June] 



SMALLAVOOD — ON RAIN. 



187 



the fall amounting to 225 inches in the year. 



The heaviest fall of rain on our globe takes place on the Khasia 

 Hills to the north-west of Calcutta, and amounts to 600 inches 

 annually. 



The greatest amount which has fallen in the vicinity of 

 Montreal in one hour was 1.110 inches. 



These observations extend over a period of upwards of 20 

 years. 



Below is a table shewing the annual mean amount of Rain fall 

 at some of the principal stations on our globe. The amount is in 

 inches and tenths : — 



Inches. 



Madras 55.10 



Bombay - - - - 75.00 



Canton 78.00 



Sierra Leone - - - 87.00 

 Kio Janeiro - - - - 89.00 

 Barbadoes - - - 72.00 

 Vera Cruz - - - - 183.00 



Bergen 89.90 



Stockhohn ... - 19.67 

 Copenhagen - - - 18 55 



Brussels 29.96 



Naples 29.94 



Eome 30.86 



Paris 22.64 



St. Petersburgh - - - 17.65 

 London - - - . 22.00 



Oxford 27.10 



Cork 40.00 



