414 



Rainfall at Belle Vue House, 

 in 1888. i3y John 



Alnwick, Northumberland, 

 James Horsley. 







Greatest Fall 



Number of Days 





Total Depth. 



in 24 Hours. 



on which '01 or 



Month. 



Inches. 



Depth. 



Date. 



more fell. 



January 



0-84 



0-16 



3rd. 



11 



days. 



February 



0-88 



o-ii 



19th. 



9 



» 



March 



2-86 



0-77 



29th. 



19 



>> 



April • 



2-01 



0-37 



20th. 



18 



>> 



May 



1-09 



0-42 



29th. 



8 



>J 



June 



2-28 



0-84 



2nd. 



12 



)i 



July 



4-14 



0-73 



16th. 



19 





August 



2-09 



0-30 



21st. 



17 



n 



September 



1 -4.5 



0-63 



1st. 



12 



,, 



October 



0-80 



0-21 



30th. 



11 



,, 



November 



467 



103 



2nd. 



21 



,, 



December 



1-65 



0-36 



25th. 



12 



» 



Total 



24-76 



5 93 



12 days. 



169 days. 



Rain Guage :— Dia 



meter of Funnel, 5 



in. ; hei 



?ht of To 



o above 



ground, 





1 ft. ; above sea 



level, 303 ft. 







EEMAEKS ON THE YEAE. 



Number of Days Hail, Sleet, or Snow fell: — Jan. 6, Feb. 11, March 13, 



April 5, May 1, June 13, July 1, Oct. 2, Nov. 1, Dec. 2.-43 Days. 

 Jany. 28. — Eclipse of the Moon. 

 Feb. 14.— 29550. Snowing N.N.E. A brilliant Meteor travelling from 



S.E. to N.W. 

 Mar. 15. — 29050. Very stormy S.S.E. (melted snow - 25.) No railway 



communication throughout the county, all being blocked 



with snow. No letters or newspapers. 

 „ 16.— 29-375. Snowing N.E. (0- 10). In the same plight. 

 April 17.— 29*325. Dull S.E. Thunderstorm, rain, and hail (0-26.) 

 June 13.— 29-475. Cloudy N.N.W. Do. do. (009.) 



„ 14.— 29625. FineW.S.W. Do. do. (0-19.) 



July 10.— 29-650. Cloudy N.W. Hailstorm (039.) 

 Aug. 2.— 29550. Do. S.E. Thunderstorm, rain (013.) 

 Nov. 16.— 29-200. Fine S.W. High wind with showers (0'27), highest 



about noon (W.S.W., 80 miles per hour as registered by 



Alnwick Castle Anemometer) much damage to property, 



trees, etc. 



