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J. HOPKINSON EEPOET ON THE 



The rainfall at the 7 stations at which this partial drought 

 lasted for 33 days averaged 0*008 in. per diem ; at the 30 stations 

 at which it lasted for at least 30 days it averaged 0"004 in. per 

 diem. The average fall during all the periods was 0-006 in. 

 per diem. 



Bistrihution of Rainfall throughout the Year. — Of the total 

 rainfall, 21^ % f^ll during the winter months (Jan., Feh., and 

 Dec), 18 °/q during the spring (March to May), 28 °/q during 

 the summer (June to Aug.), and 32^ °/q during the autumn (Sept. 

 to Nov.). The fall during each quarter and each season, and the 

 deviation from the mean for the half -century 1840-89, was as 

 follows : — 



Fall. DifF. 



1st quarter 5o5 ins. — 0'08 in. 



2nd ,, 5-49 — 0-52 



3rd „ 7-39 4-0-07 



4th „ 9-39 -i-1-92 



Fall. Diff. 



Winter 6-02 ins. -fO-02 in. 



Spring- 5-00 —0 52 



Summer 7-73 -fO-75 



Autumn 9-07 +1-14 



November was excessively wet ; August and October also 

 were very wet. September was the only month much drier than 

 usual. The difference in each month from the mean for the half- 

 century was — 



Thus the fall for the first six months was about half an inch 

 below the mean, and for the last six months about two inches 

 above it. 



The absolute maximum fall in any one day in each month, and 

 the stations recording it, were — 



ins. 

 Jan. 14 — Broxbourne and 



Cheshunt 0-50 



Feb. 17— Odsey 0-64 



Mar. 14 — Gorhambury, St. 



Albaus 1-07 



April 24 — New Barnet 0-64 



May 31— The Firs, Hitchin 0-65 



June 3— PendleyMauor,Triug 0-66 



ms. 

 July 10— Moor Park, Rick- 



mausworth 0-90 



Aug. 24 — Frogmore, Watford 1-70 



Sept. 23— Nash Mills 0-79 



Oct. 30— Moor Park 1-20 



Nov. 12 — Cowroast and 



Kensworth 1-68* 



Dec. 14— Southgate 0-82 



* Also at Moor Park on the 14th. 



The wettest day in each month was — 



January 8th at 1 station, 14th at 24 stations, 22nd at 6, 29th at 8, 14th and 

 29th at 1. 



February 17th at 39, 23rd at 1. 



March l'2th at 28, 14th at 12. 



April 16th at 2, 17th at 1, 18th at 4, 24th at 29, 25th at 2, 29th at 1, 16th, 

 18th, and 24th at 1. 



May 10th at 2, 15th at 1, 26th at 30, 30th at 2, .Slst at 3, 10th and 26th at 1. 



June 3rd at 18, 4th at 4, 5th at 1, 6th at 15, 15th at 1, 3rd and loth at 1. 



July 10th at 29, 14th at 5, 22nd at 4, 24th at 1, 10th and 24th at 1. 



