In the above table the rainfall of November, 1878, is seen to bf 

 above the average by more than half an inch. The rains were 

 frequent, and there was k high flood on the 11th, the river Avon 

 rising more than ten feet. Great floods occurred also in some 

 other parts of England, where there was more rain than at Bath, 

 especially at Norwich, as alluded to at the beginning of this paper. 

 The rainfalls of December, January, and March were all below the 

 averages of 14 years. Those of February, April, and May, were 



