HOW TO CONQUER THE CLIMATE 63 



England, which have been previously referred to as 

 the " Norfolk area," the average annual rainfall in 

 August during the thirty-five years' period before- 

 mentioned, has been 2.32 inches. A glance at the 

 rainfall chart for August will show that there is a 

 very big difference between the amount of rain 

 falling in the district referred to and in many large 

 areas of the United Kingdom. There is really only a 

 small section of the South Eastern coast of England 

 where the average rainfall is less than 2.32 inches. 



Over about two-thirds of England, the South-East, 

 the Midlands, and the North-East, the average August 

 rainfall is 3.15 inches. The corresponding figures 

 for Wales, excluding a small area on the East and 

 North-East coast, is 3.94 inches, whilst in Scotland, 

 with the exception of a few small areas on the East 

 and North-East coast (where the August rainfall is 

 3.15 inches) the rainfall for the month mentioned 

 is 3.94 inches. In the remaining area, the Western 

 portion generally, the August precipitation is over 

 4 inches, as is also the case in Ireland. 



In short, throughout the United Kingdom generally, 

 excluding one or two of the winter months, the 

 August, or harvest month, is the wettest month of 

 the year. 



Bright sunshine is all-important for the purpose 

 of ripening and harvesting corn. In this respect the 

 number of hours of bright sunshine in the different 

 areas mentioned during the harvest months is worth 

 studying. In the Eastern Counties not only is a 

 comparatively low rainfall experienced, but the area 

 is also blessed with a daily average of from 6 to 6.5 

 hours of bright sunshine during August, the total 

 for the entire month being 193 hours. The corres- 

 ponding figure for Ireland is 4.6 hours average daily 

 sunshine, with a total for the month of 143 hours. 



