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Comparing the records with those of the previous year, we find 
that the rainfall was somewhat greater, the total amount registered 
for the year being 33-90 inches, against 27:57 inches registered in 
1895, which, however, was below the average of ‘the previous 
twelve years. The wettest month of the year was December, 
when 4°85 inches were registered. In 1895 August was the 
wettest month, when the rainfall amounted to 6:02 inches. The 
greatest amount recorded for one day was 1-22 inches (July 9th), 
On 16th March the amount was 1:08 inches, and the same was 
recorded on 30th December. The heaviest rainfall for one day in 
1895 was 1-03 inches on the 4th December. 
As in 1895, May proved the driest month of the year. The 
number of dry days in the year was 209, against 202 days in 1895. 
The following. table shows the amount of rainfall registered in 
the Parks where gauges are placed, in comparison with that 
of Queen’s Park, on whose reeords these observations are based, 
Regarding this table and those which follow, it must be borne in 
mind that due allowance requires to be made for altitude and 
. exposure, and other local conditions :— 
RAINFALL DURING 1896 IN THE PUBLIC PARKS. 
MAX- KELVIN. | SPRING- 
WELL. | GROVE. | BURN. 
ALEX- GLASGOW 
QUEEN’S. 
ANDRA. | GREEN. 


Height of 
Gauge sore 145 ft. | 69-1 ft. | 48-3 ft.| 361 ft. 144 ft.| 34°7 ft. 
Sea-level. 
Inches. Inches. Inches, Inches. Inches, Inches, 
1:54 1:86 2°20 2°29 1:81 2:14 
February, | 1:76 1:66 1:10 2°35 1:60 1:63 
ee March, ...| 4:21 4:07 4°45 4:56 3°93 4°54 
Se) April, ... | 1:83 1:85 2:18 2°63 2°08 2°16 
Sop May, ...| 0-60 0:72 0-73 0:94 0°84 0°95 
Beene, ...| 4:07 5:72 4:23 4-72 4:46 -| 4:94 
| July, 3°92 3:17 3°94 3°93 4:04 4:08 

January, 




August,...| 1°64 1:81 1:96 1:94 1:45 1:53 
| September,) 4°71 4°59 4:92 4:26 4°68 4:13 
| October, 3°70 4:34 3°69 3°16 3°16 3°04 

__ | November, 
| Totals,... | 33°90 | 35°64 | 35:22 | 36-78 | 33-14 | 33-44 
