202 
Year. 
October. 
November. 
Deoembee. 
Rain- 
fall. 
Differ, of 
21 years. 
Differ, of 
77 years. 
Rain- 
fall. 
Differ, of 
21 years. 
Differ, of 
77 years. 
Rain- 
fall. 
Differ, of 
21 years. 
Differ, of 
77 years. 
1861 
1862 
1863 
1864 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1868 
1869 
1870 
In. 
1-230 
5- 035 
6- 242 
1- 90S 
5"005 
2- 521 
3 979 
4-505 
3- 119 
8-363 
In. 
—2-555 
+1-250 
+2-457 
—1-877 
+1-220 
—1-264 
+0-194 
+0-720 
—0-666 
+4-578 
In. 
—2-617 
+1158 
+2-365 
—1-969 
+1-128 
—1-356 
+0102 
- -0-628 
—0-758 
+4-486 
In. 
3-878 
1- 685 
2- 902 
3- 255 
2-770 
5-721 
2- 431 
3- 108 
4- 284 
2-420 
In. 
+0-950 
—1-243 
—0026 
+0-627 
—0-158 
+2-793 
—0-497 
+0-180 
+1356 
—0-508 
In. 
+0064 
—2-129 
—0-912 
—0-559 
—1-044 
+1-907 
—1-383 
—0-706 
+0-470 
—1-394 
In. 
2 066 
3-221 
3 064 
1- 970 
0-743 
4154 
3-975 
8-123 
3-623 
2- 532 
In. 
—0-987 
+0-168 
+0011 
—1-083 
—2-310 
+1-101 
+0-922 
+5070 
+0-570 
—0-521 
In. 
—1-211 
—0086 
+0057 
—1-337 
—2-564 
—0-847 
- -0-668 
- -4-816 
- -0-316 
-0-775 
M’ns. 
4-191 
3-785 
3-877 
3-245 
2-928 
3-814 
3-347 
3 053 
3-307 
Yearly Fall. 
1861 ... 
In. 
.. 29-727 ... 
Days. 
... 199 
1862.... 
.. 38-598 ... 
... 218 
1863.... 
.. 38-340 ... 
... 215 
1864... 
.. 30-640 ... 
... 171 
1865.... 
.. 29-389 ... 
... 164 
1866... 
In. 
.. 43 169 ... 
Days. 
... 214 
1867... 
.. 34-579 ... 
... 188 
1868.... 
.. 32-225 ... 
... 188 
1869..,. 
.. 35-446 ... 
... 197 
M 
00 
O 
.. 29551 ... 
... 155 
“ Results of Rain-Gauge Observations made at Eceles, 
near Manchester, during the year 1870,” by Thomas 
Mackereth, F.R.A.S., F.M.S. 
It will be seen from the table I present below that the 
rainfall of the past year was in some respects very similar 
to that of the two previous years, viz., that the excesses 
happened in the coldest months of the year, and long 
droughts in the hottest months. The individual character- 
istic of this year’s fall is the quantity collected in the month 
of October. This is the largest amount I have measured in 
any month during the last ten years. It will be seen that 
it reached 8-900 inches. The total fall of the year is 30'404 
inches, or 3-975 inches below the average of the last ten 
years. The driest month of the year was July, in which 
0775 inch of rain was measured. The following table 
shows the results obtained from a rain-gauge with a lOin. 
round receiver, placed 3 feet above the ground. 
