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REPORT 1865. 



The collection of these records has heen spasmodically attempted hy several 

 persons, Dr. Dalton being among the earliest and most successful : he, in the 

 year 1799, submitted to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 

 by far the best paper on rainfall published until many years after. Still, 

 owing probably to the absence of postal and other means of communication, 

 his paper by no means included all that had been done up to the time of his 

 ■writing it. 



The following list (Table II.) of old stations prior to 1800, is not only 

 handy as such, but also available as a check on the completeness of Dr. 

 Dalton's search, and of my own. The result appears to be that the Doctor, 

 who undoubtedly took great pains with his Table, and most truly described it 

 as " the most complete hitherto published," had not half of the records then 

 existing, and which I and my friends have hunted up. On the other 

 hand the Doctor has one station, " Crawshawbooth near Haslingden," of 

 which I can get no information. 



Table II. — Showing the Stations at which the Fall of Eain was measured 

 previously to the year 1800. 



ENGLAND. 



Cornwall . . 

 Cumberland 



Derbyshire 

 Devonshire 



Counties. 



Durham . , 



Essex 



Gloucester 



Hampshire 



Hertfordshire 

 Kent 



Lancashire 





Stations. 



Ludgvan 



Carlisle 



Keswick 



Chatsworth 



Plymouth 



j? 



Darlington 



Upminster 



Bristol 



Andover 



Fyfield 



Selborne 



Ware 



Chislehurst 



Dover 



Townley 



Bury 



Crawshawbooth 1 

 near Haslingden J 



Lancaster 



Liverpool 



„ "Walton 



Manchester 



„ Holme 



„ Salford 



Fellfoot 



Years in hand. 



1762, 1767-71 



1767 



1788-94 



1777-99 



1731-35 



1767 and 1768 



1734 and 1735 



1697-1716 



1774-78 



1785-89 



1784-92 



1780-93 



1787-91 



1729 and 1730 



1789-93 



1677-86,89-93,97-1704 

 1797-1799 



None 



1784-93 



1775-92 



1791-99 



1784-92 



1794-99 



1765-69 



1786-93 



1788-91 



-2 « 

 ft 





6 



1 



7 

 22 



5 



2 



2 

 19 



4 



5 



8 

 13 



5 



2 



5 

 23 



3 



None. 



10 

 17 



9 

 9 

 6 

 5 

 8 

 4 



5 

 1 



7 

 15 



? 

 3 



7 

 9 

 5 



5 



9 



10 



18 



8 

 3 



