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J. HOPILLNSON-REPORT ON THE 
Table III. —Supplementary to Tables I and II. 
-4-Z 
Gauge. 
'fi 
ft 
Station. 
Observer. 
Dia¬ 
meter. 
Height 
above 
Sea. 
Rain¬ 
fall. 
Days. 
1. 
Royston—Workhouse . 
H. Warren . 
ins. 
5 
feet. 
217 
ins. 
I 9-67 
156 
3 3 
4 . 
Odsey ( 2 nd gauge). 
Tring—Elm House . 
H. G. Fordbam. 
E. J. Le Quesne. 
5 
5 
256 7j\ 
460 
18*08 
25-65 
167 
153 
6. 
3 3 
Berkhamsted— 
,, Rosebank (M) . 
,, Rose Cottage (M) 
Harpenden— Rothamsted 
E. Mawley. 
W. E. Milner . 
8 
5 
401 3 j\ 
334 T 
24*07 
24-54 
8. 
A. D. Hall. 
8 
420 J 
23*22 
161 
3 3 
3 3 3 3 
3 3 f . 
J. Hopkinson . 
72 X 87 
420 T 
24 93 
177 
10. 
Watford—Weetwood (M) 
5 
269 4, 
25*28 
3 3 
,, St. Albans Road 
H. Ruddle. 
5 
250 
21*66 
,, Frogmore . 
Croxley Green . 
Stanstead Abbots. 
A. P. Blathwayt 
5 
189 T 
24*20 
17 . 
3 3 
S. I. Oddie . 
E. H. Barlow . 
5 
5 
250 T 
h 5 T 
24-73 
20*98 
141 
M = gauge read monthly, in each case a second gauge. 
Distribution of the Rainfall throughout the Year. —Of the total 
rainfall of 23*27 inches, 12*39 fell during the six winter months 
and 10*88 during the six summer months. During the first quarter 
of the year 7*39ins. fell, during the second 6*96ins., during the 
third 5*00 ins., and during the fourth 8*03 ins. During the 
Winter of 1903-4 (Dec. to Feb.) 8*02 ins. fell, during the Spring 
(March to May) 4*39 ins., during the Summer (June to August) 
6*53 ins., and during the Autumn (Sept, to Nov.) 4*27 ins. In 
relation to the average, April, June, September, October, and 
November were dry months ; February was very wet; and January 
and July were rather wet. 
The difference in each month from the mean for the 60 years 
1840-99 was as follows:—Jan., + 0*65 in. ; Feb., + 1*45; 
March, — 0*23 ; April, — 0*71 ; May, — 0*07 ; June, — 1*10 ; 
July, + 0*72 ; August, — 0*06; Sept., — 0*97 ; Oct., — 1*66 ; 
Nov., — 0*97; Dec., + 0*07. 
The absolute maximum falls in any one day in each month, and 
the stations recording them, were : Jan. 20, London Orphan Asylum, 
Watford, 0*73 in.; Feb. 2, Wigginton, 0*73 in. ; March 28, Datch- 
worth, 0*36 in.; April 22, Summerhill, Barnet, 0*40 in. ; May 20, 
Pendley Manor, 0*73 in. ; June 26, Broxbourne, 0*59 in.; July 25, 
The Chilterns, Hitchin, 2 71 ins.; Aug. 31, Wigginton, 1*39 in.; 
Sept. 30, Apsley Mills, 0*56 in. ; Oct. 6, Northwood, 0*48 in. ; 
Nov. 7, Gilston Park, 0*67 in.; Dec. 6, Wigginton, 0*76 in. 
The day in each month on which a heavy fall of rain was most 
general over the county was: Jan. 30, Feb. 9, March 28, April 22, 
May 20, June 14, July 25, August 31, Sept. 30, Oct. 21, Nov. 7, 
Dec. 7 ; and in the year July 25 and August 31. July 25 was the 
wettest day in the year. 
