A year's weather. 395 



S ome observers got more than this, as did Mr. Daubuz at Killiow, 

 and further west of the same district, but equally well wooded, 

 Mr. Davey, in Kennal Vale, registered 2'26 inches. The wet 

 continued till the month was out, registering ^.^^ inches in six 

 days at Truro, and 4' 84 inches of rain in Kennal Vale. Our total 

 downpour for the month was 4*40 inches, which, though making 

 this August a wet month, is much less than last year, when the 

 rainfall was 6-^S, or over two inches more rain. August last year 

 was one of the wettest on record. It is singular that the next 

 heaviest records of rain occur in four consecutive years — 1876, 4'37 ; 

 1877, 5*84; 1878, 4"49 j and 1879, r^'^^ inches. Since then, till 

 last year, the Augusts have been comparatively dry. Our average 

 August rainfall is 3 •ox inches. 



The following are comparative rainfalls : — 



40 years' mean. 1891. 1892. 



January 4 85-ins 3'40-ins 2"27-ms. 



February ... 3-38-ins 0-22-ms 4-43-ins. 



March 2-91-ins 3-90-ms 1-07-ins. 



April 2-61-ins 2-48-ins 1-36-ins. 



May 2-45-ins 2-26-ins 1-55-ins. 



June 2-39-ins 2-86-ms 1-83-ins. 



July 2-60-ms 1-62-ms 1-76-ins. 



August 3"01-ins 6-48-ms 4'40-ins. 



Total ... 24-20-ins 23'22-ins 18-67-ms. 



These show over four and-a-half inches less rain in this 

 district from January to August than last year, during the same 

 period. To the visitor Cornwall never, perhaps, appeared more 

 charming than during this month, but the bright sunshine and 

 continued blue skies brought on droughts in many villages, and 

 many were at their wits' end for water when the welcome rain 

 came. The contour of the county allows of plenty of rainfall 

 without much injury. 



The usual height of the barometer was not quite reached, the 

 mean pressure in August with us is 29*989 inches, this month 

 29*936 inches. The temperature of the month was favourable 3 

 the average mean of our highest temperature in shade is 69*70 

 degrees, this August it was 69*80 degrees. Our average greatest 

 coldness of nights in August is 54*2 x degrees, this month it was 



