THE RAINFALL OF GUERNSEY FOR THE 

 YEAR 18 98. 



BY ME. A. COLLENETTE, F.C.S. 



As in previous years, I have to acknowledge the kindness of 

 several gentlemen who have co-operated in the collection of 

 rain and in providing me with the quantities. The data thus 

 supplied has enabled me to supply a fairly full account of the 

 distribution of the rain over our insular area. 



The observers are E. Chas. Ozanne, Esq., Jurat, J. J. 

 Carey, Esq., S. C. Curtis, Esq., and Mr. B. Rowswell. 



The stations are given in order of elevation in Table I. 



TABLE I. 



Position. 



Elevation. 



Observer. 



On. 



Period of 

 Observation. 



Les Blanches .... 



Beaulieu 



Mont Saint .... 

 Claire Mare .... 

 L'Ancresse 



300 feet 

 190 „ 

 100 ,, ? 



50 „ 



33 „ 



Mr. B. Eowswell 

 Mr. A. Collenette 

 S. C. Curtis, Esq. 

 J. J. Carey, Esq. 

 E. C. Ozanne, Esq. 



East Coast 

 East Coast 

 West Coast 

 West Coast 

 North Coast 



5 years. 

 57 „ 



3 years. 

 2 „ 



Of the series of observations commenced by Dr. S. E. 

 Hoskins, F.R.S., and continued by myself, we now possess 

 the results and averages of 56 years. The length of the 

 record makes the means obtained valuable, and I have thought 

 it best to refer all the readings to these averages. Notwith- 

 standing this fact, I think you will be satisfied that the results 

 obtained by the other observers will tend to modify our 

 figures and to prove that the place of greatest fall is the 

 town. 



