391 
The  Rainfall  of  1903  and  1904  and  of  Hie  previous  Eight  Years, 
ivith  the  Average  Annual  Fall  for  a long  period,  as  observed  at 
thirty-eight  stations  situated  in  various  parts  of  the  United 
Kingdom. 
1904 
1903 
Rainfall  of  Previous  Years 
lAve- 
Stations. 
Total 
Dif- 
fer- 
Total 
Dif- 
fer- 
i-age 
rain- 
fall 
rain- 
fall 
from 
rain- 
fall 
from 
1902 
1901 
1900 
1899 
1898 
1897 
1896 
1895 
ave- 
rage 
Per 
Per 
England  and  wales: 
In. 
cent. 
In. 
cent. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
Tn. 
In. 
In. 
Durham 
liCO 
—31 
30-8 
18-5 
22-9 
28-8 
24-5 
20-8 
21-8 
24-5 
27-6 
27-6 
York  .... 
20-8 
—19 
30-3 
+ 18 
18-7 
20-5 
25-8 
22-4 
23-7 
24-4 
2.5-8 
25-6 
Hillington  . 
257 
— 6 
35'6 
+30 
26-2 
24-4 
32-6 
24-7 
221 
26-3 
29-7 
26-9 
27-3 
Yarmouth  . 
21-0 
-20 
2.5-1 
— 5 
21-4 
21-2 
24-7 
22-4 
20-0 
20-8 
21-3 
23-3 
26-4 
Cambridge  . 
17'6 
-23 
305 
+34 
15-8 
16-7 
19-7 
19-3 
17-9 
20-4 
20-7 
22-8 
22-8 
Rothamsted . 
23’2 
-17 
363 
+29 
19-6 
21-1 
27-1 
25-1 
18-7 
25-0 
290 
25-4 
281 
Nottingham  . 
200 
—21 
32-2 
+27 
21-5 
20-4 
28-5 
22-6 
19-5 
23-4 
23-0 
20-8 
25-3 
Cheadle 
26-3 
99 
39-2 
+ 17 
26-4 
27-7 
37-5 
30-9 
27-8 
32-8 
29-3 
29-5 
33-6 
Hereford 
25'0 
- 7 
37-8 
+41 
24-3 
25-2 
32-8 
26-7 
22-4 
26-7 
18-2 
24-1 
26-9 
Cirencester  . 
28'8 
— 8 
411 
+32 
251 
26-1 
31-0 
26-8 
221 
32-7 
23-6 
25-8 
.31-2 
Oxford  .... 
—10 
359 
+42 
16-7 
22-3 
23-6 
21-0 
19- 1 
26-3 
23-5 
22-5 
25-3 
London  .... 
20-2 
-17  ' 
38-0 
+ 56 
20-4 
21-5 
220 
17-8 
23-3 
22*7 
21-4 
24-4 
Hastings 
24-6 
-16 
32-3 
+ 11 
230 
19-4 
29'8 
25-8 
23-0 
28-1 
29-9 
28-6 
29-2 
Southampton 
310 
43-2 
+40 
27-4 
28-3 
31-6 
27-6 
26-6 
32-6 
26-3 
28-3 
30-9 
Stonyhurst  . 
396 
-17 
58'9 
+23 
36-8 
390 
483 
47-5 
47'9 
51-3 
44-2 
42-4 
47-9 
Manchester  . 
320 
—15 
45-2 
+20 
26*5 
333 
42-8 
33-5 
33-2 
391 
38-4 
34-2 
.378 
Liverpool 
2.5T 
-13 
34-4 
+ 19 
25-6 
251 
31-9 
27-6 
25-6 
28'4 
26-6 
26-2 
28-8 
Llandudno  . 
260 
-17 
38-5 
+23 
250 
28-7 
32-8 
32-4 
31-3 
30-7 
30-4 
30-1 
31-2 
Pembroke  . 
31-8 
-10 
45-8 
+30 
30-9 
330 
40-6 
35-0 
355 
38-1 
.30-7 
311 
.35-3 
Clifton  .... 
300 
—12 
42'8 
+22 
265 
26-6 
37*7 
35-5 
30-9 
38-9 
27*6 
32-0 
351 
Cullompton  . 
