RAINFALL IN HERTFORDSHIRE IN 1884 . 
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In the minor districts the fall was : — 
Lower Lea 
m. 
22*14 
Thame, 
... Upper Thame 
in. 
24-82 
Upper Lea 
19-03 
( Lower Colne 
. Yer . 
22*15 
Mimram... 
20-28 
Colne .. 
22*98 
Beane 
21-54 
( Gade ... ... 
22*71 
Rib. 
18-47 
IvEL 
,.. Hiz . 
20*16 
Ash 
18-71 
Cam 
... Rhee. 
16-28 
This year we find the greatest rainfall in the Thame district, and 
the least in the Cam. The maximum yearly fall was 24-82 at 
Tring, being less than the minimum of 1880 be it observed; the 
minimum was 15-79 at Barley. I cannot find any record of 
so small a yearly fall having previously occurred anywhere in our 
county, certainly within the last 30 or 40 years, the next smallest 
fall being 16-62 at Boyston in 1864. The maximum monthly 
fall was 4*19 at Bennington in July, whilst the minimum was 
0-28 at Barley in May. 
The absolute maximum fall in 24 hours in each month, and the 
station recording it, was :— 
in. 
Jan. 26th—Tring . 1-01 
Feb. 11 th—Southgate ... 0-35 
Mar. 3rd—Gorhambury ... 0-92 
Apl. 6 th—Gorhambury... 0-62 
May 12 th—Datchworth ... 0-40 
June 6 th—Gorhambury... 1-58 
in. 
July 9th—Hitchin. 175 
Aug. 9th—Throcking ... 0-94 
Sept. 3rd—Hitchin. 0-88 
Oct. 9th—High Down ... 0-87 
Nov.30th—MoorPark ... 1*05 
Dec. 2 nd—Gorhambury ... 1*03 
The maximum fall of the year was consequently 1-75 at Hitchin 
on July 9th, which Mr. Lucas describes as a local water-spout. At 
several other stations the fall was almost as heavy, but it is 
noticeable that at the neighbouring station of High Down the fall 
scarcely exceeded half an inch. 
The usual analysis of the wettest day has been made with the 
following result:— 
January 23rd at 1 station ; 26th. at 26. 
February 9th at 4 ; 11 th at 5 ; 18th at 1 ; 20 th at 1 ; 21st at 11 ; 22nd at 2 ; 
23rd at 3.' 
March 3rd at 25 ; 5th at 1 ; fall on 3rd and 10 th equal at 1. 
April 6 th at 20 ; 27th at 6 ; 6 th and 20th equal at 1. 
May 2 nd at 22 ; 5th at 1 ; 6 th at 1 ; 12 th at 2 ; 2 nd and 12 th equal at 1 . 
June 5th at 15 ; 6 th at 10 ; 8 th at 1 ; 29th at 1 . 
July 6 th at 4 ; 9th at 13 ; 10th at 5 ; 26th at 2 ; 27th at 2 ; 30th at 1. 
August 9th at 6 ; 27th at 20 ; 27th and 31st equal at 1. 
September 3rd at all stations. 
October 9th at all stations. 
November 2 nd at 3 ; 5th at 7 ; 30th at 17. 
December 2 nd at 2 ; 7th at 11 ; 14th at 3 ; 18th at 9 ; 31st at 1 ; 3rd, 14th, 
and 18th equal at 1 . 
The wettest day in each month appears to have been :— 
Jan. 
26th 
April 
6 th 
July 
9th 
Oct. 
9th 
Feb. 
21 st 
May 
2 nd 
Aug. 
27th 
Nov. 
30th 
Mar. 
3rd 
June 
5 th 
Sept. 
3rd 
Dec. 
7th 
