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on the comparatively flat district along the shores of the Solway Firth. 

 The mean yearly fall, as may be seen from table VI., was 44-5 inches; 

 but for the first eleven years of the period, the gauge was kept in a 

 situation which appeared to have an undue amount of rain fall. For 

 three other similar gauges placed apart from it, but within a radius of 

 half-a-mile, did not collect so much rain by about six per cent. 



The first gauge was placed in a somewhat sheltered garden, 

 comparatively open to the S. and W., but having buildings to the E. and 

 N. of it ; this probably caused more rain to fall there than would have 

 done, had it been more open. 



On this account, I have thought it right in taking an average, to 

 deduct six per cent, from the total fall in the first eleven years. When 

 this is done, the mean annual rain-fall of Cockermouth is reduced to 

 42'i4 inches. In order to compare this with what falls at other stations, 

 I have extracted from Mr. G. J. Symon's annual vols, of "British 

 Rain-fall" the means for the ten years, (1866 — 1875). 



Seathwaite, Borrowdale, has for that period a mean 



rain fall of ... ... ... i4S"o6 inches. 



Barrow House, (Derwent Water) ... 73 '63 



Keswick, (Mr. Crosthwaite) ... ... 61-82 



Mirehouse, (Bassenthwaite) ... ... 52-20 



Whinfell Hall, (Lorton) ... ... 54-62 



Higham ... ... ... ... 4573 



These are all near the mountains, and have a higher rain fall than 

 Cockermouth, (which for the same period was 44-42 inches, uncorrected). 

 If we now take the rain fall for stations further away from the 

 mountains, the fall is found to be much lower. 



At Stainburn, (near Workington) it is ... 3870 inches. 



At Whitehaven, (Braystones) ... ... 39"48 „ 



AtSilloth ... 33-77 „ 



At Carlisle, (Cemetery) ... ... 28-95 » 



Thus showing that there is a gradual decrease in the rain fall as we 

 leave the mountains. 



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