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Table . VII. — Rainfall in Inches, and Number of Days on wliicli 
0 • 01 indi, or more, fell, at Rothamsted, Bedford, Blackheath, Cam- 
bridge, and Oxford. Twelve Months, October, 1878, to September, 
1879, inclusive. 
Rothamsted. |j ! 
Large Small 
Gauge. Gauge. 
J Bedford., Blackheath. 
Mean, j| | 
Cambridge. 
Oxford. 
Eainfall in Inches. 
October 1878.. .. 
2- 
99 
2 
99 
2 
99 
2 
10 
1 
80 
1 
92 
3 
11 
November „ .. 
4 
55 
4 
73 
4 
64 
3 
50 
3 
53 
4 
66 
2 
28 
December , 
1 
60 
1 
57 
1 
59 
1 
46 
1 
32 
1 
09 
1 
51 
January 1879.. 
2 
85 
2 
46 
2 
66 
2 
25 
2 
47 
1 
98 
3 
00 
February „ .. 
3 
80 
3 
74 
3 
77 
2 
90 
3 
95 
2 
75 
3 
31 
March , 
1 
18 
1 
09 
1 
13 
1 
00 
0 
70 
0 
88 
0 
88 
April „ .. .. 
2 
79 
2 
61 
2 
70 
1 
80 
2 
64 
2 
18 
2 
45 
May „ .. 
3 
48 
3 
46 
3 
47 
3 
25 
3 
37 
3 
32 
2 
71 
June „ .. 
5 
55 
5 
49 
5 
52 
4 
35 
4 
16 
5 
22 
4 
54 
July , 
4 
24 
4 
17 
4 
20 
4 
20 
3 
62 
3 
49 
3 
38 
August „ .. 
6 
56 
6 
47 
6 
52 
4 
50 
5 
12 
5 
92 
5 
05 
September „ .. 
3 
13 
3 
07 
3 
10 
2 
60 
2 
88 
2 
76 
2 
89 
3 months, Oct.-Dec. 
9 
14 
9 
29 
9 
22 
7 
06 
6 
65 
7 
67 
6 
90 
3 mouths, Jan.-Mar. 
7 
83 
7 
29 
7 
56 
6 
15 
7 
12 
5 
61 
7 
19 
3 months, April-June 
11 
82 
11 
56 
11 
69 
9 
40 
10 
17 
10 
72 
9 
70 
3 months, July-Sept. 
13 
93 
13 
71 
13 
82 
11 
30 
11 
62 
12 
17 
11 
32 
12 months .. 
42 
72 
41 
85 
42 
29 
33 
91 
35 
56 
36 
17 
35 
11 
Number of Days on which O'Ol Inch oe more fell. 
October 1878.. .. 
22 
21 
21 
14 
12 
15 
15 
November „ .. 
22 
23 
23 
17 
15 
21 
16 
December , 
16 
16 
16 
12 
14 
17 
10 
January 1879.. 
13 
13 
13 
7 
10 
12 
9 
February „ .. 
23 
23 
23 
18 
21 
23 
22 
March „ .. 
14 
14 
14 
10 
14 
17 
13 
April ., .. 
20 
19 
19 
14 
18 
21 
16 
May „ .. .. 
18 
18 
18 
16 
17 
19 
16 
Jvme „ .. 
26 
26 
26 
24 
18 
26 
27 
July „ .. .. 
21 
21 
21 
22 
18 
22 
19 
August „ .. .. 
18 
17 
18 
15 
19 
17 
17 
September „ .. 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
13 
1 
15 
3 months, Oct.-Dec. 
60 
60 
60 
43 
41 
53 
41 
3 months, Jan.-Mar. 
50 
50 
50 
35 
45 
52 
44 
3 months, April-June 
64 
63 
63 
54 
53 
66 
59 
3 months, July-Sept. 
53 
52 
53 
51 
51 
52 
51 
12 months . . 
227 
225 
226 
183 
190 
223 
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