RAINFALL OF GUERNSEY. 387 



August was remarkably dry as compared with this Island, for 

 onr fall exceeded 2 inches and Jersey reached 0*60 only. The 

 differences were in the qnantities falling on the wet days for 

 Jersey had 12 wet days instead of our 1 1 in August. 

 The comparison for 1907 now stands as follows : — 



Guernsey 



Jersey 



Herm 



Alderney 



Sark 



I have to thank Mr. Kowswell for his interesting paper 

 printed Avith this Avhich enables me to discuss the whole group 

 of the islands. 



Inches, 



Days. 



34-00 . 



.. 192 



29-38 . 



.. 202 



29-10 . 



.. 199 



28-84 . 



,. 188 



26-15 . 



.. 178 



SARK, HERM AND ALDERNEY RAINFALL, 1907. 



BY MR. B. T. ROAySAyELL. 



These remarks must begin with a statement I yery much 

 regret having to make, which is that the observations at Herm 

 were suddenly and nnexpectedl}^ broken in November during 

 the absence from Herm of Mr. Gore's assistant. The Herm 

 record for 1907 is thus incomplete, but fortvmately includes 

 (Jctober, which was an exceptionally wet month in these 

 islands as well as in England. The break occurred on the 

 23rd November, but I am pleased to l)e able to add that 

 measurements were again begun at Herm on Jaiuiary 1st, 1908. 

 In this connection I must acknowledge my indebtedness to the 

 three gentlemen mentioned below who so kindly interest them- 

 selves in the rainfall of their respe(^tive islands and send me 

 weekly returns of the measurements of the gauges : — 



Capt. J. H. Henry, Yallee du Creux, Sark. 

 Mr. Leicester Gore, Western Side, Herm. 

 Mr. W. .J. Picot, Le Huret, Alderney. 



At the bottom of the table which accompanies these re- 

 marks I have aided tlie 1906 totals for the sake of comparison. 

 As, however, the gauges were only established at the beginning 

 of 1906, nothing in the way of averages can be attempted as yet, 

 but a few brief remarks on the year's rainfall as recorded at 

 these stations may not be out of place. 



In cyclonic* showery weather, as also during thundery 

 sjjells, rainfall is known to vary c(-»n>i(lerably at })laccs but a 



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