19 
PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SECTION. 
October 13th, 1864. 
Joseph Baxendell, E.R.A.S., President of the Section, 
in the Chair. 
Mr. Vernon, F.R.A.S., read a letter from Mr. James Tay- 
lor, Secretary of the Oldham Corporation Gas and Water 
Works, enclosing the following returns of Rainfall at Oldham, 
Strines Dale, and Brushes Clough. Mr. Taylor states that 
cc the gauge at Oldham is fixed at the Gas Works, about four 
hundred yards from the centre of the town. Strines Dale is 
one of our reservoirs about two miles north-east of Oldham. 
Brushes Clough is the site of another of our reservoirs about 
three miles north of Oldham.” 
EAINEALL AT OLDHAM. 
Grange — 6 feet above ground, and 600 feet above tbe sea. 
1860. 
1861. 
No. of 
Maximum 
No. of ! 
Maximum 
Rain 
Bays’ 
Daily Rain Rail 
Rain 
Bays’ 
Baily Rain Rail 
Rail. 
Rain. 
in each Month. 
Rail. 
Rain. 
in each Month. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
January ...... 
2-55 
25 
21st— 0-38 
0-27 
8 
24th— 0-06 
February 
0*89 
16 
8th— 0-21 
1-99 
17 
8th— 0-57 
March 
3*77 
25 
28th— 0-50 
4*46 
28 
2nd— 0-70 
April 
1.37 
11 
8th— 0-32 
0-87 
6 
1st — 0*36 
May 
3T8 
18 
26th— 0-50 
1-02 
8 
25th— 0-28 
June 
6-30 
25 
2nd — 0'92 
2-14 
16 
21st— 0-36 
July 
2-71 
13 
29th— 0-50 
3-95 
27 
11th— 0-53 
August ...... 
4-48 
28 
10th— 0-53 
2-63 
20 
22nd— 0-55 
September ... 
2-52 
20 
16th— 0-66 
4-33 
17 
8th— 0-72 
October ...... 
4-47 
24 
10th— 0-72 
1-16 
15 
24th— 0-23 
November . . . 
2-51 
17 
21st— 0-53 
4-28 
24 
25th— 1-04 
December . . . 
1-63 
16 
6th— 0-86 
1-56 
15 
6th— 0-51 
36-38 
238 
28-66 
201 
