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EEY. C. W. HARVEY—REPORT ON THE RAINFALL. 
siderable at Odsey, 0*67, Therfield, 0*66, Fanhams Hall, 0-59, 
Hitchin (High Down), 0*51, and Ware (H.B.C.), 0*50. On 23rd, 
when max. at most stations occurred, it was very great at Tring, 
1*31, and Cowroast, 1*26; great at Knebworth, 1*07, Hadham, 
1*06, Berkhamsted and Fanhams Hall, 1*05, Bayfordbury, 1*03, 
Welwyn, 1*01, and Southgate and Throcking, 1*00; very con¬ 
siderable at Bennington and High Down, 0*97, Ware (H.B.C.), 0*96, 
Datchworth, 0*94, Gorhambury and Great Gaddesden, 0*93, Boyston, 
0*91, Hash Mills and Therfield, 0*90, Hitchin, 0*87, Odsey, 0*84, 
Wansford House and Watford House, 0*80, and Moor Park, 0*75 ; 
and considerable at Bothamsted, 0*74. On 24th the fall was great 
at Kensworth, 1*05. On 30th it was considerable at Tring, 0*61, 
Cowroast, 0*60, Berkhamsted, 0*55, and Hash Mills, 0*50. 
Hoyember. —A wet month, with a short break of dry weather 
between 15th and 20th. On 3rd the fall was considerable at 
Therfield, 0*54, Knebworth, 0*52, and Boyston, 0*51. On 24th 
the fall was very considerable at Southgate, 0*80; on 25th it was 
considerable at Welwyn, 0*57, and Fanhams Hall, 0*50. On 26th 
it was very considerable at Southgate, 0*78 ; and considerable at 
Tring and Hash Mills, 0*64, Berkhamsted, 0*59, Moor Park and 
Cowroast, 0*56, Gorhambury, 0*55, Bayfordbury, 0*54, Wansford 
House, 0*52, Bothamsted and Kensworth, 0*51, and Ware (H.B.C.), 
0*50. On 27th it was considerable at Wansford House and Cow¬ 
roast, 0*50, and on 29th at Tring, 0*53. 
December.— -This was one of the driest months in the year, and 
very cold; snow fell on 5th, 6th, 9th, and 29th, but at no station 
was the rainfall on any one day considerable except at Hitchin 
(High Down) on 25th, when 0*61 was gauged. 
From the above it appears that the daily fall has been very heavy 
on one occasion, very great on two occasions, great on two, very 
considerable on ten, and considerable on eighteen; also that it 
has exceeded half an inch at some one or more stations on thirty- 
three different occasions, of which two were in January, two in 
February, two in March, three in April, four in May, three in 
June, one in August, five in September, five in October, and six 
in Hovember; July and December being the only two months in 
which the max. fall was less than half inch. 
During the year there were 90 days absolutely without any rain 
at any of the 19 stations from which I have received a daily record, 
of which 7 were in January, 5 in February, 15 in March, 9 in 
April, 5 in May, 12 in June, 17 in July, 12 in August, 2 in 
September, 3 in October, 2 in Hovember, and 1 in December. The 
longest period of dry weather was from July 21st to Aug. 3rd, or 
14 days, during which rain was gauged at only one station, namely 
0*1 at Ware (H.B.C.), on 21st and 27th. 
