182 
Average of Four Years from 1868 to 1871 - 
Rainfall 
from 
8a.m. toSp.m 
Rainfall 
from 
8 p.m. to8a.m 
Difference 
between Night 
and 
Day Fall. 
January 
1357 
1-383 
-f 0-026 
February 
0-903 
1-526 
+0-563 
March 
1-154 
1 042 
—0-112 
April 
1-358 
0'963 
—0-395 
May 
1-192 
0-478 
—0-714 
June 
0-813 
0-975 
+0-162 
July 
0-885 
0-650 
—0-235 
August 
1-061 
1-351 
+0-290 
September 
1-836 
1-831 
—0-005 
October 
2-795 
2-719 
—0-076 
November 
1-379 
1-514 
+0-135 
Becember 
1-817 
2-274 
+0-457 
16-610 
16-706 
+0-096 
“ Rainfall at Old Trafford, Manchester, in 1871,” by G. V. 
Vernon, F.R.A.S., F.M.S. 
The total amount of rainfall in 1871 was 33’228 inches 
against 29’551 inches in 1870. The total amount was 2 - 390 
inches below the average of the last 78 years. The fall 
occurred upon 182 days against 155 days in 1870, and upon 
6 days less than the average of the last 10 years. 
During the two first quarters of the year the rainfall was 
in excess, but considerably below the average in the last 
two quarters, but especially so in the last quarter. 
January, February, April, July, September, and October, 
had a rainfall in excess of the average of 78 years. The 
excess in April was remarkable, this month having the 
smallest mean rainfall, but last year the excess was fully 
75 per cent. 
March, May, June, August, and November, had a rainfall 
below the 78 years’ average. The falls for August and 
November were unusually small, the fall for August not 
reaching one half its usual average, and that for November 
being deficient of about, two thirds its usual amount. 
In a table annexed I have tabulated the days upon which 
rain fell during the last ten years, and the figures show that 
it by no means follows that the months in which the least 
