502 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 187i, BY THE 



October. — The fall of this month was pretty evenly distri- 

 buted. It was rather in excess along a belt running from Pen- 

 zance to York, but in other parts it was only between half and 

 three-quarters of its usual amount. 



November. — This month was a dry one, very few stations (ex- 

 cept in Scotland) having half their average fall; those in the 

 South East of England not one quarter of it. 



December. — Slightly below the average in the South of Eng- 

 land, in Scotland, and in Ireland, and slightly above it in the 

 North of England and in parts of "Wales. 



EXTREMES OF RAINFALL IN 1871. 



The following returns are taken from Mr. Symons' valuable 

 yearly publication on "British Eainfall. 



LEAST. 



INCHES. 



Pampisford Hall, Cambridge 18*60 



Royston 19*07 



Dartmoor Prison Garden 79*63 Cambridge Observatory 19*12 



GREATEST. 



INCHES. 



Seathwaite, Westmorland ... 115*15 

 Grasmere (Easedale Tarn) ... 92*00 



WALES. 



GREATEST. 



INCHES 



Beddgelert 110*89 



Aberdare 81*60 



Dylive 70*70 



LEAST. 



INCHES. 



Maes-y-dre 24*63 



Llanerch St. Asaph 27*12 



Brymbo 28*23 



SCOTLAND. 

 GREATEST. LEAST. 



Bridge of Orchy 137*82 



Loch Lomond (Firkin) 97*80 



Ballachulish... 83*59 



INCHES. 



Invershin 26*18 



Dingwall Academy 22*19 



Logie, Coldstone 24*27 



GREATEST. 



INCHES. 



Killamey 62*72 



Letterkenny 52*63 



Ballyhyland 47*41 



IRELAND. 



LEAST. 



INCHES. 



Agolah 24*17 



Dublin (Fitzwilliam Square) 25*37 

 Portarlington 28*51 



