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PRECIPITATION. 



The exigencies of Prof. Goad's private affairs necessitated his frequent 

 absence from station, with the unfortunate result that the records of 



TABLE XXI. 

 Monthly and Annual Precipitation at Charlotte Hall, Md., 1892-1904. 



TABLE XXII. 

 Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hodrs at Charlotte Hall, Md. 



rainfall at the station are much broken, especially during the summer 

 months. It is probable that the averages found are slightly too low 

 even for the period covered; certainly the mean for August (2.G9 inches 

 for 8 months) is rather low. 



