DISTRICT OF CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. 
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The following' Table exhibits the particulars of rain obtained from the Mountain 
Gauges, between November 1846 and April 1847 (inclusive), during which period the 
water in the receivers was more or less frozen. The total quantities only are inserted 
in the preceding Table. 
Table X. 
1846. 
Sea FeU. 
Great 
SparkUug 
Stye 
500 feet. 
Valley. 
Seatollar 
Valley. 
Gable. 
Tarn. 
Head. 
Wastdale. 
Common. 
Seathwaite. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
Nov. 30. 
Dec. 31. 
1847. 
Solid. 
1-80 
Solid. 
3-90 
9-40 
6-50 
7*32 
7*13 
I 13*90t 1 
8*59 
6*53 
j 13*63 1 
10*46 
6*70 
Jan. 31. 
Solid. 
Solid. 
Solid. 
Solid. 
2*00 
3*99 
Solid. 
6*29 
Feb. 15. 
Solid. 
Solid. 
2-70 
4*80 
6*40 to 28th. 
Solid. 
8*27 to 28th. 
March 8. 
Solid. 
Solid. 
0-58 
5*47 
6*56 
7*71 
March 22.* 
April 10. 
13*33 
Solid. 
11*08 
Solid. 
6*68 
3*41 
0*86 
4*10 
5*05 
1*91 to 31st. 
1*02 to 31st. 
2*53 
April 30. 
3*14 
3-15 
2*55 
2*84 
2*71 
5*37 
5*15 
6*81 
In six months 
18-27 
18*13 
31*82 
32*52 
30*22 
32*79 
27*51 
41*06 
Table Xl. — Showing the proportion which obtains between the quantity of rain de- 
posited on the Mountains and in the Valley in the Summer months. 
1846. 
Sea FeU, 
3166 feet. 
Great Gable, 
2925 feet. 
Sparkling 
Tarn, 
1900 feet. 
St 3 'e Head, 
1290 feet. 
The Valley. 
Borrowdale. 
Seatollar 
Common, 
1334 feet. 
Valley. 
Wastdale. 
Seatbwaite. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
May 
2*40 
3*13 
4*11 
3*80 
3*65 
2*75 
4*40 
June 
5*00 
7*60 
6*55 
6*26 
5*33 
5*70 
6*42 
July 
14*38 
16*87 
22*73 
17*76 
16*82 
18*35 
20*80 
August 
7*05 
8*65 
12*03 
11*03 
8*96 
8*15 
10*58 
September 
3*22 
3*32 
5*06 
4*22 
3*79 
3*75 
4*60 
October 
13*40 
12*82 
20*35 
15*35 
15*75 
17*42 
25*43 
1847. 
May 
6*16 
5*56 
7*59 
7*56 
5*30 
7*13 
8*08 
June 
5*05 
6*57 
8*13 
7*12 
6*62 
5*71 
7*27 
July 
3*25 
3*10 
4*15 
3*66 
3*80 
2*50 
3*32 
August 
8*39 
7*90 
12*00 
10*22 
7*79 
10*38 
10*48 
September 
8*75 
9*22 
12*43 
10*92 
11*94 
12*06 
13*28 
October 
12-38 
10*95 
18*00 
17*50 
13*53 
19*02 
20*52 
In twelve months.. 
89*43 
95*69 
133*13 
115*40 
103*28 
112*92 
135*18 
Table XII. — Showing the proportion in the Winter months. 
1846. 
Sea Fell. 
Great Gable. 
Sparkling 
Tarn. 
Stye Head. 
The Valley. 
Borrowdale. 
Seatollar 
Common. 
VaUey. 
March 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
6*51 
7*47 
4*83 
14*94 
5*38 
10*35 
6*59 
14-20 
7*53 
17*85 
7*70 
April 
November I 
4*39 
17*82 
to 1847. )> 
April J 
18-27 
18*13 
31*82 
32-52 
32*79 
27*51 
41*06 
November 
9*55 
10*86 
22*64 
20*00 
17*54 
18*07 
21*85 
In nine months ... 
38*72 
41*29 
74*78 
70*34 
67*27 
67*31 
88*46 
* March 22, the gauges were free of ice ; on the 31st they were again frozen up. 
t Estimated in the same proportion as the other months bear to the valley, this gauge not being erected till 
December 31st, 1846. 
MDCCCXLIX. 
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