ON THE RAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 



RAIN-GAUGES (continued). 



491 



ll-^^ 



J2 "^ 



-h a 



'111 



Equivalents of 

 water. 



Scale- 

 point. 



in. 

 •I 



'2 

 •3 



•4 



•I 



•2 

 •3 

 ■4 



■5 



■I 



•2 



•3 

 ■4 

 ■5 



■3 

 ■4 

 ■5 

 •I 

 •2 



•3 

 ■4 



■5 

 •1 



■2 

 ■3 

 ■4 



•5 

 •I 

 •2 



"3 

 ■4 

 ■5 



Grains. 



1450 

 2850 

 4250 



5650 

 6450 



470 



980 



1490 



1990 



2460 



498 



990 



1500 



1990 



2480 



498 



990 



1500 



1990 



2480 



498 



990 



1500 



1990 



2480 



498 



998 



1500 



1980 



2470 



498 



998 



1500 



2000 



2480 



495 



1000 

 1500 

 2005 

 2500 



Error at 



scale-point 



specified in 



previous 



column. 



m. 



— 'OOl 

 -I--OOI 



+•003 



+ •006 

 correct. 

 -I- -005 



-I--OOI 



— •002 



— •004 



"l-OOI 



nearly cor- 

 rect, but see 

 remarks. 



correct. 



nearly 

 correct. 



correct, 

 correct. 



— '003 



— '001 



correct, 

 correct, 

 correct. 



— •002 



— 'OOI 



correct, 

 correct. 



correct. 



— "003 



— ■001 

 correct. 



— "OOI 



— •001 



— "003 

 correct. 



-)-"002 



correct. 



— '001 



— '003 

 —•003 

 correct. 



-I--OOI 



correct. 



— ■001 



— •002 



— •001 



jLzimutli and an- 

 gular elevation of 

 objects above 

 mouth of rain- 

 gauge. 



N. Bu.sh40°. 

 E. Trees 73°. 

 W. Trees 38°. 



N. Bushes 49°. 

 N.E. Elms 58° 

 W. Poplars 46°. 



N. Trees 58°. 

 E. Elms 42°. 

 S.W. Poplars 88°, 



N.E. Wall 28°. 

 S.E. Tree 40°. 

 S. Shed 32°. 



S.W. Apple 41 = 



Remarks on position &c. 





p^ 



On slight mound, in gorge, 300 308. 

 yards W. of W. entrance to the 

 Woodhead Tunnel. 



Near keeper's house, Woodhead 

 reservou* ; on ground sloping to 

 S.W. 



In valley near the reservoir ; quite 

 open ; rod attached. 



In valley near keeper's house; 

 good position. 



309. 



310. 



311. 



Open situation in valley, running 312. 

 E.W. ; rod attached, and rim 

 ciu'ved. 



The grounds being much wooded, 

 this and the two folio wing gauges 

 are so arranged that from what- 

 ever point the rain has fallen, 

 one of the gauges will be unin- 

 fluenced thereby, and the ob- 

 servations are tabulated accord- 

 ingly. 



On corner of gallery surrounding 

 tower of house ; very exposed 

 position. 



In small garden, rather shut in by 

 walls and trees. 



In level garden ; very good posi- 

 tion except as noted. 



313. 



314. 



3I5' 



316. 



317. 



318. 



