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thirteen stations, the 31st at one station, the 15th and 16th were 

 the wettest at one, and the 16th and 17th at one. 



May. — A dry month, with rain on a small number of days, but 

 sometimes rather heavy. On the 26th the fall was considerable at 

 one station (Hamels Park), and on the 30th it was considerahle 

 at nine stations and veri/ considerable at two. The 26th was the 

 wettest day at one station, the 30th at thirty-five stations, and 

 the 31st at six. 



June. — A wet month, with rain on about the usual number of 

 days, the amount of rain being due to heavy falls rather than 

 continued wet weather. On the 8th the fall was considerable at 

 two stations and ver^ considerable at twenty-two, ffreai at Odsey 

 (rOl in.), Bennington House, Much Hadham, and Southgate 

 (r02in.), Bayfordbury (r04in.), Royston (r05in.), Fanhams 

 Hall, Ware (1-07 in.), and Therfield Kectory (Ml in.). On the 

 24th it was considerable at four stations, very considerable at five, 

 great at the London Orphan Asylum, Watford (1-15 in.), and veri/ 

 great at New Barnet (l*28in.), Frogmore, Watford (1-36 in.), and 

 Moor Park (r40 in.). The 8th was the wettest day at thirty -three 

 stations and the 24th at nine. On this day (24th) there was 

 a severe hailstorm, which Mr. Pollard, of High Down, Hitchin, 

 reports as very destructive in the narrow line of its course from 

 Harjienden over Luton, Offley, Pirton, Shillington, Henlow, and 

 Langford. About 200 panes of glass were broken at High Down. 

 On this and other days there were thunderstorms in various parts 

 of the County. 



July. — An exceedingly dry month, the rainfall being between 

 one-third and one-fourth the average and on less than half the 

 usual number of days. The few heavy falls were due to thunder- 

 storms. On the 20th the fall was considerable at three stations, 

 and very great at Weston Park (r42in.), and on the 26th it was 

 considerable at two stations (Watford and Elstree), great at New 

 Barnet (TlOin.), and excessive at Southgate (2-57 ins.). The 19th 

 was the wettest day at five stations, the 20th at seven, the 21st at 

 three, the 25th at four, the 26th at twenty-one, and the 27th at 

 two. Mr. Church reports that during the storm on the 26th there 

 fell at The Lawns, Southgate, between 5 and 6.30 p.m., 2*50 inches 

 of rain, 0-07 in. falling afterwards. An oak-tree about 50 yards 

 from the house was struck by the lightning, split into four parts, 

 and entirely deprived of its bark to the height of eight feet from 

 the ground. 



August. — A very wet month, with rain on a large number of 

 days, due frequently to thunderstorms. On the 5th the fall was 

 considerable at three stations ; on the 1 8th it was considerable at 

 six, very considerable at three, and heavy at Weston Park (1'54 in.) ; 

 on the 24th it was considerable at one station ; on the 25th it was 

 considerable at two stations and very considerable at two ; on the 

 26th it was considerable at four ; on the 30th at five ; and on the 



3 1 st at four. The 5th was the wettest day at two stations, the 8th 

 at one station, the 11th at one, the 18th at ten stations, the 19th 



