name. *8 g>

Height of gauge.

<D X3 <§ § (3S

OWNER. Observer.

-£3 to c« O © O

0 -S .§* EH 2

Above ground.

Above sea-

level.

408. 1870.

July 26. RADNORSHIRE. III Anon * 9 a.m. ft. in. 1 0

feet. 885

Cefnfaes, Rhayader. MRS. JONES.

Mrs. Jones.

409. July 26. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. I Anon 9 a.m. 1st

1 0 950 Ystrad-olwyn-fawr, Llanidloes. BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

Mr. J. Jones.

410. July 26. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Dolenog, Llanidloes.

T. F. ROBERTS\ ESQ. T. F. Roberts, Esq.

III Casella a.m. 1 0 522 •

4x1. July 26 MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Dylive, Head of River Clwyedog.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION Mr. Isaac Jones.

I Anon 9 a.m. 1st of month.

1400

412. July 27. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Capel Carno.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION Mr. T. Bound.

I Anon 9 a.m. 1st of

month.

1 0 55°

4I3* July 27. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. LI west fawr, Garthbibio.

BRITISH AS SO CIA TION Mr. Joseph Jones.

I Anon 9 a.m. 1st of

month.

1 0 990 i

414. July 28. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Head of River Vyrnwy, Llanwddyn.

BRITISH ASSOCIA TION Mr. John Gittens.

I Anon % 9 a.m. 1st of

month.

0 8 1740

4I5* July 28. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Llanwddyn.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. Mr. David Tugh.

I Anon <7 a.m. 0 7 75° 1st of

month.

416. Aug. 2. SUFFOLK. Barton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds. SIR CHARLES BUNBURY.

Mr. Allan.

III Casella 9 a.m. 1 0 200

417. Aug. 2. SUFFOLK. Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds.

REV. W. STEGGALL. Rev. W. Steggall.


418. Aug. 2, SUFFOLK. Barningbam, Bury St. Edmunds.

J. FISON, ESQ. J. Fison, Esq.

X Negretti & Zambra Irre¬ gular.

0 8 125


HAIN-GAUGES (continued). D

iam

eter

s (th

at

mar

ked

M=m

ean)

. Equivalents of water.


previous column.



gauge.


Refe

renc

e nu

mbe

r.


in. 4-98 4-98 4*98 S'oi

M 4*988 8*03 8*oo 8*05 8'oo

M 8*020 5*02 4*98 5*00 4'99

M 4*998

in. •1 *2 •3 *4 *5

520 1020 1500 2050 2480

in. — •005 — •007 —•004 -•015 — •003

cylinder true and

rod correct.

— •001 +•004 +•004 — •002 -f *002

Rod cor¬ rect.

Rod cor¬ rect and

gauge a true cylinder.

Rod cor¬ rect and


Rod cor¬ rect and


Rod cor¬ rect and


correct. — •001 —^ *002 — •001 — '002 — •001 +•002 +•005 -f-*oo6 +•005 —*007 —•003 +•004 -}-*002 + •003

E. Tree 35°. W. Tree 38°.

In garden sloping from the house towards the S., perfectly open from E.S.E. to W.S.W., and fairly so from other points.

In field about one mile E. of Llan- gurig Church; very good po¬ sition.

Gauge recently removed here from BroomclifF. Its future position will be on flat ground at the bottom of a rather narrow val¬ ley.

Gauge could not be found in the ab¬ sence of the observer, who failed to meet me. The ground is, however, level table land well suited for a gauge, and as it and the four following gauges were all made together, I have no doubt it is correct.

In field near Carno railway sta¬ tion ; good position.

On summit of hill above Garth- bibio. It is stuck in a bank, giving it rather an extreme ex¬ posure for so elevated a station.

On the flat top of a moor above Ennant, 4 miles W.N.W. of Llanwddyn, and £ mile N. of Y. Gadfa.

In field a few hundred yards E. from Llanwddyn church, quite open. Doubt if observer is al¬ ways reliable.

Previously examined in 1862 (see No.27). Gauge in same position and carefully attended to. Owing to the absence of Ordnance bench-marks, the altitudes in this neighbourhood are still uncer¬ tain.

Good position at junction of roads north end of village.

Very sheltered position, observer agreed to move it to a more suitable one.

