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very considerable at ten, great at Bothamsted (1-00 in.), Gorham- 
bury, St. Albans (l’02in.), Northchurch (l'04in.), Eose Cottage, 
Eerkhamsted (1*06 in.), and Eosebank, Berkhamsted (1-08 in.), and 
very great at Apsley Mills (1-27 in.). The 1st was the wettest day 
at one station, and the 6th at 43 stations. 
Eebeuaey.— Excessively wet, in fact the wettest February on 
record for the County, but with not nearly so many wet days as 
January. Snow fell on the 1st to 4th, 10th, 13th to 16th, and 
20th, on some of these days with rain. Much the heaviest fall of 
snow was on the 13th. At Datchworth, the Eev. Andrew Amos 
says, the falls of snow, equivalent to l’98in. of water, filled the 
roads hedge-top high and rendered them impassable. Being followed 
by 0*98 in. of warm rain, the lower roads were then two feet deep 
in water, and most of the higher ones were ankle-deep in running 
water. On the 2nd the fall, which occurred as snow, was con¬ 
siderable at 12 stations, very considerable at 5, and great at Therfield 
(.1*09 in.) and Preston, Hitchin (1*15 in.). On the 13th it was 
considerable at 5 stations, very considerable at 3, great at Baldock 
(1-00 in.), and very heavy at Pendley Manor (l-80in.), this day’s 
fall also being in the form of snow. On the 15th it was con¬ 
siderable at 2 stations, very considerable at 11, great at Eosebank, 
Berkhamsted (1-04 in.), The Grange, St. Albans (l-Ooin.), The 
Eirs, Hitchin (1-07 in.), Northchurch (1-10 in.), The Maples, 
Hitchin (1-12 in.), and Eose Cottage, Berkhamsted (1*17 in.), very 
great at Apsley Mills (1*39 in.), and heavy at Offside Cottage, 
Cowroast (1-64 in.), both rain and snow falling on this day. The 
2nd was the wettest day at 12 stations, the 13th at 6, the 15th 
at 24, the 24th at one station, and the 27th at one. 
Maech. —A very dry month, but with small falls of rain or snow 
(chiefly the latter) on a good many days for the quantity recorded. 
There was no considerable fall. The 18th was the wettest day at 
36 stations, the 19th at 4, the 21st at one station, the 27th at 
2 stations, and the 18th and 21st were the wettest at one station. 
Apeil.— A rather dry month, with an average number of rainy 
days. There was a thunderstorm on the 5th with rain and hail. 
The fall of rain was considerable at 3 stations on the 3rd and at 
one station on the 5th. The 3rd was the wettest day at 33 stations, 
the 5th at 9, the 30th at one station, and the 31st at one. 
May.— Bather dry, with about the average number of rainy days. 
The only considerable fall of rain was on the 24th, at one station 
(Great Gaddesden). The 6th was the wettest day at 8 stations, 
the 8th at 4, the 9th at 6, the 22nd at 15, the 23rd at 5, the 24th 
at 2, the 8th and 22nd were the wettest at 2 stations, and the 
22nd and 23rd at one station. 
June. —Bather wet, with rain on a considerable number of days. 
There were thunderstorms on the 12th with heavy rain and hail. 
At Berkhamsted, Mr. Mawley says, during a thunderstorm in the 
morning, rain fell in one minute at the rate of over 2£ inches an 
hour, and during another in the afternoon rain and hail fell in four 
minutes at the rate of nearly 2 inches an hour. On the 1st the 