34'9 

42-7 
+20 
30-8 
311 
35-5 
370 
29-9 
38-9 
27-6 
.34-8 
35-5 
Plvmouth  . 
41'4 
-t-14  ' 
45-8 
+26 
30-9 
330 
40-3 
331 
29-2 
40-4 
29-1 
37-8 
36-3 
Scilly  (St.  Marv’s) 
34-4 
+ ^ 1 
39-9 
+ 19 
25-3 
32-6 
34-1 
31-9 
27-1 
35-7 
25-8 
29-9 
33-6 
Jersey  (St.  Aubin’s)  . 
37-3 
-MO 
38-2 
+ 13 
30-4 
29-6 
34-6 
26-3 
300 
36-2 
33-2 
34-7 
33-9 
2 Mean  for  the  whole  of ) 
England  and  Wales  J 
28-0 
-11 
37-5 
+ 19 
207 
27-4 
32-3 
28-6 
26-2 
31-3 
28-5 
29-0 
31-6 
Scotland : 
Stornoway  . 
.55-7 
-t-20 
62-1 
+ 33 
46-3 
42-8 
62-5 
59-9 
71-6 
45-2 
.59-0 
44-3 
46-6 
Wick  .... 
25-3 
-12 
35-9 
+26 
26-4 
32-1 
331 
29-7 
27-4 
21-9 
34-7 
.32-9 
28-6 
Aberdeen 
23-7 
—23 
36-3 
+ 18 
27-3 
280 
340 
30-3 
27-5 
28-7 
31-2 
35-8 
30-8 
Braemar 
24'9 
—31 
441 
+23 
31-8 
31-4 
40-5 
35-6 
36-5 
36-8 
.30-2 
.32-7 
360 
Leith  .... 
23-4 
30-9 
+32 
16-4 
22-5 
31-2 
24-8 
19-9 
20-5 
21-7 
21-9 
23-4 
Marchmont  . 
26T 
—24 
38-6 
+ 12 
24-4 
27-2 
43-8 
32-6 
28'3 
290 
31-4 
.34-9 
34-5 
Fort  Augustus  . 
44'4 
-I-  4 
66-0 
+55 
35-6 
36-9 
.50-5 
42-3 
54-3 
41-9 
42-6 
43-4 
42-5 
Glasgow 
33-7 
—15 
53-3 
+ 34 
291 
32'9 
47-0 
43-5 
37-4 
39-7 
■35-9 
32-9 
39-8 
s Mean  for  the  whole  1 
of  Scotland  . / 
42T 
— 5 
57*1 
+29 
43-0 
40*8 
52-2 
461 
47-4 
41-5 
43-7 
39-7 
44-3 
Ireland : 
Edenfel  (Omagh) 
42-9 
+13 
54’9 
+ 45 
39-3 
430 
46-7 
420 
40-4 
46-3 
37-3 
37-0 
37-8 
Markree  Castle  . 
44-9 
+ 8 
541 
+.-0 
38-4 
44-9 
45'3 
43-7 
40-4 
46-1 
42-3 
38-4 
41-6 
Armagh. 
30-9 
9 
36'3 
+ 15 
31-7 
32-1 
36-4 
32-5 
31-8 
35-1 
31-2 
30-5 
31-5 
Dublin  .... 
-20 
31-6 
+ 14 
29-4 
261 
34-3 
27-7 
27- 1 
29-4 
26-9 
31-2 
27-8 
Parsonstown 
32-9 
40-8 
+24 
28-2 
311 
38-5 
331 
34-2 
37-8 
32-4 
29-0 
33-0 
Kilkenny 
31-5 
— 4 
420 
+ 28 
331 
30-3 
39-2 
30-9 
29-1 
41-4 
29-2 
33-7 
32-8 
2 Mean  for  the  whole  \ 
of  Ireland.  . J 
38-9 
47-9 
+21 
37-2 
37-7 
44-9 
40-6 
38-6 
44-5 
380 
36-8 
39-7 
1 The  Average  FaU  is  in  nearly  all  cases  deduced  from  observations  extending  over  the 
thirty-five  years  1866-1900. 
The  Mean  Rainfall  for  each  country  is  based  upon  observations  made  at  a large  number 
of  stations  in  addition  to  those  given  above. 
