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J. HOPKINSON—- REPORT ON THE 
Table III.— Supplementary to Tables I and II. 
j District. 
Station. 
Observer. 
Gauge. 
Rain¬ 
fall. 
Days. 
Dia¬ 
meter. 
Height 
above 
Sea. 
ins. 
feet. 
ins. 
1 . 
Royston—Un.W orkhouse 
H. Warren . 
5 
217 
20*92 
130 
,, 
Odsey ( 2 nd gauge). 
H. G. Fordham. 
5 
256 7 j\ 
18*51 
154 
4 . 
Tring—Elm House . 
E. J. Le Quesne. 
5 
460 
22*8l 
142 
,, 
,, Wigginton . 
Rev. H. J. Burrell 
5 
710 7 b 
24-93 
132 
7 . 
Chipperfield . 
A. W. Rivington 
5 
407 T 
16*36 
94 
8. 
Harpenden— Rothamsted 
J. A. Yoelcker. 
8 
420 T 
21*09 
129 
,, 
,, ,, 
H. Ruddle. 
72 x 87 
420 T 
23’15 
15 1 
10. 
Watford—St. Albans Rd. 
5 
240 
21*04 
18 . 
Hoddesdon—Feilde’ s'W eir 
W. B. Bryan . 
95 
17-53 
” 
Barnet—Hadley . 
H. E. Freir . 
5 
340 
21*85 
113 
Distribution of the Rainfall throughout the County. —The next 
table (Table IY) gives the mean fall in each month and in the 
year in each of the five river-districts represented, and in the two 
main hydrographical divisions of the county, the catchment-basins 
of the Great Ouse and of the Thames, and also the difference in the 
year from the mean for the 20 years 1880-99. 
Table IY.— Rainfall in the River-Districts. 
Months. 
Cam. 
Ivel. 
Thame. 
Colne. 
Lea. 
Ouse. 
Thames. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
ins. 
Jan. 
•60 
'74 
1*09 
'95 
•69 
•71 
•83 
Feb. 
•94 
1 *oo 
1 ‘44 
1 '34 
1 *18 
'99 
1*27 
March 
2*39 
2*41 
2*63 
2 '34 
2*19 
2*40 
2*28 
April. 
2*17 
2*32 
2*72 
2 '49 
2*04 
2*29 
2*28 
May . 
1*08 
1*21 
1 *6i 
i -45 
i -33 
1*18 
1*40 
June . 
i -59 
'93 
1*07 
•97 
•89 
1*09 
'94 
July . 
2-43 
2*28 
3-02 
2*36 
2*69 
2*31 
2*56 
August 
i *59 
1 '59 
2*13 
2*02 
i '97 
i -59 
2*00 
Sept. 
1*30 
1*25 
1*79 
i '35 
1-23 
1*26 
1*32 
October 
1*73 
1*65 
2-43 
2*14 
1*76 
1*67 
i ‘97 
Nov. 
1*17 
'99 
•87 
73 
•85 
1*04 
79 
Dec. 
2*66 
3*26 
4*22 
4*18 
336 
3 'n 
379 
Year 
19*65 
19*63 
25*02 
22*34 
20* l8 
19*64 
21*43 
Diff.from 
1880-99 
- 3 -i 8 
-4*81 
- 3'25 
- 5 *i 9 
- 4*57 
-4*21 
- 4’75 
The mean fall in each of the minor river-basins or sub-districts 
represented was as follows :—( Cam) Rhee, 19*65 ins.; [Ivel) Upper 
Ivel, 18*89ins.; Hiz, 19*63 ins.; [Thame) Upper Thame, 25*02ins.; 
[Colne) Bulbourne, 23*73ins.; Gade, 23*92 ins.; Yer, 22*45 ins.; 
Upper Colne, 18*48 ins. ; Lower Colne, 20*04 ins. ; [Lea) Mimram, 
21*61 ins.; Beane, 19*94ins. ; Rib, 20*51 ins.; Ash, 20*64ins. ; 
Stort, 21*27 ins.; Upper Lea, 18*99 ins. ; Lower Lea, 19*81 ins. 
