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J. HOPKINSON-EEPOET ON THE 
Distribution of Rainfall throughout the Tear .—Of the total rain¬ 
fall 21% fell during the winter months (Jan., Feb., and Dec.), 
26% during the spring (March to May), 14% during the summer 
(June to Aug.), and 39% during the autumn (Sept, to Nov.). 
The fall of each quarter and of each season, and their deviation 
from the mean, was as follows:— 
Fall. 
Diff. 
Fall. 
Diff. 
1st quarter. 
—1*72 ins. 
Winter. 
—1-91 ins. 
2nd ,, 
.... 4*29 
—2-35 
Spring. 
. 5-18 
—1-46 
3rd ,, . 
.... 5-02 
—3-18 
Summer .... 
. 2-83 
—5-37 
4th „ . 
. 6*13 
—2-02 
Autumn .... 
. 7-62 
—0-53 
19-73 
—9-27 
19-73 
—9-27 
Thus the fall was below the mean in every quarter and in every 
season, the defect being very great in the summer and but slight 
in the autumn. 
February and June were the driest months, September and 
November the wettest; July also was very dry, and May was 
rather wet. The difference in each month from the mean was: 
m. m. in. m. 
Jan. 
—0-10 
April. 
—1-04 
July .... 
. —1-71 
Oct. ... 
.. —1-20 
Feb. 
. -1-71 
May. 
4-0-39 
Aug. 
. —1-48 
Nov. ... 
.. 4-0-42 
Mar . 
. 4-0-09 
June. 
—1-70 
Sept..... 
. 4-0-01 
Dec. ... 
.. —1-24 
The absolute maximum fall in any one day in each month and 
the station at which it occurred was: 
ins. ins. 
Jan. 3rd—MoorPark .. 1*22 
Feb. 2nd—Gorhambury . 0-28 
Mar. 24th— „ . 0*58 
Apr. 23rd—Cowroast. 0*70 
May 31st—Tring .. 0-82 
June 2nd—Southgate. 0-58 
July 24th—Oaklands. 0-47 
Aug. 17th—Moor Park. 1*11 
Sept. 1st—Nash Mills. 0*67 
Oct. 29th—Moor Park . 0-85 
Nov. 3rd—Throcking . 0*79 
Dec. 8th—Moor Park. 0*44 
The wettest day in each month at 27 stations was: 
Jan. 3rd at 23 stations ; 7th at 3 ; 10th at 1. 
Feb. 1st at 1; 2nd at 17; 17th at 4; 18th at 1; 1st and 17th equal at 2; 
2nd and 17th equal at 1; 2nd and 18th equal at 1. 
March 15th at 5 ; 22nd at 10; 23rd at 1; 24th at 1; 31st at 9 ; 22ndand 31st 
equal at 1. 
April 1st at 1; 23rd at 25 ; 24th at 1. 
May 3rd at 2; 8th at 1; 12th at 1 ; 19th at 14 ; 24th at 1 ; 31st at 8. 
June 1st at 7 ; 2nd at 14 ; 3rd at 4 ; 1st and 2nd equal at 1 ; 1st, 2nd, and 
3rd equal at 1. 
July 14th at 2; 24th at 19 ; 25th at 1; 26th at 5. 
Aug. 12th at 3 ; 16th at 1; 17th at 1 ; 28th at 2; 30th at 20. 
Sept. 1st at 11 ; 16th at 15 ; 6th and 16th equal at 1. 
Oct. 29th at all stations. 
Nov. 2nd at 3 ; 3rd at 16 ; 4th at 1 ; 9th at 6 ; 3rd and 9th equal at 1. 
Dec. 8th at 22; 12th at 1 ; 13th at 1; 14th at 1 ; 8th and 12th equal at 1; 
8th, 12th, and 14th equal at 1. 
The day in each month on which a heavy fall of rain was most 
general over the county was therefore : 
Jan. 3rd. April 23rd. July 24th. Oct. 29th. 
Peb. 2nd. May 19th. Aug. 30th. Nov. 3rd. 
Mar 22nd. June 2nd. Sept. 16th. Dec. 8th. 
