125 
sea-level, and one gauge 34 feet from the ground. One of 
the lower gauges has a round receiver lOin. in diameter, the 
other has a 5in. square receiver; the edges of both are 
turned inward. These two gauges stand close to each 
other, and 75 feet from any building, and free from every 
obstruction. The higher gauge has a 5in. square receiver, 
like the one near the ground. It is four feet above the 
ridge of my house, and free from every obstruction. First, I 
represent the rainfall for 1869, as measured by the lOin. 
gauge. This I have compared with the average fall for 
nine years at Eccles. 
Quarterly Periods. 
1869. 
Fall 
in 
Inches. 
Average 
of 
9 Years. 
Differences. 
Quarterly Periods. 
Average 
of 
9 Years. 
1869. 
Average 
of 
9 Years. 
1869. 
Days 
Days 
« 
( January 
2-491 
2-632 
—0-141 ) 
53 
56 
j February 
3-997 
2-441 
-f-1-556 [ 
7-644 
7-888 
(, March 
1-400 
2-571 
—1171 ) 
( April 
2-292 
1-959 
4-0-333 \ 
41 
44 
} May 
2-974 
2-180 
4-0-794 [ 
6-589 
6-524 
f June 
1-258 
2-450 
—1-192 ) 
(July 
1-122 
3192 
—2-070 ) 
50 
48 
< August 
3-115 
3-363 
—0-248 [ 
10-726 
10-432 
(. September 
6-195 
4-171 
4-2-024 ) 
( October 
3-129 
3-657 
—0-528 ) 
56 
62 
< November 
4-285 
3-411 
4-0-874 [ 
10-420 
10-857 
December 
3-443 
3-352 
4-0-091 ) 
200 
210 
35701 
35-379 
4-0-322 
This table shows that the rainfall for the year was very 
nearly the average amount for nine years. The fall in each 
month has been somewhat irregular, but a glance at the 
quarterly periods for the year, and the average fall, will 
show that the rainfall for 1869 was seasonably regular. 
September was an unusually wet month, and from the 
average fall it appears to be the wettest month of the year. 
Nearly two thirds of the rainfall of last year fell from 
August to December. The least amount of rain and the 
fewest number of wet days happen in the spring months, at 
