BY THE REV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 



333 



" The actual deficiency in England and Wales for 1870 was 

 17 per cent. 



" The Scotch returns seem more consistent this year than for 

 some years past, and show that the drought was felt there also, 

 and that the rainfall scarcely exceeded three-quarters of the 

 average. 



"In Ireland the deficiency, though sensible, was not quite so 



The rainfall of 1870 was— 



In England 17 per cent, below the average. 



In Scotland 22 per cent, below the average. 



Ireland 14 per cent, below the average. 



For the British Isles 18 per cent, below the average. 



EXTREMES OF RAINFALL FOR 1870. 



ENGLAND. 



GREATEST. 



Seathwaite, Cumberland 

 Wet Sleddale, ditto 

 Wythburn, ditto 

 Easdale, ditto 



Berkside 87-25 



Patterdale 85*87 



INCHES. 



119-60 



101-00 



88-75 



88-15 



LEAST. 



INCHES. 



Merton Villa, Cambridge 14-17 



Observatory, ditto 14*25 



Wytham-on-the-Hill 14*40 



Bedford 14*52 



White Waltham 15*35 



Waresley, Huntingdon 15*47 



WALES. 



GREATEST. 



INCHES. 



Bryn-gwynant, Beddgelert, 101*58 



Treherbert, Aberdare 72*61 



Festiniog 70*19 



LEAST. 



INCHES. 



Llwyn Onn, Wrexham 22'56 



Hawarden 23*29 



Llanerch 24*53 



SCOTLAND. 



GREATEST. 



INCHES. 



Lochgoilhead, Upper Glen- 



coe 109*20 



Cairndow 77*33 



Glengyle 71-30 



LEAST. 



INCHES. 



Milne Graden 16-10 



Fen ton Barns, Drem 17*00 



Fearn, Tain 18*48 



