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XXIII.— WEATHER. 



THE first rainfall record kept in the county was started at Kendal 

 by John Dalton in 17S8, and was continued by him till 1792 

 and by his brother till 1799, when the work was taken over by Dr. 

 Harrison, who continued it up to 1817 ; from that year till 1S22 the 

 record was kept by John Gough, and from 1823 till 1868 by S. Marshall, 

 when it was taken over by Rd. Nelson till he died ; of late years it 

 has been kept by " G. F. B." and others. This is one of the longest 

 consecutive rainfall records in the country. The average yearly 

 rainfall for the first 60 years of this period is 53 inches, and that for 

 the second 60 years 49 inches. The average rainfall for 48 years, 

 1863-1910, at Grasmere is 81 inches, for the same period at Brougham 

 and Lowther it is 32 inches. At Windermere for 43 years, 1S6S-1910, 

 the average fall is 63 inches, and at Kirkby Stephen for 45 years, 

 1866-1910, it is 40 inches. 



The recorders of rainfall at Grasmere were E. B. W. Balme to 

 1897, and since then F. M. T. Jones-Balme. At Windermere, G. B. 

 Crewdson was observer, 1868-1883, after which the Rev. A. Rawson kept 

 the record till he died, and it has been continued by the Rawson family 

 since. At Kirkby Lonsdale the observers were : S. Morris, R. A. 

 Clarke, W. Harrison, R. S. Clarke, and A. Ford. At Ravenstonedale, 

 the Rev. J. Barnes, J. Fothergill, and the Rev. R. W. Metcalfe. Kirkby 

 Stephen, T. Mason and Mrs. Mason. Appleby, Dr. Armstrong and 

 C. R. Rivington. 



