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In 1862 the rain fall at Thelwall amounted to 85*840 
inches, distributed over 219 days. Of this quantity, 6*821 
inches fell in the first three months; 9*139 inches in the 
second; 10*328 inches in the third; and 9*552 inches in the 
last three months of the year. The fall in 1863 was in 
excess of that of 1862 by 2*62 inches. In each of the 
months — January, February, April, June, August, Septem- 
ber, October, and November, in 1863, the rain fall was in 
excess of that registered in the corresponding months of 1862. 
It will be seen that more than half the qnantity of rain in 
1863 (viz. 19*312 inches) fell in the four months August, 
September, October, and November, whereas these four 
months gave about one-third only of the total amount in 
1862. Excessive amounts of rain fell on the following days 
in 1863, causing floods of greater or less extent : — January 
1 and 2, T184 inches; June 7, 8, 9, 1*25 inches, and on 
the 10th and 11th, 2*642 inches (a very great flood) ; July 
21 and 22, 1*5 inches ; and October 29 and 30, 1*35 inches. 
The Flosh, Cleator, near Whitehaven. 
By Thomas Ainsworth, Esq. 
1863. 
Inches. 
Number of 
Days of Rain. 
January 
6-34 
1 
28 
February 
2-59 
20 
March 
1-90 
18 
April 
2-91 
21 
May 
4-05 
16 
June 
3-98 
20 
J uly 
1-25 
7 
August 
4-08 
22 
September 
633 
26 
October 
651 
28 
November 
6.97 
26 
December 
3-64 
23 
50‘55 
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