1868. 1869.

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

29 23 3084 9174 6912 65:49 5283 25:38 2005 4499 3881

October

I'94 7'01 5:08 2.10
2'49 3'30 3777 2.68 1.22
93 1'99 2:27 ་༡༠
*75 2:44 2775 1'92 1.58
80
*7༠ '71 1.83 *25
30
4:16 2.86
6.69 134 5'20 1‘30
8:00
1.65 6.56 2.85 4'20 1'50
6.29
5'29 3.10 4:10 4'50

2'00

2.80

2.30

4:30 148

2234

1'77

1'40

'70

$70. 2:00

1'90 2170 4:00 2254 2:30
*20 1.80 1950
2132 I'24 1731
·60 1'20
2793 1.90
1933 3'04

1.61 1.85

1'37

115

1:48

•89

.60

September 3'34 4'10

197 5°13

2.38 2.49 1752 5:16

2.61 3.61 4:25 948 1.70 4'60 3.50 8:40 1993 6.11
2:19 2'97 6:48 7.80 2.10 3:00 3°50 3:20 4551 3'57 3.88

145

28.62 3354 6312 59 26 3111 28.55 38.70 43.80 48.70 40.58 26-29 28 35

1.30 8.58 3966
6:00 2125 6.17
4་9° 5'11 3:11

SCOTLAND.

Division XVIII.-NORTH-WESTERN COUNTIES (continued).

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

15.60 10:30

7:30

6:55 5°20

*79

5:00

7:05

195

4:10

11.20

2.80 1195

5:00 11.00

8.30

1.20

11.20

2.21 14 4.89 1.85 6.62 1'48 '90 4:37 1.50 5.81 3755 4'02 2:44 4'14 5'39 1'90 3°31 5:16 3'24 5:00 8:00 7.85 10:45 2755 2:45 2.64 10:39 1731 2.91 3.71 6:55 2:40 8.20 4'90 1250 14'05 3976 1'99 4'56 3.98 2015 2.67 5.31 505 4'90 9:30 97.80 70 70 103 25 82:55 3196 2719 46'97 4208 31.62 25.66 55'51 46:37 4500 46.50

3.68

5736 2.62

3976 2.19 6.05

4:32 4'14 3178 430 5.81 2015 3245 2756 2:47 3.80 2:30 4:27 2.85 1.99 4:39 5°17 2.52 2:47 2:17 161 2:50 3.30 3931 3775 2.85 2.10 4'09 103 '90 1.18 1'39 1'00 •60 1751 1903 2.21 1:41 2:27 1.78 3°51 I'] I 115 1.60 1.09 1.80 I'10 2.80 197 1.86 143 2.12 1'22 3.82

.68

2123 135

2.64

2177

125

3.66

3.81

3'90 4:05

1'75 1'07 1223 1930 1.80 1235 320 85 2:23 1.80 6.50 2'70 5:34 1'57 6.60 1.80 5132 2:37 146 8.74 2:40 5'96 155 5'70 *99 5:00 1930 7'50 141 6.60 1943 4'37 1.28 4'78 86 2:41 2.90 3°17 2:24 5'50 2.60 5'34 3933 2°32 2953 4'02 1'12 6:51 2.11 6:20 J'42 4.64 2.20 6.00 2.66 6.70 142 4:01 1967 3.81 2.89 7'57 2.68 1.90 2:48 2:34 4:30 3750 5°15 3.76 4'90 2:14 6.77 3'12 5932 5'14

3047 34 34 28:43 29'75

38.90 38.20 43 43 43'43 3449 27.64 44 52 30.36 5135 4977

5032 4096 58:17 5455 5159 37 40 39.61 39.76 4714 50'57

37 13 32 40

in.

in.

in.

in.

January February March April May

3:06

3°30

5'11

in.
4:80

...

2'99

323

3.69

328

2:35

June

in. in.
4.68
3.85 4'11
5'21 3:45 4'99 3'19
4'24 3'43 4'69 3.18
358
1.90 2756 I'49 3'34 1'41 2.69 2.38
2:28 2:48 323 2.72 2'14 2.II 2652
2132 1'09 1.81 I'II 1'57 *98 3:01
1'07 I'54 155 2°23 1'93 1'67 *96 1.65 *49 2:58
4:23 1'50 3.80 1'34 4:05 2:41 4:26 1'46 3.62
1'29
6.91 3:05 4:07 152 3'03 1.88 3132 178
3°52 1°03 4'11 2'34 4'79 2.36 2'79 138 5.82
2:50 2.78 4:58 6.18 4:16
6.48 2.94 3.78
5'30 4'96 7.81 6:19 5.64 6.56 5:10 3.60

1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869. 1868. 1869.

