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Rainfall,  Temperature,  and  Brig’ht  Sunshine  experienced  over 
England  and  Wales  during  the  whole  of  1909,  with  Average 
and  Extreme  Values  for  Previous  Years. 
BAINFALL 
Districts 
Total  Fall 
No.  OF  Days  with  Rain 
In 
1909 
For  43  years,  1866-1908 
In 
1909 
For  28  years,  1881-1908 
Aver- 
age 
Extremes 
Aver- 
age 
Extremes 
Driest 
Wettest 
Driest 
Wettest 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
North-eastern  . 
27-3 
25-6 
19-9  (1884) 
37-2  (1872) 
193 
186 
162  (1884) 
208  (1894) 
Eastern  : 
26-0 
24'8 
19T  (1874 
33T  (1872) 
201 
179 
156  (1898) 
205  (1894) 
and  1887) 
Midland  . 
27-9 
27-6 
19-2  (1887) 
39'8  (1872) 
191 
179 
148  (1887) 
210  (1882) 
South-eastern  . 
32T 
28-7 
21-5  (1887) 
417  (1872) 
186 
173 
137  (1899) 
197  (1882 
North-western  I 
and  1903) 
with  North 
37-9 
37-8 
24-9  (1887) 
59-2  (1872) 
203 
200 
163  (1887) 
226  (1903) 
Wales  . J 
South-western  1 
with  South  >■ 
37-5 
417 
28-3  (1887) 
68-6  (1872) 
201 
199 
159  (1887) 
235  (1882) 
Wales  . J 
Channellslands’ 
30-4 
321 
26-2  (1887) 
39-5  (1882) 
191 
210 
169  (1899) 
251  (1886) 
Mean  Tempeeatuee 
Districts 
For  43  years,  1866-1908 
For  28  years,  1881-1908 
In 
1909 
Aver- 
Extremes 
In 
1909 
Aver- 
Extremes 
age 
Coldest 
Warmest 
age 
Cloudiest 
Sunniest 
North-eastern  . 
0 
467 
0 
47-5 
0 
44'8  (1879) 
0 
49'0  (1898) 
1403 
1330 
1006(1885) 
1601 (1906) 
Eastern 
477 
48-5 
45-6  (1879) 
49-8  (1868) 
1619 
1586 
1267(1888) 
1864(1899) 
Midland  . 
47-0 
48-4 
45-6  (1879) 
51!  (1868) 
1450 
1407 
1173(1888) 
1715(1893) 
South-eastern 
48-3 
49-6 
467  {1879) 
5T4  (1898) 
1743 
1613 
1245(1888) 
1983(1899) 
North-western  I 
with  North 
47T 
48-5 
457  (1879) 
50-3  (1868) 
1514 
1393 
1198(1888) 
1683 (1901) 
Wales  . ) 
South-western  1 
with  South  >• 
48-5 
50T 
48T  (1888) 
52-8  (1868) 
1699 
1646 
1459(1888) 
1964(1893) 
Wales  ) 
Channellslands ' 
51-6 
52-2 
50-5  (1885) 
54'1  (1899) 
1975 
1890 
1710(1888) 
2300(1893) 
Hours  of  Bright  Sunshine 
Note.— The  above  Table  is  compiled  from  information  given  in  the  Weekly  Weather 
Report  of  the  Meteorological  Office.  . 
iFor  the  Channel  Islands  the  “Averages”  and  “Extremes”  of  Rainfall  and  Mean 
Temperature  are  for  the  twenty -eight  years,  1881-1908. 
