236 J. HOPKINSON THE WEATHER 



Bulbourue. lu the Colne, 1-43 in. at Moor Park, l"44in. at 

 Apslev Mills, 150 in. at Croxlev Green, 1-69 in. at Bone Hill, 

 St. Albans, r72in. at Easby, Noi'tliwood, r82 in. at the Colne 

 Valley Water Works, Watford, 1-83 in. at Valency House, 

 Eastbury, 190 in. at the London Orphan Asylum, Watford, 

 1-91 in. at the Herts County Museum, St. Albans, 2'00 ins. at 

 Froj,'moi-e, 202 ins. at Weetwood, Watford, 204 ins. at Grorham- 

 bury, St. A11)ans, and at Aldenham House, Elstree, 230 ins. at 

 Kensworth, 232 ins. at Rotliamsted, Harpenden, 233 ins. at Hill 

 End Asylum, St. Albans, 237 ins. at Cowroast Lock, Tring, 

 264 ins. at Rosebank, Berkhanisted, and 270 ins. at Rose 

 Cottage, Berkhanisted. In the Brent, 242 ins. at the Grammar 

 School, Barnet, and 261 ins. at Summerhill, Barnet. And in 

 the Lea district, ISO in. at the Red House, Ware, 1"56 in. at 

 Gilston Park, 165 in. at Feilde's Weir, Hoddesdon, 170 in. at 

 Hamels Park, 1'75 in. at Barley, 1"85 in. at Hertford Sewage 

 Works, 1-86 in. at the Gas Works, New Barnet, 190 in. at 

 Mvich Hadham, 198 in. at Fanhams Hall, Ware, 204 ins. at 

 Danesbury, Welwyn, and at Therfield Rectory, 206 ins. at Eileen 

 Cottage, Bennington, 208 ins. at Hadham Hall, 209 ins. at 

 Stanstead Abbotts, 212 ins. at Bridge House, Welwyn, 214 ins. 

 at Datchworth Rectory, 221 ins. at Bennington House, 225 ins. 

 at Throcking Rectory, 2"30 ins. at Haileybury College, Hertford, 

 and at Broxbourne, 242 ins. at Bayfordbviry, Hertford, and at 

 Hatfield St. Mary's, Newgate Street, 2-44 ins. at Weston Park, 

 Stevenage, and 2'51 ins. at St. Just, Northaw. This fall, 

 although rightly attributed to the 28th, did not commence until 

 10 p.m. on that day, and lasted until noon on the 29tli without 

 any intermission. The measurement at 9 a.m. on the day of 

 observation, entered to the 28th, averaged throughout the county 

 2"10 ins., and after that hour, entered to the 29th, 020 in., 

 giving 230 ins. for the 14 hours' continuous fall. At Kensworth 

 Miss Grace Jones reports the whole amount (2'30 ins.) as having 

 fallen between 10 p.m. on 28th and 9 a.m. on 29th, and at 

 Haileybiu'y Mr. Latham gives it as heavy only from 0"45 to 9 a.m. 

 July. — Very warm, with an exceedingly dry atmosphere, a 

 very bright sky, and a very small rainfall on very few days. 

 The days were about three times as much warmer than the 

 average than were the nights, giving a great mean daily range 

 of temperature. The warmest period was from the 22nd to the 

 end of the month, and the last two days were excessively warm, 

 the mean temperature at St. Albans on the 30th being &9-2°, 

 and on the 31st 703°, and the maximum, 81 3° and 79-8° 

 respectively : at 9 a.m. on the 30th the reading was 737°. Very 

 little rain fell until the 26th, though at a few stations the 

 wettest day occurred before that date. This day was the 

 5th at Bennington House, the 6th at Baldock, the 11th at 

 5 stations, and the 12th at Odsey, all due to thunderstorms. 

 The 26th was the wettest day at 6 stations and the 27th at 40. 

 The rainfall exceeded half an inch at 2 stations on the 26tli and 



