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Rainfall, Temperature, and Bright Sunshine experienced over 
England and Wales during the whole of 1906, with Average 
and Extreme Values for Previous Years. 
Rainfall 
Total Fall 
No. of Days with Rain 
Diatricts 
For 40 years. 1866-1905 
For 25 years, 1881-1905 
1— 1 OS 
Aver- 
Extremes 
In 
1906 
Aver- 
Extremes 
age 
Driest 
Wettest 
age 
Driest 
Wettest 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
North-eastern . 
24-6 
25'6 
19'9 ( 1884 ) 
37-2 ( 1872 ) 
188 
185 
162 ( 1884 ) 
208 ( 1894 ) 
Eastern 
24-2 
249 
191 (1874 
and 1887 ) 
331 ( 1872 ) 
165 
180 
156 ( 1898 ) 
205 ( 1894 ) 
Midland 
25-3 
27-6 
19-2 ( 1887 ) 
39‘8 ( 1872 ) 
183 
178 
148 ( 1887 ) 
210 ( 1882 ) 
Southern . 
North-western 1 
2?8 
28'5 
21’5 ( 1887 ) 
417 ( 1872 ) 
177 
172 
137 ( 1899 ) 
197 (1882 
and 1903 ) 
with North 
Wales . 
371 
37-8 
2T9 ( 1887 ) 
59-2 ( 1872 ) 
208 
198 
163 ( 1887 ) 
226 ( 1903 ) 
South-western 
with South 
40'6 
41'9 
28-3 ( 1887 ) 
68'6 ( 1872 ) 
203 
198 
159 ( 1887 ) 
235 ( 1882 ) 
Wales . J 
Ohannellslands 1 
29‘6 
33-0 
26‘2 ( 1887 ) 
39'5 ( 1882 ) 
199 
213 
169 ( 1899 ) 
251 ( 1886 ) 
Mean Temperature 
Hours of Bright Sunshine 
Districts 
• 
For 40 years, 1866-1905 
For 25 years, 1881-1905 
In 
1906 
Aver- 
Extremes 
In 
1906 
Aver- 
» 
Extremes 
age 
Coldest 
Warmest 
age 
Cloudiest 
Sunniest 
North-eastern . 
0 
487 
O 
47'4 
O 
45*0 ( 1879 ) 
0 
49’2 ( 1898 ) 
1601 
1310 
1006 ( 1885 ) 
1558 ( 1893 ) 
Eastern 
49‘9 
48’5 
45'8 ( 1879 ) 
5T0 ( 1868 ) 
1811 
1579 
1267(i888) 
1864 ( 1899 ) 
Midland . 
49'2 
48'3 
45’8 ( 1879 ) 
511 ( 1868 ) 
1557 
1402 
1173(1888) 
1715(1893) 
Southern . 
50-2 
49'6 
46’9 ( 1879 ) 
51-6 ( 1898 ) 
1863 
1595 
1245(i888) 
1983(1899) 
North-western \ 
with North > 
48'8 
48'5 
45'9 ( 1879 ) 
50‘3 (1868 
1516 
1396 
1198(1888) 
1683(i90i) 
Wales . J 
South-western I 
with South V 
497 
50-2 
48’3 ( 1888 ) 
and 1893 ) 
52'8 ( 1868 ) 
1714 
1650 
1459(1888) 
1964(1893) 
Wales . j 
Channellslands 1 
52-5 
52-2 
507 ( 1885 ) 
54' 3 ( 1899 ) 
1944 
1899 
1710 ( 1888 ) 
2300(1893) 
Note. — Theabove Table is compiled from information given in the Weekly Weather 
Report of the Meteorological Office. 
lFor the Channel Islands the “Averages” and “Extremes” of Rainfall and Mean 
Temperature are for the twenty -five years, 1881-1905, 