408.

409.

410.

411.

412.

413.

414.

4i5-

416.

*17.

418.

'I *2 *3 •4 •5

500 970

1470 1990 2470

7-98 8*03 8*02 8*02

M 8*013 8-oo 7*95 8*05 7*99

M 7*998 8*oi 8*15 8 *00 7*99

M 8*038 8*04 8*o6 8*io 8*02

M 8*055 4*99 S'oo 5*02 S'oo

M 5*003 4*97 5*02 5*02 4*98

M 4*998 8*03 7*94 7*98 8*oi

M 7*990

•I *2 *3 *4 *5 •I *2 *3 *4 *5 •1 *2 *3 *4 *5

495 1000 1500 1990 2490

500 980

1460 1950 2450 135° 2570 375o 5040 6300

N. Sycamore 38°.

W.N.W.Laurel350

W.S.W. House 55° S.E. Poplars 60°.

228 report—1870.

EXAMINATION OF

© o o d CVH © 0 -S <D g

COUNTY. Station.

a .2 © -u fan g 3 Maker's name.

Height of gauge.

a N ^ § © W

03 'S Ri

OWNER. Observer.

i ao

O 1.5

•S « H S

Above ground

Above sea-

level.

419. 1870.

Aug. 3. 8TTFFOT/Frt n Anon ft. in. feet.

118 Dickleburgh, Diss.

F. BIX. F. Bix.

3 0

420. Aug. 3. SUFFOLK. Yaxley, Eye.

REV. W. H. SEWELL. Rev. W.H.Sewell.

X Negretti & Zambra 9 a.m. 0 10 108

421. Aug. 3. SUFFOLK. Anon Irre¬ 2 8 117 Thwaite, Mendlesham.

MR. 0. WHISTLECRAFT. Mr. 0. Whistlecraft.

gular.

422. Aug. 3. SUFFOLK. Walsliam-Le-Willows. MISS MAR TINEA U.

Miss Martineaw.

in Casella 9 a.m. 0 11 100

4*3- Aug. 8. NORFOLK. XII la 9 a.m. 1 1 91 West Tofts, Brandon.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. Mr. R. Martin.

424. Aug. 31. KENT. XII Casella 1 0 295 Heathfield Lodge, Chislehurst.

F. NUNES, Esq. F. Nunes, Esq.


BAIN-GAUGES (continued).

§11 a lâ ii S H

m. 875 8-8o 8-65

M8733

7-98 8*01 7-98 8*00

M 7*993 2*" 2*90 2*85 2*87

M 2*868

5*00 4-98 4'99 5*00

M 4*993 5'03 4*98 4*94 5*05

M 5*000 4'95 4*99 5*00 5*00

M 4*985


Scale- point

*1 *2 *3 *4 *5 '5

i*o 1'49

•i •2 *3 *4 *5 •i •2 *3 *4 *5 •1 •2 *3 '4 *5

Grains.

1290 2580 3860 5060 6300

3000

490 990

1470 i960 2470

51° 995 I490

2000 2500

500 980

1450 195° 245°


—•002 — •004 — •005 +•001 +•003 +•019 +*028 +-°47

+'001 correct. +•003 4-*004 correct. — •003 —•001 —•001 —•003 —•004 —'OOI +•001 +•006 +•004 +•003



gauge.

S.W. Trees 58°. N.E. Trees 55°.

N. Trees 43°.

N.W. Eir 54°.

N.W. Tree 52°. W. Tree 52°. S.W. Tree 58°.


Vexy old and dilapidated gauge in a very indifferent position; has been burst and mended many times, and is so out of repair that observer adds a vari¬ able correction to make it what he thinks it should be.

On Lawn near the church; good position.

An extraordinary gauge, consisting sim¬ ply of a cubical leaden box, into which the rain falls; the depth is ascertained by dipping in a slate scale; the bottom thereof is now worn away; hence the large error, which, however, is partly corrected by the great loss which must arise from the absence of any provision against evaporation.

On lawn, rather sheltered as noted; was moved to centre of lawn

419.

420.

421.

quite free.

In small garden E. of West Tofts church; no better position avail¬ able.

Close to No. 398.

422.

423*

424.

Inches lz -J L J Teet

J.W.I.owiy fc.

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