Rainfall,  Temperature,  and  Bright  Sunshine  experienced  over 
England  and  Wales  during  the  whole  of  1903  and  1904,  with 
Average  and  Extreme  Values  for  Previous  Years. 
Rainfall 
Total  Fall 
i 
i 
No.  OF  Days  with  Rain 
Districts 
1 
For  37  years,  1866—1902  | 
For  23  years,  1881—1902 
In 
1904 
In 
1903 
Aver- 
Extremes  | 
In 
1904 
In 
1903 
.Aver- 
Extremes 
age 
Driest 
Wettest 
age 
Driest 
Wettest 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
North-eastern  . 
21-0 
31'0 
25'8 
19-9  (1884) 
37’2  (1872) 
164 
197 
186 
162  (1884) 
208  (1894) 
Eastern 
20'3 
30-1 
25-0 
19-1  (1874 
and  1887) 
331  (1872) 
164 
178 
181 
156  (1898) 
205  (1894) 
Midland 
23'6 
34-4 
277 
19-2  (1887) 
39'8  (1872) 
173 
194 
177 
148  (18871 
210  (1882) 
Southern  . 
North-western  t 
26'5 
35-8 
28-4 
21-5  (1887) 
417  (1872) 
177 
197 
171 
137  (1899) 
197  (1882) 
with  North  ^ 
3T3 
44-4 
38-0 
24-9  (1887) 
59-2  (1872) 
192 
226 
197 
163  (1887) 
222  (1882) 
Wales  . J 
South-western  \ 
with  South  [- 
Wales  . j 
37o; 
48-0 
421 
28-3  (1887) 
68'6  (1872) 
196 
221 
198 
159  (1887) 
235  (1882) 
Channel  Islands' 
35-8 
387 
32-4 
26’2  (1887) 
39'5  (1882) 
i 228 
241 
211 
169  (1899) 
251  (1886) 
Mean  TEilPEEATURE 
Hours  of  bright  Sunshine 
For  37  years,  1866—1902 
For  22  years,  1881—1902 
Districts 
In 
1904 
In 
1903 
Aver- 
Extremes 
In 
1904 
In 
1903 
Aver- 
Extremes 
age 
age 
Coldest 
Warmest 
Cloudiest 
Sunniest 
0 
0 
o 
0 
0 
North-eastern  . 
48T 
47'7 
47-4 
45'0  (1879) 
49  2 (18981 
1449 
1275 
1296 
1006 (188s) 
1558(1893) 
Eastern 
49T 
493 
48-4 
45-8  (1879) 
5T0  (1868) 
1655 
1445 
1577 
1267(1888) 
1864(1899) 
Midland  . 
480 
48-3 
48-3 
45-8  (1879) 
5T1  (1868) 
13&5 
1264 
1408 
1173(1888) 
1715  (1893) 
Southern  . 
North-western  I 
497 
50-2 
49'6 
46'9  (1879) 
51'6  (1898) 
1624 
1531 
1597 
1377 
1245(1888) 
1198(1888) 
1983(1899) 
1083(1901) 
with  North  • 
48-0 
48-6 
48'5 
45’9  (1879) 
50-3  (1868 
1442 
1390 
Wales  . J 
South-western  t 
and  1893) 
1964 (1893) 
with  South  1- 
Wales  . ) 
49'9 
,50-2 
50-2 
48'3  (1888) 
52'8  (1868) 
1539 
1517 
1664 
1459(1888) 
Channel  Islands' 
52'2 
52-5 
52-2 
507  (1885) 
54-3  (1899) 
1830 
1754 
1916 
1710(1888) 
2300(1893) 
Note. — TheaboveTable  is  compiled  from  information  given  in  the  Weekly  Weather 
Report  of  the  Meteorological  Office. 
1 For  the  Channel  Islands  the  “Averages”  and  “Extremes”  of  Rainfall  and  Mean 
Temperature  are  for  the  twenty -two  years,  1881—1902. 
