Mr James Tait on the Rainfall of 1872. 451 



1871. Inches. 1872. Inches. 



May, 1-02 



June, 4-81 



July, 3-94 



August, 2-38 



September, 2*84 



October, 2-97 



November, 2-59 



December, 3-30 



May, 3-76 



June, 3-70 



July, 5-15 



August, 9-20 



September, 5*64 



October, 5-56 



November, 5-45 



December, 4'43 



Total 34-66 Total 58-91 



South-westward from Kelso a register is kept by Mr Geo. 

 Hilson, solicitor, Jedburgh, at Sunnyside, on the high ground 

 overlooking the Jedburgh Railway Station. The distance is 

 about ten miles from Kelso. The amount of rain is as 

 follows : — 



Gage 360 ft. above Sea Level, 10 ft. from Ground. 



Inches. 



January, 



2-69 



February, 



2-56 



March, 



2-71 



April, 



2-56 



May, 



3-71 



June, 



2-04 



July, 



4-27 



August, 



2-97 



September, 



4-91 



October, 



4-36 



November, 



4-04 



December, 



3-43 



Year 



40-25 



Towards the west of the county records are kept at Wolfe- 

 lee, Riccarton, and Deadwater. Wolfelee, the residence of 

 Sir Walter Elliot, is about nine miles south from Hawick 

 and south-west from Jedburgh, and is near the hills on the 

 borders of Liddesdale. The monthly and yearly fall we sub- 

 join, giving also for the sake of comparison the total of two 

 previous years : — 



January, 6*430 



February, 4230 



March, 4840 



April, 3080 



May, 3280 



