4 COUNTY RAINFALL. 
TABLE III. 
AVERAGE MontTHiy RAINFALL FOR THE YEARS 1870-99. 
Burton-on-Trent. Woodhead Reservoir. 
ins. Ins. 
January... se Ss 2-11 ot «08 3-87 
February ... Ba! ae 1-64 ihe Ree 3-37 
March Ae er ae 1-59 nae Nes 3:63 
April ye ee ay 1-85 =a - 2-87 
May ae Jo. oh 2-21 et ae 3-16 
June oe ae ie 2-67 ee) ec 3-53 
July ae ae nee 2-73 Ae aa 4.18 
August can aan Ben 2-90 se Pa 4.49 
September ... Hog dio 2-62 tee ie 4.66 
October. =... ve et 3-07 fees ban 5-71 
November ... ee ie 2-31 Vs Bi 4.67 
December ... ie By 2-31 “7 rae 4.71 
Wear’. 12801 Bh 2. | 4S385 
PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL FALtu. 
Woodhead 
Burton-on-Trent. Reservoir. 
Spring ... March-May So 20°16 ve 19°76 
Summer ... June-August... 29°64 = 25°00 
Autumn ... Sept.-Nov. Be 28°56 as 30°78 
Winter ... Dec.-Feb. nee 21°64 Hoe 24°46 
Year’ 2:.4° 100-00 100-00 
At each Station the driest month is seen to occur in Spring 
(March or April), and the wettest in Autumn (October); but it 
will be noticed from the table of seasonal percentages that the 
Summer months are relatively wetter and the Winter months 
relatively drier in the comparatively dry region in the south 
than in the region of heavier rainfall to the north of the County. 
This is probably due to the greater proportional effect of violent 
thunderstorm rains in Summer in the district of comparatively 
low rainfall. 
