C47) 
V. An Account of ts^hat Rain fell at Townly 
Lancafhire, in the Years i 6^j^ and i6p8. 
with feme other Obfetvations on the Weather 5 
being part of a Letter of the 12th of Jan. 
i6p8. from Richard Towneley, Efq-^ to 
Mr. William Derham. 
1697 
1698 
AJt MA M 9M 
junuciry 
s 13 
6 47 
Felrmry 
7 17 
S 88 
marco ^ . 
4 93 
20 16 
April 
4 12 
20 95" 
May 
II 88 
June 
8 9z 
13 5-0 
10 37 
Augufl 
40 Zy 
21 
September 
46 90 
21 79 
Oaoher 
27 60 
22 2(5 
Novemher 
10 72 
December 
24 50 
20 42 
Sums 
205-70 
189 ^92 
Thefe doubled 
-41 P4O 
37 .984 
In the Table of the Obrervatioos I have only fet the 
Quantity of Rain in Pounds and Centefimals, which if 
double, you will have them to anfwer to thofe Numbers 
formerly printed in the Fhilofophkal tranfa£ilms giving 
the Numbers of half Pounds, and (near enough) the 
height of the Water alfo. So the laft Year there fell 
