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J. HOPKINSON-REPORT ON THE 
Thus the fall was helow the mean in every quarter, and about 
twice as much helow the mean in the autumn and winter months 
together as it was above it in the spring and summer. 
January was the driest month, November the wettest; September 
and October were very dry, March, July, and August very wet. 
The difference in each month from the mean was: 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
Jan. —1*23 April..... 
— 0-16 
July 
. 4-1-43 Oct. 
. —1-71 
Feb. —1*25 Mav. 
— 0*73 
Aug.. 
. 4~0*27 Nov. 
. 4 - 1-68 
Mar. -f-1’67 June. 
4-0-34 
Sept., 
. —1-94 Dec 
-1-28 
The absolute maximum fall in 
the station recording it was: 
ins. 
any one day in each month and 
ins. 
Jan. 20—Moor Park. 
•33 
July 
Aug. 
2—Moor Park. 
•89 
Feb. 13—Tring. 
. -52 
1 —Cheshunt . 
. 2-00 
Mar. 14—Southgate .. 
. 1-00 
Sept. 
9 —Therfield . 
. *84 
April 20—Datchworth .. 
.... -86 
Oct. 
30 —Southgate .. 
•55 
May 17—Kensworth. 
. *61 
Nov. 
2 —Droxbourne .. 
. 1-31 
June 26—Eothamsted . 
. 3-24 
Dec. 
25—Kensworth. 
. -56 
The wettest days in each month at 27 stations were: 
January 2nd at 10 stations; 3rd at 2 ; 19th at 1 ; 20 th at 9 ; 21st at 3 ; 23rd 
at 1 ; 2 nd and 20 th equal at 1 . 
February 9th at 1 ; 11 th at 1; 13th at 20; 14th at 2 ; 15th at 1 ; 16th at 1; 
14th and 15th equal at 1 . 
March 10 th at 9 ; 11th at 7 ; 13th at 1 ; 14th at 3 ; loth at 1 ; 22 nd at 2 ; 
26th at 2 ; 27th at 1 ; 10 th and 22 nd equal at 1 . 
April 17th at 5 ; 18th at 6 ; 19th at 8 ; 20th at 7 ; 17th and 21st equal at 1. 
May 2nd at 6 ; 16th at 7; 17th at 12 ; 19th at 1 ; 16th and 17th equal at 1 . 
June 14th at 2 ; 21 st at 1 ; 25th at 1 ; 26th at 23. 
July 2nd at 10 ; 15th at 7 ; 16th at 1; 22nd at 1 ; 27th at 3 ; 29th at 1 ; 
30th at 3 ; 2nd and 15th equal at 1. 
August 1st at 17 ; 28th at 9; 1st and 29th equal at 1. 
September 2 nd at 5 ; 3rd at 7 ; 9th at 10 ; 11 th at 1 ; 23rd at 1 ; 27th at 1; 
29th at 2. 
October 28th at 9 ; 29th at 14 ; 30th at 3 ; 29th and 30th equal at 1. 
November 1 st at 1 ; 2 nd at 26. 
December 1 st at 1 ; 8 th at 2 ; 22 nd at 1 ; 23rd at 1 ; 24th at 15 ; 25th at 1 ; 
27th at 4 ; 28th at 2. 
The day in each month on which a heavy fall of rain was most 
general over the county was therefore : 
Jan. 2nd. 
Feb. 13th. 
Mar. 10 th. 
April 19th. 
May 17 th. 
June 26 th. 
July 2nd. 
Aug. 1st. 
Sept. 9th. 
Oct. 29th. 
Nov. 2 nd. 
Dec. 24th. 
The number of wet days in the year (average of 28 gauges) was 
179, being rather more than the mean of our period. Of the total 
number there were 38 (or 21°/ 0 ) in the winter months, 44 (or 
24i%) in the spring, 56 (or 31°/ 0 ) in the summer, and 41 (or 
23 2 %) the autumn. 
The number of wet days in each month, and the deviation from 
the mean, was as follows :— 
Jan. .. 
... 12 —4 
April .... 
. 17 4-4 
July .. 
... 24 4-11 
Oct. .. 
... 8—6 
Feh. .. 
... 13 —2 
May .... 
. 7 —6 
Aug. ... 
... 15 4 - 1 
Nov. .. 
.... 21 4-5 
Mar. .. 
... 20 -f 6 
June ..... 
. 17 4-3 
Sept. ... 
... 12 — 1 
Dec. .. 
... 13 —2 
