44 DR DAVY ON AN UNUSUAL FALL OF RAIN 
parts of the kingdom; the latter for the sake of comparison. The nine localities 
which stand first, may be considered as belonging to the district, unless Kendal 
and Whitehaven on its borders be excepted; and all but these last are a few 
miles only apart, and, with one exception, that of High Close above Grasmere, 
vary but little in elevation above the sea-level, ranging from about 130 to two or 
three hundred feet; High Close, probably being 500 feet more.* In one column, 
the amount of rain which was measured in January, will be found; in the other, 
the amount for the year, but from some defective information less complete than 
could be wished,— 
For January. For the Year. 
Kendal, . : A “ 6:514 inches 40-226 inches. 
Tahotshokae Troutbeck, ; = ; 10-10 tee 
The How, Troutbeck, ‘ ; : 14-3750 “=. 60-168 
Lesketh How, AGablewae: : ; 14:82 Bae 63:44... 
Wray Castle, above Windermere, ; 9692 --- 54:269 ... 
High Close, above Grasmere, . On. «ee 58-64 
Keswick, : pe GBS) x. 50:27 
Whinfell Hall, Vale of Lorton, 4 9-042... 47-848 
Coniston, 12°50 . .. 3. 62°71 
Paterdale Hall, at the head of Ulswater, 14:8 oe 57°50 
Whitehaven, . ; = : 6-643 
Penzance, Cornwall, ‘ : : 6:48 ce 
Plymouth, 5 5 : ; : oe es 39°84 
Bristol, . : } : ; - ua a DPT OK wre 
Sherborne, d ‘ SO) we: Sa 7ar ee 
Bucher, near Kington, Herctocdahire: Gia ss 27-98 
Cambridge, , . ‘ : : SOG) ese. 13: 221+. 
York, z IS Uy ae 20-49 
Mirfield, Vorkshie, about 300 Bal ee 
the sea, : A 207s eee 2S 
Scarborough, : ; : , : veur v wank 16°43 
Wakefield, : ‘ 2 : 2 sae oye 25-408 
Edinburgh, : T-S6L) 6... 22°67 
Hutton, eight miles west of Bdinburgh, 5-1 os 
Observatory, Glasgow, : : e750 Po: 
Stornoway Castle, Isle of Lewis, ; 3) Vs: 40°43 
* Since the above was written, I have been favoured, by the direction of Lieut.-Col. James, R.E., 
with the following “ List of Ordnance Survey Altitudes, in the neighbourhood of Kendal, &c. :— 
Altitudes above the Mean 
Description of Marks. evel of aha eee 
Feet. 
Bolt in base of N. W. tower of St George’s church, Kendal, - : : : 149°02 
Mark on S.W. angle of Grasmere church, “ae : , 219°19 
Mark on Ambleside church, : ; - : . 163°18 
Bolt in N.E. angle of Patterdale church tower, : : 49083 
Mark on top of east battlement of Netherfield ‘pridge over Seathwaite Beck, . 399°05 
Bolt in N.W. angle of Keswick church Tower, - - 319.19 
Bolt in west corner of old church, Whitehaven, A 3 ; : : 29:27 
Mark on N.W. corner of Wray church, c c ; 309°33 
Mark on east face of east battlement of Church Bridge, Troutbeck, 4 : 398'77 
Mark on stone of door of tower entrance to Troutbeck church, : : - 403°13 
Mark on top of rock 10 links, 8.E. of Lingmoor, triangle A, - . 1409°74 
Mark on Kirby pic west side of ee Lake, about 20 chains south of Water- 
Head Inn,” 144-00 
} The Register for Deceuhers is ae Momenlene a the al for he” year is considered 
near the truth; so dry a year as this has not been known, I am informed, for a long while. The 
yearly average “of rain there is very low, about 17 inches. 
