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thousand tons of water fall, but the evaporation remains the 

 same ; and so more than half (1,600 tons out of 3,000 tons) are 

 absorbed into the earth, to be discharged by natural or artificial 

 drainage. 



The following approximate mean depths of rain annually at 

 various places in the United Kingdom have been published by 

 Mr. Symons. The places where the least rainfall occurs would 

 seem to be Lincoln, Stamford, and Southwell, where it only 

 amounts to 20 inches ; 24 inches at London, Norwich, Thirsk, 

 and Edinburgh ; 27 inches at Canterbury, Shields, and Dunro- 

 bin ; 36 inches at Manchester ; 40 inches at Barnstaple, Ply- 

 mouth, Shetland, and Waterford ; 49 inches at Carlisle ; 50 

 inches at Bolton, Settle, and Galway ; 59 inches at Keswick ; 

 64 inches at Greenock and Inverary ; 78 inches at Ambleside ; 

 85 inches at Coniston ; 140 inches at Seathwaite, in Borrowdale ; 

 165 inches at the Stye, in Cumberland, which seems to be the 

 wettest place in the United Kingdom. 



Mr. E. I. Lowe has recorded the most rainy months and days 

 at Beeston, near Nottingham, from 1843 to 1857. 



MOST RAINY MONTHS. 

 Year. Month. Inches. 



1852 November 7-0 



1852 September 6-3 



1849 September 5-0 



1847 May 5-0 



1853 June 5-0 



HEAVIEST RAINFALL ON ANY ONE DAY AT BEESTON. — 1843-1857. 

 Year. Day of Month. Inches. 



1843 August 9 1-095 



1846 October 19 1*300 



1847 Mays 1-645 



1848 June 18 1-055 



1848 July 21 1-150 



1849 September 28 1-335 



1850 July 25 1.084 



1851 Jidy24 1-160 



1852 July 26 2-063 



1852 September 6 2-044 



