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The Rainfall of 1905 and of the previous Ten Years , ivith the 
Average Annual Fall for a long period, as observed at thirty- 
eight stations situated in various parts of the United Kingdom. 
1 
1905 
Rainfall of Previous Years 
i Ave- 
Stations 
Total 
rain- 
fall 
Dif- 
fer- 
ence 
from 
ave- 
rage 
1904 
1903 
1902 
1901 
1 
1900 
1899 
1898 
1897 
1896 
1895 
rage 
rain- 
fall 
Per 
England and Wales: 
In. 
cent. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
In. 
Durham 
19'2 
—30 
19‘0 
307 
18-5 
22'9 
287 
275 
20’8 
21-8 
24-5 
27‘6 
27’6 
York .... 
207 
—19 
20-8 
30-3 
187 
20'5 
25-8 
227 
237 
247 
22-2 
25-8 
25-6 
Hillington . 
227 
—17 
257 
35'6 
26-2 
247 
32'6 
247 
227 
267 
297 
26-9 
27'3 
Yarmouth . 
22‘6 
-14 
210 
257 
217 
21-2 
247 
227 
20-0 
20-8 
21'3 
237 
267 
Cambridge . 
19'0 
-17 
176 
305 
15'8 
167 
197 
19'3 
17-9 
207 
207 
22'8 
22‘8 
Rothamsted. 
24'8 
-12 
23'2 
36-3 
19-6 
217 
277 
257 
187 
25-0 
29'0 
257 
287 
Nottingham . 
18'6 
—26 
20'0 
32-2 
21-5 
207 
28-5 
22-6 
19'5 
237 
23'0 
20-8 
257 
Cheadle. 
267 
—21 
26‘3 
39-2 
267 
277 
37'5 
30'9 
27'8 
327 
29‘3 
29'5 
336 
Hereford 
24-0 
—11 
25'0 
37'8 
24'3 
25'2 
32-8 
267 
227 
267 
18’2 
247 
26'9 
Cirencester . 
251 
—20 
28’8 
417 
257 
267 
31-0 
267 
227 
327 
23’6 
257 
31-2 
Oxford .... 
2P0 
—17 
227 
35'9 
167 
22'3 
23'6 
270 
197 
267 
23'5 
22’5 
25'3 
London .... 
23'0 
— 6 
20-2 
38'0 
207 
21-5 
22'2 
22-0 
177 
23-3 
227 
217 
247 
Hastings 
26'9 
— 8 
24'6 
32’3 
23'0 
197 
29'8 
257 
23-0 
287 
29'9 
287 
29'2 
Southampton 
26'2 
—15 
31'0 
43'2 
277 
28-3 
317 
27'6 
26-6 
32‘6 
26'3 
28’3 
30'9 
Stonyhurst . 
38'8 
—19 
39'6 
58-9 
36'8 
39'0 
483 
47’5 
47-9 
51'3 
44-2 
427 
47‘9 
Manchester . 
33-3 
—12 
32'0 
45'2 
26'5 
33 3 
42'8 
33’5 
33'2 
397 
387 
34-2 
378 
Liverpool 
24-0 
—17 
257 
347 
25'6 
257 
31'9 
27'6 
25-6 
287 
26'6 
26'2 
287 
Llandudno . 
261 
—16 
264) 
38'5 
25-0 
287 
327 
327 
317 
307 
307 
301 
372 
Pembroke 
28-2 
—20 
31'8 
45'8 
30'9 
33ti 
40‘6 
35'0 
355 
387 
307 
371 
35'3 
Clifton .... 
25'0 
—29 
30-9 
42'8 
26-5 
267 
377 
35\5 
30'9 
38’9 
27‘6 
32'0 
357 
Cullompton . 
281 
—21 
34'9 
427 
307 
317 
35'5 
37'0 
29‘9 
38-9 
27'6 
34'8 
35'5 
Plymouth 
30'5 
—16 
417 
45'8 
307 
33'0 
40-3 
337 
29’2 
407 
297 
37‘8 
36‘3 
Scilly (St. Marv’s) 
27-5 
—18 
347 
39'9 
25-3 
32'6 
347 
31-9 
277 
357 
25-8 
29-9 
33'6 
Jersey (St. Aubin’s) . 
30-3 
—11 
373 
38'2 
307 
297 
347 
26-3 
30'0 
36-2 
33'2 
347 
33'9 
2 Mean for the whole of ) 
England and Wales J 
25-6 
—19 
28'0 
37‘5 
267 
277 
32'3 
28*6 
26-2 
31-3 
28'5 
29‘0 
31-6 
Scotland : 
Stornoway . 
507 
+ 9 
557 
627 
46-3 
42-8 
62-5 
59-9 
776 
45-2 
59'0 
473 
46-6 
Wick . 
32-3 
+ 13 
257 
35-9 
267 
327 
337 
297 
277 
21-9 
347 
32'9 
28-6 
Aberdeen 
28’5 
— 7 
237 
36-3 
27'3 
28-0 
347 
30-3 
27-5 
287 
372 
35'8 
307 
Braemar 
35'6 
— 1 
24'9 
447 
31-8 
317 
40'5 
35’6 
36'5 
36'8 
30 '2 
327 
36-0 
Leith .... 
19’2 
-18 
237 
30-9 
167 
22-5 
31-2 
24’8 
19’9 
20-5 
277 
21-9 
237 
Marchmont . 
271 
—21 
267 
38-6 
247 
27 '2 
43'8 
32'6 
28'3 
297 
317 
34'9 
375 
Fort Augustus 
43’6 
+ 3 
447 
66-0 
35’6 
36'9 
50‘5 
42’3 
54'3 
479 
427 
437 
42'5 
Glasgow 
307 
—23 
337 
53-3 
297 
32'9 
47-0 
43-5 
377 
397 
35-9 
32'9 
39-8 
2 Mean for the whole ) 
of Scotland . j 
411 
— 7 
427 
577 
43-0 
40-8 
52'2 
467 
477 
41-5 
437 
397 
473 
Ireland : 
Edenfel (Omagh) 
Markree Castle . 
Armagh. 
Dublin .... 
Parsonstown 
Kilkenny 
36‘. 
397 
29'9 
25'3 
257 
25-0 
— 4 
— 6 
— 5 
— 9 
—22 
—24 
42'9 
44-9 
30-9 
22-2 
32'9 
375 
54-9 
547 
36'3 
317 
40'8 
42-0 
397 
387 
317 
297 
28-2 
337 
43- 0 
44- 9 
327 
267 
317 
30-3 
467 
457 
367 
34'3 
38‘5 
39-2 
42-0 
437 
32-5 
277 
337 
30-9 
407 
407 
31-8 
277 
34'2 
297 
467 
467 
357 
297 
3P8 
417 
37‘3 
42-3 
31-2 
26-9 
327 
29-2 
37-0 
387 
30- 5 
31- 2 
29-0 
337 
37'8 
41'6 
31-5 
27'8 
330 
32'8 
2 Mean for the whole 1 
of Ireland. . j 
34-6 
—13 
38-9 
47'9 
37-2 
377 
44'9 
40'6 
38'6 
44-5 
38-0 
36-8 
397 
1 The Average Fall is in nearly all cases deduced from observations extending over the 
thirty -five years 1866-1900. 
2 The Mean Rainfall for each country is based upon observations made at a large number 
of stations in addition to those given above. 
