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THE RAINFALL OF 1875. 



By Joshua W. Robson. 



The following is tlie return of rainfall during 1875, at Dalton, 

 Huddersfield, collected in one of Negretti and Zambra's 8-inch 

 Glaisher gauges (tested and certified as correct by Mr. Glaisher), the 

 top of the gauge being 12 inches above the ground, and 350 feet 

 above sea level : — 













ISO. 01 







Total 



Average, 



Greatest Fall 



days in 



Average, 



Month. 



Depth. 



1866-75. 



in 24 hours. 



which 

 •01 



1866-75. 













or more 







Inches. 



Inches, 



Depth. 



Date. 



fell. 





January 



4-32 



3-32 ' 



•54 



18th. 



23 



18^5 



February 



1-47 



2-59 i 



•72 



24th. 



17 



17 4 



March 



•67 



2-13 i 



•12 



6th. 



13 



15-5 



April 



•94 



2-06 ' 



•19 



4th. 



8 



14^5 



May 



1-57 



1-92 



•31 



18th. 



14 



12^2 



June 



2-98 



2^15 ■ 



1^02 



29th. 



16 



11^9 



July 



6-67 



2-88 



1-70 



20th. 



16 



12^8 



August 



3-58 



2 44 



1^08 



7th. 



15 



13^6 



September 



3^66 



3^48 



•77 



8th. 



16 



16-8 



October 



4-80 



3^48 



1-05 



20th. 



19 



19-2 



November 



4^26 



2^90 



1^13 



13th. 



20 



15^5 



December 



1-31 



3^25 



•60 



21st. 



14 



17^8 



Total ... 



36-22 



32^60 







191 



185^7 



It will be seen from the above that the rain of 1875 has been in 



excess of the average by 3 62 inches, and that while the fall of the 

 first half-year was less than usual by 2*23 inches, the second half was 

 5'84 above the average. As regards both the amount of rain and 

 the number of wet days, 1866 and 1872 were much wetter years than 

 1875, the depth in 1866 having reached 46^11 inches in 216 days, 

 and in 1872, 42-67 inches in 234 days. 



Mr. Alfred Clay has kindly furnished me with the return from his 

 gauge at Rastrick. His total for the year, in 203 days, is 35-59 

 inches. The average difference between our totals for nine years has 

 be^n 1-17 inches, so that the variation is less than usual. 



I have also been favoured with the year's return from Mr. D. 

 Doncaster, Jun., of Broomhall Park, Sheffield. 35'60 inches is his 



N. S. Vol .l— Feb., 1876, 