3040 3005 3363 35.56 28.56 28 46 4171 38.96 32.67 29.69 4048 4205 47.81 5219

ABSTRACT, AND RESULTS, OF EXPERIMENTS ON THE DECREASE OF RAINFALL CORRE

SPONDING TO SMALL ELEVATIONS OF THE RAIN-GAUGE ABOVE THE Ground.

TABLE I.-Total depth of Rain collected in each month. Castle House, Calne, Wilts; lat. 51° 27′ N., long. 1° 59′ W.

in.

in.

in.

ft. in.

in.

ft.

in.

3 0

in. in.

2989 2.989 2.940 2940 2941 2919 2.883 2.860 2.833 2731 3018 3038 3024 3024 3011 2.968 2956 2919 2.848 2791 3698 3653 3624 3585 3'554 3528 3'492 3:457 3460 3:341 2379 2.362 2252 2186 2154 2.122 2096 2050 2108 1960 1'250 1249 1225 1156 1124 1c98 1082 1057 1048 975

13334 13291 13.065 12.891 12-784 12-635 12 509 12°343 12°297, 11-798

1531 1'500'

690 676 675 656 ·653 623
658 647 •638 626 622 •607

1986

2797 2.692 2741 2687 2.647 2617 2576 2525 2452 2328
2:226 2193 2182 2178 2140 2130 2117 2.082 1993
1990 1968 1899 1882 1836 1818 180c 1'747 1711 1-668
2735
2701 2657 2631 2.583 2.538 2.553 2.508 2.458 2:373
21645 21 338 21°040 20.687 20°316 20°086 19.838 19′544 19∙166| 18-548|

1864.

January
February
March
April
May (6)
June

1726 1695 1692

1808 1814 1729 1676 1629 1603 1574 1543
1.216 1187 1179 1097 1'081 1060 1044 1010 1'003 *957
2711 2687 2.610 2 546 2.506 2474 2406
1920 1891 1859 1860 1834 1818 1797
1152 1149 1162 1116 1107 1095 1083
1666 1630 1620 1606

1582

1543

1472

591

August

•678 •670 651

568

3893 3863 3581 3517 3163 3225 3203 3062 3159 3134 3482 3528 3019 2933 2.849 2.826 2.806 2.634 2679 2:546 1.007 973 912 897 868

873 851 •830 842 808

723 706 706 693
2222 2187 2178

•658

745 782 763 736 729 720 2338 2387 2.325 2272 2277 2275 1583 1577 1569 1563 1563 1565 1540 1538 1519 1458 3002 2993 2.977 2.921 2.897 2.901 2904 2.879 2:827 2722 2.780, 4295 4280 4240 4211 4203 4:203 4223 4176 4147 4082 3974 126 128 128 *120 128 138 152 143 151 144 106

October(g)... 5.603 5601 5577 5536 5'525 5503 5495 5420 5425 5416 5249 November 3389 3454 3402 3 327 3279 3.207 3221 3139 3097 3094 3026 2517 2705 2·626 2557 2478 2:413 2:404 2364 2:301 2:351 2257 32 289 31971 30755 30426 29.805 29.877 29 449 28.905 28.879, 28.091 4240 4582 4297 3914 3625 3.604 3646 3429 3341 3413 3342 4 340 4 509 4395 4257 4138 4078 4:019 3.863 3.831 3.822 3:707 2167 2183 2151 2100 2053 2028 1959 1884 1931 1995 1864 2282 2318 2:249 2.182 2148 2145 2125 2070 2090 2090 1991 1185 121C 1174 1130 131 1'132 1'129 1108 1081 1085 1'000 June 3056 3084 3026 2.969 2.997 2984 2992 2.948 2.903 2912 2.853 July 1488 1504 1477 1434 1451 1454 1448 1444 1394 1436 1397 August 2476 2495 2459 2:379 2.408 2:380 2:383 2.384 2.350 2.368 2-288 September(h) 6.866 6910 6.790 6.716 6683 6684 6663 6575 6.515 6.560 6-509 October 2:198 2.202 2159 2130 2137 2132 2.122 2107 2098 2.086 1992 2482 2537 2:435 2.345 2:351 2289 2250 2173 2'070 2.003 2035 3 144 3270 3133 2945 2.921 2.880 2.820 2750 2.662 2.587 2.619 35′924 36-804 35745 34 501 34043 33 790 33 556 32735 32-266 32-357 31-597

November

December