ON THE RAINFALL IN THE BRITISH ISLES. 44.7 
RAIN-GAUGES (continued from last Report). 
| g -s | Equivalents of | Error at | Azimuth and an- 
$e a FA water. scale-point,| gular elevation of > 8k 
Iga 7 g specifiedin| objects above Remarks on position, &c. 5 Ss 
Eg Il | Scale- Grainne previous mouth of rain- 2 5 
A Sj | point. “| column. gauge. mF 
in. in. in. 
4:99 ‘OI 50 correct. |E.N.H. House 42°.| On lawn, clear except as noted ; |243. 
4°99 ‘I 500 —‘oo1 8.W. Trees 30°. no better position available. 
5°02 2 995 correct. Gauge had been tested before 
5°01 or) 1500 —*002 erection. 
M 5:003| ‘5 2485 —‘oor iE 
498 oT 498 COMPECHA Hou. schenocevare sseee..| Clear good position; grounds level |244. 
* 5:00 “2 998 —‘ool and not very much wooded. 
5°01 ‘3 1500 mice: 
5'O1 “4 1990 = Ook 
M 5:000| °5 2480 correct. 
7°98 ‘I 1258 +:oo1 S.W. Trees 31°. | On level lawn, but rather sheltered |245. 
80x +2, 2550 —‘ool 8. Fir 35°. by trees, especially in H. 
$00 3 3800 +-oo1 N.E. House 18°. 
S00 | “4 5050 +:002 E. Trees 30°: 
fog) 6350 correct. 
ry eee 2 ae +-oro |N.N.E. Tree 60°. | Ona slope to 8.S.E., in a garden |246. 
; 3°00 om, 350 +:004 N.E. Tree 45°. containing and surrounded by 
3°00 oa 530 +:003 | W.S.W. Tree 42°.| a good many trees. 
2°99 “4 700 +:008 
| M 3000] °5 gio —‘oIo 
} 5°03 I 500 —‘oor /|W.S.W.House57°.| On the edgo of the South Terrace, |247. 
‘ 499 “2, 1000 —‘oor |N.W. House 55°.| from which the fall isabout 7 ft.; 
i 5700 3 1500 —‘oo2 | N.E. House 45°. the gauge is therefore open to 
s00 | “4 2000 —'003 the full sweep of the southerly 
| M s1005| °5 2500 —'003 winds, and sheltered from all 
northerly ones. The house 
stands on an eminence, com- 
manding all the surrounding 
country. 
aoe |- “* 1380 bane 1 These two gauges stand close Ae 
moe | >? 255° — together on the lawn in front 
8:02 | 3 3850 Setian: of the Vyne, but so distant 
798 | 4 ee esc from it as to be quite unin- 
7995 : z as penal [ fluenced by the house, or, in- BM 
3°00 , : deed, by anything, as there 9: 
3°01 ef 349 + Ses are neither trees nor buildings 
3°01 3 53° iis near. Surrounding country 
3700 4 lox “hideg gently undulating. 
3°005] °5 920 O54: J ; 
502 ‘I 500 —‘oor W. Tree 46°. | Ingently undulating country near |250. 
5*00 “2 1000 —"'0oI the banks of a stream; position 
5700 3 1490 correct. fair, except as noted in previous 
5:01 “4 1980 +:002 column. 
M s: . 2480 +:oo1 
ce a has Carmects (7-..--vaccq70e CLOSE This and the subsequent eleven |251. 
23°95 ‘I 11425 correct. gauges are in a portion of grass 
24°08 15 | 17140 —‘oo1 land containing 400 square feet, 
23°94 | “2 | 22850 —‘oo1 inclosed only by an iron two- 
23°995 rail fence. ‘There is not even a 
12" : 2850 correct. bush within 30 feet, and no tree |252. 
I 
2 5780 —*002 within 100 feet. The ground is 
4 8568 correct. quite level. The enclosure is 
4 =| 11435 correct. marked N. on the plan given at 
a) 
14280 | correct. page 454. 
