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Apeil. — A wet montli, with a little snow and liail during tlie 

 first half, and many wet days. There was a considerahle fall of 

 rain on the 9th, 13th, and 20th at one station in each instance (but 

 not the same one), and on the 16th the rain was considerahle at 

 6 stations and very considerable at 2, none of these being in the 

 Colne district. The 6th was the wettest day at 2 stations, the 9th 

 at 15, the 13th at 6, the 16th at 14, the 20th at 5, the 24th at one 

 station, the 9th and 13th were the wettest at one, and the 9th and 

 22nd at one. 



Mat. — Rather wet, with about the average number of wet days, 

 nearly all within the middle fortnight of the month. On the 1 2th 

 the fall was considerahle at 2 stations and very considerahle at 2 ; on 

 the 19th it was considerahle at 9 stations and very considerahle at 

 one station ; on the 23rd it was considerahle at 2 stations, and on the 

 24th at two. The 1 2th was the wettest day at 5 stations, the 1 4th 

 at 13, the 19th at 13, the 21st at one station, the 23rd at 8 stations, 

 and the 24th at 5. 



June. — Rather dry, with rain on very few days, all during the 

 second half of the month. On the 28th the fall was considerahle at 

 2 stations, and on the 30th it was coyisiderahle at 10, very considerahle 

 at 12, great at Fanhams Hall, Ware (100 in.), Broxbourne (1 '00 in.), 

 Aldenham House, Elstree (1-02 in.). Great Gaddesden (1-04 in.), 

 Bayfordbury (r04in.), London Orphan Asylum, Watford (1-11 in.), 

 Fairhill, Berkhamsted (112 in.), Hamels Park (M3in.), Moor 

 Park (ri5in.), Rosebank, Berkhamsted (l*19in.), and Northchurch 

 (1-22 in.) ; and very great at Rose Cottage, Berkhamsted (1-28 in.). 

 This was the wettest day at all stations, and the mean fall in the 

 county was 0*88 in. 



July. — Also rather dry and with very few wet days. More than 

 half the rain in the month fell on 22nd and 23rd. On the 1st the 

 fall was considerahle at one station ; on the 22nd it was considerable 

 at 6 stations, very considerahle at 6, great at Bone Hill, St. Albans 

 (1-16 in.), and The Grange, St. Albans (1-20 in.), very great at 

 Gorhamburj-, St. Albans (1*36 in.), and heavy at Aldenham House, 

 Elstree (l-50in.), Kensworth (1-65 in.), and Northchnrch (1-69 in.); 

 and on the 23rd it was considerable at 3 stations. The fall on these 

 two days was the result of thunderstorms which were the most 

 severe in the west of the county, especially in and near the valley 

 of the Ver. The 1st was the wettest day at 2 stations, the 22nd 

 at 28, the 23rd at 14, and the 22nd and 23rd were the wettest 

 at one station. 



August. — A very dry month, and with very few wet days. 

 Nearly all the rain which fell was due to thunderstorms. On the 

 15th there was a very severe one in North and Mid Herts. On 

 this day the rainfall was considerable at 5 stations and very 

 considerable at 4. The 15th was the wettest day at 28 stations, 

 the 29th at 11, the 30th at 2, and the 31st at 4. 



Septkmbee. — Rather dry, but with more than the average number 

 of wet days. There were several thunderstorms near the beginning 

 and end of the month. On the 29th the fall was considerable at 



