254 EAimPALL IN HEETFOEDSHIEE IN 1882. 



In May, June, and November, the number of wet days were not 

 recorded at Great Gaddesden. 



From this analysis it appears that the wettest day in each month 

 was — 



January 8th May 5th September 19th 



February 28th June 9th and 26th October 27th 



March 25th July 11th November 15th 



April 2oth Aug. 15th and 22nd December 30th 



On the days of max. fall in each month the following falls of 

 1 inch or more have come to my notice : — 



April 2oth, Watford House, 1-03; Moor Park, 1-01; Eothamsted, 1-05; 

 Southgate, ri8 ; Ware, ril ; Datchworth, 1-14 ; Stevenage, 108; Knebworth, 

 1-16; Throcking, 1-04; Therfield, 1-05 ; Hadham, MO ; Hitchin, 1-09. 



May 22nd, Moor Park, 1-16. 



September 19th, Fanhams Hall, Ware, 1-00 ; Hadham, 1-03. 



November loth, Therfield, 1-13. 



December 30th, Nash Mills, 1-02. 



The other falls of 1 inch or more which occurred on days other 

 than the days of max. monthly fall are — 



June 16th, Bushey Heath, 1-03 ; Nash Mills, M6. 



October 27th, Knebworth, 1-04; Nash Mills, 1-01; Hitchin, 1-12. 



The mean number of wet days has next to be considered. 



Jan. wet days 10 being 6 below mean. July wet days 20 being 7 above mean. 



Feb. ,, 10 ,, 5 below ,, Aus. ,, 13 ,, 1 below 



Mar. ,, 



Apl. 



May „ 



June ,, 



There was therefore a deficiency in the number of wet days 

 during the first three months of the year, and an excess during the 

 last three. 



I have again, as in 1880 and 1881, to record snow in October, at 

 least so far as my own observation is concerned, a slight shower 

 falling upon the 24th. 



Of the heavy falls of rain the only one which appears to have 

 been at all general is that of April 25th. Palls of over an inch 

 occurred in 7 months — April, May, June, September, October, 

 November, and December. 



I am glad to be able to conclude my report in the same manner 

 as last year, i.e. by announcing two additions to our rainfall stations, 

 one of which is especially important, as it gives us a representative 

 station in the river-district of the Upper Thame. The Kev. W. 

 Quennell has commenced observations at Tring, and the Eev. C. 

 0. Miles at Barley, near Royston. 



