( V ) 
December 29*413 in., and these departures below the averages were 
0-172 in., 0*252, and 0-397 respectively. It is very rarely that 
.such a long period of continuous depression is experienced. 
The most remarkable feature, however, has been the frequency 
-of rain. During the quarter it has fallen at Greenwich on G7 days, a 
greater number than has been previou.sly experienced at Greenwich 
back to the year 1815. The total fall was large, amounting to 
11*32 inches. The previous instances of large falls at Greenwich 
are as follows : — 
Ykab. 
Amount Fallen. 
Total FaU 
in the 
Quarter. 
Number of Days of 
Rain in 
The 
Quarter. 
October. 
November. 
December. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
m. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
1821 
2-42 
4-33 
4-72 
11-47 
ir 
20 
19 
50 
1822 
3-60 
3-66 
2-26 
9-52 
12 
16 
6 
34 
1824 
2-44 
3-88 
3-55 
9-87 
12 
14 
17 
43 
3-65 
2-70 
3'47 
9-82 
19 
15 
19 
53 
l8j2 
4-41 
4-48 
2-08 
10-97 
16 
15 
16 
47 
1833 
2-87 
2-51 
4'95 
10-33 
13 
I r 
27 
51 
1841 
5-84 
2-75 
1-92 
10-5 1 
22 
13 
18 
53 
1844 
4-01 
4' 74 
0-34 
9-09 
15 
13 
6 
34 
1852 
3 '75 
5-66 
1-72 
11-13 
15 
22 
19 
56 
1865 
5-90 
2-39 
0-87 
9-16 
19 
18 
10 
47 
1868 
2-59 
i-i6 
5 '45 
9- 20 
13 
12 
23 
48 
67 
1872 
4-33 
2-92 
4-07 
11-32 
22 
24 
21 
The Table shows that the total fall in the quarter has been but 
once exceeded, viz., in the year 1821, when it was 11*47 inches or 
0-15 greater ; back to 1818, there is only one other instance of a fall 
exceeding 11 inches, viz., in 1852. The Table also shows that in 
58 years there have been 1 2 instances of the fall in the three months 
ending December exceeding 9 inches, of which five were between 
9 and 10 ; three between 10 and 11, and three exceeding 11 inches. 
The number of days of rain are shown in the last column, they 
differ greatly, and all are less in number than in the quarter just 
closed. This unusual frequency of rain has been general over the 
country. At Stonyhurst, in Lancashire, rain fell on every day in 
{he quarter except two, and at Guernsey on 80 days, and the general 
average over the country was 67 days. The amount at Guernsey 
is very remarkable, being as large as 25^ inches. The average fall 
of rain from all stations was 13-97 inches, being more than double of 
the fall in the corresponding period of the year 1871, which was 
6-09 inches. The smallest falls of rain at Greenwich in this quarter 
were in 1851, when it was 2-92 inches, and in 1871 when it was 
3-17 inches, in both cases preceding the two heaviest falls. 
