180 
Quarterly Periods 
1867. 
Fall 
in 
Inches. 
Average 
of 
7 Years. 
Differences. 
Quarterly Periods 
Average 
of 
7 Years. 
1867. 
Average 
of 
7 Years. 
1 
1867. 
Days 
Days 
I 
( January 
3-306 
2-600 
+0706 
51 
55 
< February 
2-590 
2-250 
4-0-340 [ 
7-425 
7-469 
(.March 
1-573 
2-575 
—1-002 ) 
( April 
4-503 
1-982 
-j-2-521 S 
46 
35 
] May 
1-788 
2-224 
—0-436 [ 
7-081 
7-641 
(.June 
1-350 
2-875 
—1-525 ) 
(July 
5-331 
3-310 
+2-021 -) 
50 
59 
< August 
1-628 
3-289 
—1-661 [ 
10-526 
10-380 
(. September 
3-421 
3-927 
—0-506 ) 
( October 
4-100 
3-540 
+0-560 •) 
| 52 
51 
< November 
2-159 
3-385 
—1-226 [ 
9-640 
10-025 
(. December 
3-766 
2-715 
+1-051 ) 
203 
211 
Totals 
35-515 
34-672 
+0*843 
This table shows that the rainfall at Eccles has been 
nearly an inch in excess of the average of 7 years. The 
summer months from May to September, with the exception 
of July, had a fall below the average. The wettest months 
were at the beginning and end of the year. According to 
the 7 years average April has the minimum, and September 
the maximum rainfall of the year. The next table shows 
the monthly amounts that fell in each gauge, and the num- 
ber of miles of horizontal movement of the air. 
1867. 
! 
! Rainfall in 
lOin. 
Round Gauge, 
3 feet from 
Ground. 
Rainfall in 
5in. 
Square Gauge, 
3 feet from 
Ground. 
Rainfall in 
5in. 
Square Gauge, 
34 feet from 
Ground. 
Amount of 
Horizontal 
Movement 
of the Air 
in Miles. 
January 
3-306 
3179 
2-558 
5,396 
February 
2-590 
2-547 
1-775 
5,334 
March 
1-573 
1-539 
1-120 
6,884 
April 
4-503 
4-582 
4-023 
6,867 
May 
1-788 
1-745 
1-703 
5,137 
June 
1-350 
1-312 
1-205 
3,817 
July 
5-331 
5-297 
4-711 
3,677 
August 
1-628 
1-512 
1-301 
1,744 
September 
3-421 
3-320 
2-846 
3,389 
October 
4-100 
4031 
3-526 
3,371 
November 
2159 
2-070 
1-966 
3,018 
December 
3-766 
3-695 
3-333 
4,121 
Totals 
35-515 
34-829 
30-067 
52,755 
This table shows that the greatest horizontal movement 
of the air happens in the winter months, or rather from 
December to April ; and as the rainfall appears to diminish 
