42 



THE PLANT LIFE OF MARYLAND 



For the sake, however, of showing the absolute amounts of rain-fall 

 and the number of rainy days these data are here given : 



Monthly and Annual Precipitation, 1893- 

 (In inches.) 



1903. 



Sunnyside. 



Jan. . 



Feb. . 

 March 



Apri 1 

 May , 



June 

 .Jlll.v 



Aug. 



Sept. 

 Oct. . 

 Xov. 

 Dec. . 



Year . 



4.74 

 5.14 

 5.37 

 4.44 

 5.19 

 5.31 

 5.5S 

 3.72 

 3.20 

 3.03 

 4.41 

 4.99 



villi'. 



2.30 

 3.04 

 3.51 

 3.05 

 4.05 

 3.7S 

 3.39 

 3.29 

 2.53 

 2.40 

 2.24 

 2.69 



.81 

 .34 

 .49 

 .68 

 72 

 45 

 74 

 ,39 

 .45 

 14 

 66 

 84 



2.79 

 3.80 

 3.54 

 3.07 

 2.94 

 3.65 

 3.70 

 3.15 

 2.82 

 2.89 

 2.71 

 3.37 



ii.77 

 3.93 

 3.15 

 3.35 

 3.58 

 2.97 

 3.93 

 3.92 

 3.86 

 3.08 

 2.77 

 3.16 



2.92 

 4.28 

 3.39 

 3.04 

 3.20 

 3.67 

 4.42 

 3.93 

 3.03 

 3.67 

 2.77 

 3.03 



moke 

 City. 



2.53 



3.83 

 3.71 

 3.50 

 3.00 

 2.90 

 3.90 

 3.56 

 3.56 

 3.68 

 2.68 

 2.59 



55.12 36.27 35.71 41.43 40.47 41.35 39.44 



Average Number of Rainy Days, 1893-1903. 

 (0.01 inch or more.) 

 Boettcher 



Sunnj Bide. 



Jan 17 



Feb 17 



March 17 



April 14 



Ma v 14 



June 13 



July 13 



August 11 



Sept 9 



Oct 9 



Xov 13 



Dec 15 



Year 162 



Green 



Spring Frederick. Baltimore. Eastern, 

 Furnace. 



6 

 6 



8 



8 



10 



10 



9 



S 



10 



9 



10 



10 



10 



8 



6 



6 



8 



7 



100 



9 

 10 



8 

 11 



9 

 11 



9 



9 

 10 



108 



11 



11 



12 



10 



12 



11 



11 



9 



8 



S 



9 



10 



122 



8 



7 

 10 



8 

 10 



8 



7 



7 



94 



9 



9 



8 



11 



7 

 8 

 7 

 7 

 6 



95 



