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In conclusion I have once more to tender thanks to Mr. 

 W. J. Picot, of Aldernej, as also to the lighthouse guardians 

 at Sark, Messrs. Warder, Kaye and McCarthy, for their 

 valued services in measuring the rainfall in their respective 

 islands for me and in supplying me with the particulars week 

 by week. 



Absolute Droughts ix 1916. 



An Absolute Drought, as defined in British Rainfall, is 

 " a period of more than 14 consecutive days, no one of which 

 is a rain day." 



SARK. 



May 17 to June 2 17 days. 



July 17 to August 11 26 days. 



ALDERNEY. 



July 17 to August 11 26 days. 



GUERNSEY (Les Blanches). 

 July 17 to August 12 27 days. 



Partial Droughts in 1916. 



A Partial Drought, as defined in British Rainfall, is " a 

 period of more than 28 consecutive days, the mean rainfall of 

 which does not exceed -01 in. per day." 



SARK. 

 July 7 to Aug. 27 = 52 days. Eainfall, 0*48 in. on 11 days. 



ALDERNEY. 

 July 7 to Aug. 22 = 47 days. Eainfall, 0*47 in. on 1 1 days. 



GUERNSEY (Les Blanches). 

 July 7 to Aug. 24 = 49 days. Eainfall, 0*40 in. on 8 days. 



Eain Spells in 1916. 



A Eain Spell, as defined in British Rainfall, is " a period 

 of more than 14 consecutive days, every one of which is a rain 

 day." 



SARK. 



October 22 to November 10 = 20 days. Eainfall, 5*47 in. 



ALDERNEY. 



January 14 to February 10 

 February 23 to March 15 

 March 17 to 31 

 October 22 to November 11 =21 



28 days. 



Eainfall, 2*69 in. 



2*> 



„ 3*59 in. 



15 „ 



„ 1*88 in. 



21 „ 



„ 5-99 in. 



