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September— nth. at 9 ; 12th at 2 ; 13th at 1 ; 14th at 9 ; 15th at 3 ; 16th 



at 1. 



October— 5th at 1 ; 6th at 20 ; 7th at 3 ; 26th at 1. 



mvember—\ ith at 1 ; 15th at 20 ; 16th at 2 ; 18th at 1 ; 25th at 1. 



December— I9th at 1 ; 22nd at 14 ; 23rd at 1 ; 27th at 1 ; 29th at 7 ; 30th 

 at 1. 



From this analysis we may conclude that generally speaking the 

 wettest day in each month was as follows : — 



January 16th 



February 16th 



March 31st 



April 14th 



May 31st 



June 24th and 25th 



On the days of maximum fall in each month the following falls 

 of an inch or more are recorded at other stations. 



Jul)/ 14^— Great Gaddesden, 1-99; Throcking, TOO ; Hadham, 1-78. 



September 14i/i— Watford House, 1-85; Wausford House, 1-89; Oaklands, 

 1-77; Moor Park, 2-12; Gorhambury, 1'35 ; Eothamsted, 1-85; Keusworth, 

 1-93; Berkhampstead, 1-95; Stevenage, 1-60. 



October 6<A.— Watford House, 1-14; Wausford House, 1-23 ; Oaklands, 1-38 ; 

 Eothamsted, 1-24; Kensworth, 1-08; Nash Mills, 1-27; Berkhampstead, 1-14; 

 Great Gaddesden, M6; Brocket Hall, 1-05 ; Knebworth, 1-28 ; Stevenage, 1'42; 

 Throckiug, 1-16; Therfield, 1-57 ; Udsey, 1-25; Royston, 1-36. 



Besides these, however, other falls of an inch and upwards are 

 recorded, although they did not occur upon the day of maximum 

 fall. They are as follows : — 



July Ibth {lith ?)— Kensworth, 1-90 ; Cowroast, 1-60 ; Hitchin (High Do^vn), 

 2-00. /;«/y 21s<— Southgate, 1-01. /«^/ 26//(— Moor Park, 104; Bayfordbury, 

 1-27. September 11 /A— Oaklands, 1-46; Welwyn, 1-54; Datchworth, 1-42; 

 Knebworth, 1-52 ; Thi-ocking, 1-22; Therfield, 1-37 ; Hadham, 1-68; Hitchin, 

 1-S6; Odsey, 1-44 ; Eoyston, 1-62. September \2th (ll^A?)— Cowroast, 1-42; 

 Hitchin (High Down), 1-90. September IZth — Southgate, 1-49, Septonher 

 15,!A_0aklauds, 1-08. September 16^/t— Brocket Hall, 1-78. 



The following shows the mean number of wet days in each 

 mouth, and also the relation that number bears to the mean of 

 1870-79 :— 



July wet days 23, being 10 above mean. 

 Aug. ,, 7, ,, 7 below „ 

 Sejjt. ,, 12, ,, 1 below ,, 

 Oct. ,, 18, „ 3 above „ 



N'ov. ,, 13, ,, 3 below „ 

 Dec. ,, 17, ,, 2 above ,, 



Jan. wet days 6, being 10 below mean. 

 Feb. ,, 18, „ 3 above ,, 

 Mar. „ 5, „ 9 below „ 

 Apl. ,, 17, „ 4 above „ 



May ,, 6, ,, 7 below „ 

 June „ 19, „ above „ 



The most noticeable feature in the year's rainfall is perhaps that 

 which has been already pointed out — the unequal distribution of 

 the rainfall, by which 50 per cent, fell in one group of three 

 months, while as little as 6 per cent, fell in another group of three 

 months. It is also very rarely that we have snow as early in tlie 

 Autumn as we had this year, namely, on or about October 19th. 

 Mr. Symons in the ' Times ' of October 21st gave the details of the 

 earliest date of snow between 1806-31 and 1858-80. These details 

 he summarized in the ' Meteorological Magazine ' for November, 

 supplying nearly all the missing years from the ' Cobham Journals.' 



