161 



Rain Fall at Glanton Pyke, Northumberland, in 1873 ; 

 communicated by Fredk. J* W. Collingwood, Esq. ; and 

 at Lilburn Tower, Northumberland; communicated by 

 Edward J. Collingwood, Esq. 



GLANTON PYKE. 



LILBURN TOWER. 





Inches. 





Inches. 



January - 



2-46 



January - 



- 1-878 



February - 



2-05 



February 



- 2-125 



March 



1-46 



March 



- 1-729 



April 



0-91 



April 



- 0-480 



May 



216 



May 



- 1-500 



June 



1-10 



June 



- 1-035 



July 



1-75 



July 



- 1-901 



August 



3-89 



August - 



- 3-725 



September 



2-67 



September 



- 2-469 



October 



1-91 



October - 



- 3-224 



November 



2-32 



November 



- 2-472 



December 



0-74 

 23-42 



December 



- 1-339 





23-877 



Rain Gauge— Diameter of Funnel, 



Rain Gauge— Diameter of Funnel, 



8in. , Height of Top above Ground, 



10in. square; Height of Top above 



4ft. 4in. ; above Sea Level, 



530ft. 



Ground, 6ft. ; above Sea Level, 300ft. 



Rain Fall at North Sunderland. Northumberland, in the 

 Year 1873. Communicated by the Rev. F. R. Simpson. 









Davs on 





Total 



Greatest Fall 



which "01 





Depth. 



in 24 hours. 



or more 

 fell. 





Inches. 



Depth. 



Date. 





January - 



1-59 



•25 



15th 



19 



February 



1-88 



•51 



26th 



16 



March - 



1-99 



•47 



7th 



23 



April 



0-75 



•12 



26th 



17 



May 



1-99 



•48 



22nd 



17 



June 



1-03 



•35 



28th 



14 



July 



2-90 



1-09 



22nd 



17 



August - 



2-96 



•40 



31st 



24 



September 



2-85 



•87 



30th 



17 



October - 



3-21 



1-82* 



2nd 



15 



November 



1-23 



•43 



5th 



15 



December 



0-72 



•43 



5th 



8 



23.10 



7-22 





202 



Rain Gauge— Diameter of Funnel, 8 inches ; Heifht of Top above Ground, 1 foot 2 inches : 

 . above Sea Level, 70 feet. 



• This is the heaviest rainfall ever registered at this station. The rain ceased before noon 

 of the 3rd, having begun about 9 a.m. of the 2nd, and the rainfall for the 27 hours was 201in. 



