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PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SECTION. 
February 27th, 1878. 
E. W. Binney, F.E.S., F.G.S., President of the Section, in 
the Chair. 
^^Eesults of Eain Gauge Observations made at Eccles, 
near Manchester, during the year 1876,” by Thomas Mac- 
KERETH, F.E.A.S., F.M.S. 
The rainfall of last year was again above the average to 
a greater extent than that of the previous year. One 
striking characteristic of the rainfall of last year is the fact 
that most of the usually driest months of the year were the 
wettest, and all the wettest months were the driest. The 
fall of rain for February, March, and April amounted to a 
trifle over 10 J inches, whilst the average amount for those 
months only equals a little over 61 inches; or in other 
words, these months had six weeks’ rainfall in excess of 
their average. The summer months, viz. June, July, and 
August, had a trifling excess, whilst the months which are 
usually the wettest, namely September and October, were 
amongst the driest. About 8J inches usually falls in those 
two months, whilst last year the rain that fell in them was 
only 6f inches. The number of days of rainfall was however 
a trifle below the average. The following table shows the 
results obtained from a rain-gauge with a lOin. round 
receiver placed 8ft. above the ground. 
