296 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1866, 



RAINFALL RETURNS. 



The returns furnished to the Club show that the rainfall dur- 

 ing 1866, in nearly every part of the Counties of Durham and 

 Northumberland, was considerably in excess of the average quan- 

 tity as shown by the returns from each place in possession of the 

 Club. 



INCHES. 



At Dinsdale, near Darlington, the excess was , 3 - 38 



South End Gardens, Darlington 11 - 12 



Whorlton 2*72 



St John's 4-00 



Ushaw 0-77 



Hendon Hill, Sunderland , 2-24 



Seaham Hall 2*50 



Howick 6-37 



Cresswell , 3*32 



Whitley 1-03 



Milfield, near Wooler 1-76 . 



Glanton Pike 4-01 



Lilburn 1 "55 



Brinckburn 2"62 



IN THE TYNE VALLEY DISTRICT. 



The fall of rain at every station up to and including Newcastle, 

 was considerably above the average. 



inches; 



At Stamfordham, the excess was .', . . T86 



Park End , ' 8-16 



Allenheads 9*26 



Bywell 0-84 



Wylam 3'26 



Newcastle Lit. and Phil 2*22 



At Gateshead, on the other hand, it was 1-56 inches below the 

 average of three years ; at "Wallsend 0*34 inch below the average 

 of eight years ; and at North Shields 0-60 inch below the aver- 

 age of seven years. 



Mr. G. Clayton Atkinson has again kindly furnished the Club 

 with a return of the depth of the Tyne at "Wylam Bridge, as 

 ascertained from the Tynometer placed there by him in 1861. 



