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BLE Y.— Strathfield Turgis Rectory, Winchfield, Hants ; lat. 51° 20' N., long. 1° 3' W. 



Magnitude Series 1 foot above ground. 

 Eatio of the amounts collected. 



1868. 

 March, partof 



April 



Maj 



Tune 



ifuly 



'iugust .... 

 September . 

 October .... 

 !fovember . 

 i! December . 



Mean 



1 in. 



90- 

 100 



91- 

 102 

 108-f 



98 



98- 



97 

 98- 



93- 



2 ir 



98 



100 



96 



99 - 

 106 



97 - 

 100 

 96- 



99 

 96 



4 in. 



103 



lOI 



100 

 102 

 101 

 100 

 too 

 100 

 102 

 100 



5 in. 



96 

 100 

 100 

 101 



99 

 99 

 99 

 98 



99 

 99 



975 9^'S ioo'5 98'7 ioo"6 loo'j ioo"4 



5 in. 



with 



flange. 



100 



lOI 



102 



104-1- 



lOI 



99 



100 



100 

 102 

 101 



6 in. 



96 

 100 

 102 

 loi 



99 



100 



lOI 



100 

 100 

 100 



Sin. 



101 

 102 



99 

 99 

 101 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 103 



I03 



12 i 





'13 



a 



24 in. 



106 -t- 

 103 -I- 

 1044- 

 102 

 99- 



lOI-t- 



104-i- 



lOI-l- 



los-l- 

 102-I- 



102-5 



5 in. 

 square, 



94 



99 



98 

 101 

 101 



100 

 98- 

 98 



100 

 98 



10 in. 

 square, 



94 

 98 



97 



100 



99 



97- 

 100 



98 

 102 



98 



98-8 98-6 loi-y 



Bin. 



with 

 flange. 



102 

 103 -I- 

 102 

 102 



103 -I- 



lOI 

 lOI 

 lOI -|- 



103 

 101 



rt 



Table VI. Abstract.— Castle House, Calne ; lat. 51° 27' N., long. 1° 59' W. 



Prom these Tables it appears : — 



(1) That the variation in this ratio for the same gauge in diflFerent months 

 is often greater than that between different gauges in the same month. 



(2) That (excluding the gauge 1 inch in diameter, which everywhere col- 

 lects less pro rata than any other) the gauges while at Calne only differed 



