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During the four months of February, March, April, and 
May, 1863, the fallof rain wasonlyASGOinches, or 4*231 inches 
below the average of the same months for 69 previous years ,* 
in 1806, the fall for these four months was 4*278 inches, and 
this is the only case from 1794, in which the fall was as 
small for the period in question as in 1863. As compared 
with 1862, 1863 had a remarkably dry spring, but an excess 
of rain fell during the last six months of the year. Upon 
comparing the last three months of the year, in the table 
above, it will be seen that rain fell upon the same number of 
days in 1863 as in 1862 for these months, but 2*267 inches 
.more fell in 1863 than in 1862. The fact just noticed shows 
that the number of days upon which rain falls may be quite 
independent of the amount of the fall, and how desirable it is 
to have the number of days upon which the rain actually falls, 
as well as the amount. 
Tiielwall, near Warrington. 
By John Atkinson, F.GLS. 
The height of the station above the mean sea-level is 96 feet. The gauge 
is about one foot above the ground. 
1S63. 
Inches. 
Days on which 
rain fell. 
C J anuary 
3715 
14 
5-529 < February 
0-811 
13 
(_ March 
1-003 
13 
? Anril 
1-389 
13 
9-307 ] May 
2-276 
11 
(_ June 
5-642 
22 
C Julv \ ... 
1-977 
8 
ll’OOO i Aumist 
3-897 
25 
September 
5-126 
21 
C October 
6-801 
21 
12 - 62 1 \ November 
3-188 
12 
(. December 
2-335 
17 
38-160 
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