IN THE MONTH OF FEBBUABY, 1852. 153 



whole period, must have been 9 or 10 per cent, greater than 

 the quantity received by the Crowden Hall rain gauge. 



The rain in the district from the commencement of the 

 year to the 9th of February, as indicated by the several rain 

 gauges, is as follows : — 



January. Febraary, to 9th. 



At Crowden Hall 5 inches. 6^ inches. 



*• Butteriey Moss 5tV " 6iV " 



= Hi inches. 



« Black Clough 10t*o " 



" Brushes 8^„ to 8th Feb. 



« Windyate Edge BA to 8th Feb. 



The following table will exhibit the daily quantities during 

 the first nine days of February : — 



Inches. 



Sunday, 1st 0.6 



Monday, 2nd 0.4 



Tuesday, 3rd 0.5 



Wednesday, 4th 1.1 



Thursday, 5th 1.2 



Friday, 6th 0.8 



Saturday, 7th 0.2 



Sunday, 8th* 1.3 



Monday, 9th t 0.5 



6.5 



On the night of Thursday, the 5th, between 4 p.m. and 8 

 a.m. of the 6th, there fell 0.7 of an inch of rain. 



The quantity of water which flowed from the whole col- 

 lecting ground of the waterworks, about 18,900 acres in 

 extent, between the 1st of January and the 9th of February, 

 exceeded 800,000,000 cubic feet; being nearly 200,000,000 

 cubic feet more than sufficient to fill all the waterworks 

 reservoirs had they been empty on new year's day, although 



* This was between 4 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. 

 f This WM from 4 p.m. on Sunday to 12 at noon on Monday. 



