THE WEATHER AT CHESTER DURING 1893. 277 
TaBLE III].—RAINFALL. 
Total ay ay ’ Number ie ig a 
= 2 rom T 2 
sais Rainfall. Average. sbtity Days. ihvetapk in one day. 
January wsieeeee| $1275: | —T125 |-' 165° —orl 225 
February.....0+.| -2°975 +1°405 22 +8°3 *50 
Marc Wianv smeine igi "925 — ‘795 7 —05 35 
Apri, ssa 645 — 845 —8-9 45 
RAY PEAS Tea lates 1*390 — *750 13 —1'2 34 
MUTING~ fesisshies views T°565 —I055 Io —2°8 63 
HV eile aida ioe 2°626 — 1234 19 +2°3 465 
August .....05 a 2°855 + 245 15 —0'4 62 
September ...... 1-900 — *740 18 42°8 apie 
October” 2555.4. 1°870 --1'250 19 +1°4 "475 
Confining our attention to the last eight months of our period, 
it will be seen that the rainfall’in August was equal to the 
average—indeed exceeded it by a quarter of an inch—while in 
all the others it fell very considerably short, by about 4°5 inches. 
The number of days on which it rained is also under the usual 
figures. The effect of this on vegetation and village water 
supply is serious. This may be realized if we consider. that it 
means a deficiency of 450 tons of rain-water to every imperial 
acre, and that in the face of greater heat and brighter sunshine 
and clearer skies, which produces greatly increased evaporation. 
Besides, a good deal of this rain fell:in heavy showers, and was 
speedily drained away, neither benefiting vegetation nor the 
wells to the same extent as if it had come down in quieter 
showers, extending over a longer time. (Up to the present 
time, the middle of December, only 20°5 inches have fallen 
this year.) 
TasLe IV.—RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF AIR, AND 
AMOUNT OF CLOUD. 
Mean relative Humidit : Mean amount of 
of the Air. : ca % Cloud. = ages = 
1893. from the 
9 a.m. 9 p.m. Average, Qa.m. | 9 p.m. |/Cloudless,| Overcast, 
January ....] 92 2 +4 7:7 6°9 I Le 
February....| 84 8I —2 coe 6°8 fo) 15 
March ...... 71 82 —9 |} 5:0 ee II 7 
JS)0) «1 eee 75 87 +1 4°0 3°0 10 13 
May max siete 75 89 +6 6°5- | 5:6 2 II 
MUNG was ciete 68 81 —I 6:0 6:0 4 25 
BU erase: «nie 79 gt +7 8-0 6°5 fo) II 
‘August .... 66 84 —9 Or 5°5 oO 7 
September .. 88 94 +7 78 54 I II 
October .... 75 88 —8 6:8 Or! I 7 
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