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NOTES ON THE RAINFALL OF 1871. 



Mr. Symons reports that on the whole July was the month of 

 greatest rainfall throughout the British Isles, although it was 

 surpassed in England by September, and in Wales by October. 

 By far the driest month was May, and it was almost equally dry 

 in all parts of the country. 



January. — Rainfall above the average in South Wales, parts 

 of Devon, Worcester, and Kent ; below it in all other places ; 

 and less than half the average in the Midland Counties, York- 

 shire, and some stations in Scotland. 



February. — In England the fall was above the average, except 

 in Kent, Oxfordshire, and Leicester. It was above it at all the 

 Welsh stations, and at most of those in Scotland and Ireland. 

 In Skye only three-quarters average, and on East Coast of Scot- 

 land it was more than double the usual amount. 



March. — Much drier than usual. 



April. — Quite a contrast to the previous month. At most 

 stations it was more than twice the average, at many it was 

 more than three times the average, and in the counties of Fife 

 and Forfar it was more than four times the average. 



May. — A very dry month, the rainfall scarcely half the aver- 

 age. 



June. — Another rather dry month, but not uniformly so. 



July. — Much more wet than usual. At a great many stations 

 the fall was twice the average, and at some two and a half times. 

 It seems to have been uniformly wet over the whole of the Brit- 

 ish Isles. 



August. — The ordinary rainfall was not half the average. 



September. — The rainfall of this month was very irregularly 

 distributed. It was very much below the average in Scotland 

 and the West of Ireland ; near its normal value in North Wales ; 

 and about two or two and a half times its usual amount in South 

 Wales and throughout England. 



