Gibbs ; Rainfall Records at Wirksworth, Derbyshire. 107 
| WIRKSWORTH. BURTON. WETWANG. 
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‘ Averages fperectaees 
for years | of year’s sacroeesi Percent’ ges. spy enae re \Percent’ ges. 
é 1893-1910. Totals. 1895-1910. 1895-1910. 
| January 2-92 8-7 1-90 Ee ee ye 
February 2-55 7:5 1-65 6-5 1-66 6-6 
March 2-66 79 1-75 6-9 1-99 8-0 
April 2-31 6-9 1-70 6-7 1-67 6-7 
| May 2-18 6-5 2.00 7:8 1-70 6:8 
| June 2°35 7-0 2-03 8-0 1-98 Vi) 
; July 2-61 (lai 2-27 8-9 1-84 7-4 
August 3°40 10.1 2-97 11-7 2-84 11-4 
| September 2°27 6-7 1-71 6-7 1-50 6-0 
_ October 3:59 10.5 2-69 10-5 3-00 12-0 
November 3°09 9-2 2-10 8-2 2°37 9-5 
| December 3°79 11-3 | Pil 10-6 2-68 10-7 
| 33°68 | 100-0 | 25-48 | 100.0 24:98 | 100-0 
easily at the top, October and December coming next and being 
practically equal, while at Wetwang, October is the wettest 
month, followed in order by August and December. At the 
other end of the scale the three dryest months are at Wirks- 
worth, May, September and April in the order named; at 
Burton, February, April and September, and at Wetwang, 
September, February, May. 
By grouping the months in the four seasons, viz. :—Spring, 
March, April, May; Summer, June, July, August; Autumn, 
September, October, November; Winter, Decembor, January, 
February, we get the following results :— 
PERCENTAGE OF YEAR’S RAINFALL. 
| Season. | Wirksworth. Burton. | Wetwang. 
ee Be. aie aes 
Spring ars 21-4 | AT 
| Summer .. 24°8 28-6 26-7 | 
| Autumn .. 26-4 25°4 a is 
Winter 27°5 24:6 24°3 
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1913 Feb. 1. 
