86 
consequently tending to precipitate the large amount of 
moisture absorbed during the heat of summer. 
RAINFALL, 1864. 
Old Trafford, Manchester. 
By G. V. Vernon, F.R.A.S., M.B.M.S. 
Rain gauge 3 feet above tbe level of the ground, and 106 feet above the sea. 
Quarterly 
Periods. 
1861 
Fall 
in 
Inches. 
Average 
of 
71 Years. 
Inches. 
Difference. 
Number 
of days 
Rain fell 
in 1864. 
QuarterlyPeriods. 
1863. 
Days. 
1861 
Days. 
1864. 
Inches. 
1863. 
Inches. 
- c 
January 
1-684 
2-460 
— 0-776 
) 12 
45 
38 3 
February ... 
4-027 
2-379 
+ 1-648 
[ 13 
7-722 
6-170 
t 
March 
1 2-011 
2-310 
— 0-299 
3 13 
c 
April 
1-602 
2-038 
— 0-436 
) 9 
53 
39 } 
May 
! 3175 
2-351 
+ 0-824 
c 10 
7-722 
7-746 
t 
June 
j 2-945 
2-913 
+ 0-032 
) 20 
( 
July 
1-687 
3-569 
— 1-882 
) 9 
56 
45 } 
August 
2-367 
3-592 
— 1-225 
8*063 
12-216 
( 
September.. 
4-009 
3-235 
+ 0-774 
3 21 
c 
October 
1-9081 
3-818 
— 1-9101 
) 13 
61 
49} 
November .. 
3-255 
3-473 
— 0-218 
i 19 
7-133 
12-208 
( 
December... 
1-970 
3-260 
— 1-290 
3 17 
'215 
171 
1 
30-640 
, 35-398 
— 4-758 1 
1 171 
30-640 
38-340 
