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Bath series. The fall at St. Mary Church in 1872, likewise the 
wettest year in the series in that locality, was 48.61 inches, or 
more than 11 inches in excess of the Bath fall that same year, 
With respect to the average rain-fall in the several seasons at St. 
Mary Church, the spring, autumn and winter falls all show a 
proportional increase upon those at Bath, but it is remarkable 
that the average summer rain-fall is nearly an inch Jess than at 
Bath, the deficiency showing itself especially in the month of 
August. From this circumstance it would seem that summer is 
the driest season at St. Mary Church, and not spring as in Bath. 
The autumn rain-fall is more than double the summer fall; the 
winter season, however, being the wettest of all—as at Bath. 
During the nine years, 1864-1872, the three wettest consecutive 
months at St. Mary Church, in four out of the nine years, proved 
to be January, February, and March ; in four other years, October, 
November, and December were the three wettest consecutive 
months ; in the one remaining year, September, October, and 
November. 
At Bath, during the nine years, 1866-1874, the three wettest 
consecutive months, were found also, in four out of the nine years, 
to be January, February, and March; in two of the years, 
October, November, and December were the three wettest con- 
secutive months; in two other years, August, September, and 
October ; in the one remaining year, July, August, and September. 
The fact of the two summer months of July and August being 
two out of the three wettest consecutive months at Bath in this 
last instance, these months not appearing under this character in 
any of the nine years at St. Mary Church, is in accordance with 
what was said above as to the average summer rain-fall being so 
much less at St. Mary Church than at Bath. And this is further 
confirmed by July and August being set down in Mr. Pengelly’s 
returns as, in four years out of the nine, two of the three driest 
consecutive months. At Bath they only so appear in two out of 
the nine years. 
