Chase. ] 2 78 [ Aug. 18, 
CycnicaAL RAINFALLS AT Lisbon. 
By Puiny EArLe Cuasn. 
Read before the American Philosophical Soctety, Aug. 18, 1871. 
The more strongly marked and decisive character of the curves of lunar 
monthly rainfall, in Philadelphia than in Great Britain, (ante v. x., pp. 
523-84, ) rendered me desirous of obtaining observations from some Euro- 
pean station in lower latitude. The intimation of that desire to the 
Director of the ‘Observatorio do Infante Dom Luiz,’”’ at Lisbon, was 
promptly followed by the transmission of a copy of observations extend- 
ing over a period of sixteen years, which is herewith presented. I also 
submit some of the tabulated results of such discussion of the observa- 
tions as I have already undertaken, which appear to me to corroborate, 
in a most satisfactory manner, the views I have hitherto advanced respect- 
ing the meteorological influence of the moon. Some of the tables also 
afford interesting indications of a somewhat similar planetary influence, 
sufficient, as it seems to me, to encourage further investigation. 
One of the objections most often urged against the acknowledgment of 
TABLE I. 
LUNAR MONTHLY. 
SOLAR YEARLY. 
Ae A. + 
Dec. Mar. Apl. July. Aug. Nov. Yr. || 18554.3N* 1856/3N* 185743N® Av, 
ites, -—s> - ite, Zeta FF 
ee OR 
NI RON ON, HN he ON, 
82 154.5 95 106 || 1847 102 275.7 192 2389 160 1 ‘6 
89 143.1 104 106 120.7 121 329.7 186 112.6 143 148 
94 156.5 103 99 216.8 158 139.9 161 121.8 131 152 
97 124.4 98 90 451.38 192 176.4 138 161.4 130 158 
98 104.9 81 85 342.9 194 193.6 127 109.0 135 156 
109 (74.0 98 105 112.5 69 200.7 99-1918 182 95 
HG 7. Ud, 118 118.9 59 33.8 75 1688 118 80 
118 987.0188 (0126 23°: 868 31 649° 49 «32 
107 118.7 122 118 6.845 1585.3 . 
101° 146.9 122 117 IG 8 Od 0 6.2 219 
107 195.1 184 126 || fo Oe fy oo 7k 
123 2041 141 135 COCO t 8h AO 0RBes 9 
188 207.5 182 135 129 3318 + 88.0 5b 114) «696-16 
145 135.5 114 124 20 223 42H 4 92. | 88,1. 30. 97 
185 98.9 98 106 021° 45 20.8 50- 853 46 47 
108 163.9 87 85 08,55 88: 1186 297. 8607. Ba © 80 
4 69.5 "7 68 231.2 129 261.2 185, 635 72 116 
oo 3h), 7 342.7 166 223.1 150 148.0 (92 141 
64 120.7 °°) 67 304.1 192 157.6 142 74.8 109 153 
82) BB As iii  Y, 208.5 212 152.3 134 140.4 185 166 
7 94 134.4 82 86 625.4 216 226.5 131 143.2 174 177 
28......1187 95 79.6 94 1242 88 9] 275.6 182 101.5 184 841.4 200 171 
29. 219.1- 105-6210 7 86 102.7 8) 98 85.9 131 214.0 150 377.8 195 154 
214.7 118 44.5 79 714 84 100 || 177.3 104 9186 174 143.5 177 146 
* 1855, °58, °61, °64, °67, °70; 
1856, °59, 962, 765, 768; 1857, °60, *63, °66, 69 
