248 RAINFALL OF GUERNSEY. 



The heavy downpour on the 28th, occasioned by a de- 

 pression which passed directly ovei* the ishmds, gave 

 measurements as helow : — 



Guernsey. Sarh. Ilerm. Alderney. 



1-27 in. ... M6 in. ... I'OO in. ... 0-71 in. 



July. — The 14 days, June 29th to July 12th inclusive, were 

 dry at Alderney, whereas slight rainfalls were measured 

 in the other islands during the first week of July. A 

 thunderstorm at Alderney on the 2Hth de])Osited 0*07 in. 

 of rain in that island. The other islands again escaped 

 the electrical disturbance. 



August. — The rainfalls of the 14th and 16th are peculiar 

 owing to the passage of isolated showers. 



Gruernsey. Sark. Herm. Alderney. 



14th ... 0-10 in. ... 0*16 in. ... — ... — 

 16th ... — ... 0-07 „ ... 0-37 in. ... 0-U3 in. 



September. — The downpour of the 4th was distributed as 

 follows. It appears to have been local and of the thun- 

 derstorm type. 



Guernsey. SarJc. Herm. Alderney. 



0-68 in. ... 0-94 in. ... 0-86 in. ... 0*72 in. 



The 15 days "absolute" drought, Sept. 16th to 30th, was 

 such at all the stations with the exception of Herm. 

 From that island 0*02 in. was reported on the 23rd. 



October. — A very even distribution was reported on the 7th 

 as below : — 



Guernsey. Sark. Herm. Alderney. 



0-46 in. ... 0-48 in. ... 0*42 in. ,.. 0*44 in. 

 but the reverse on the 10th, and for i o apparent reason. 



Guernsey. Sark. Herm. Alderney. 



O-ll in. ... 0-31 in. ... O'lo in. ... 0*45 in. 



On the 8th) a showery day with S.W. gale, the measure- 

 ments were also peculiar : — 



Guernsey. Sark. Herm. Alderney. 



0-32 in. ... 0-12 in. ... 0-35 in. ... 0-18 in. 



November. — The downpour of the 4th, when a deep depres- 

 sion (28'8 in.) passed centrally over the islands, resulted 

 as follows : — 



Guernsey. Sark. Herm. Alderney. 



0-89 in. ... 0-83 in. ... 0-76 in. ... 0*42 in. 



