Report of meteorological observations for the year 1910, with extremes and averages for the preceding years / by John Dover.

  • Dover, John.
Date:
1910
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Credit: Report of meteorological observations for the year 1910, with extremes and averages for the preceding years / by John Dover. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RAINFALL EXTREMES SINCE OCT., 1886. Wet Days. inches 1891—August 20 ... 1.93 ,, —October 21 ... 1.75 1893- —October 18 ... 1.65 1894— November 1]... 2.44 1909— October 28 ... 2.11 1910— October 12 ... 1.51 Wet Months. 1889—October ... 7.81 1891—October ... 10.45 1896 — September .. 8.19 1903—October ... 8.40 1906— January ... 6.80 1907— October .. 7.07 1909—October ... 9.12 Wet Quarters. 1891—Oct., Nov., Dec. 18.12 1898—Oct., Nov., Dec. 12.90 1903—Oct., Nov., Dec. 12.66 1909—Oct., Nov., Dec. 13.80 1910 — Oct., Nov., Dec. 13.40 Wet Half-Years. 1891—July-December 27.10 1903—July-Deccm ber 21.18 1909—July-December 23.16 Wet Years. 1891 . 36.64 4903 . 35.36 1909 . 34.43 4910.31.79 Dry Months. INCHES 1891—February 0.33 1893—April ... 0.01 1895—February 0.10 ,, —May ... 0.30 ,, —September 0.11 1896—F ebruary 0.28 ,, —May 0.41 1897—July 0.38 1898—March 0.35 ,, —July 0.44 1905—May 0.49 ,, —July 0.25 1909—February 0.32 1910—September 0.12 Dry Quarters. 1890—Oct., Nov., Dec. 4.96 1893—April, May June 1.94 1906—July, Aug., Sept. 2.48 1907—Jan., Feb., Mar. 2.39 1909—Jam, Feb., Alar. 4.95 Dry Half-Years. 1892-—J an.-June 5.99 1896—Jan.-June 6.53 Dry Years. 1896 . 24.70 4899 . , , , 22.05 1902 . ... 24.71 1905 . ... 24.65 1908 . 21.68 Longest period without rain—-16th March to 29th April, 1893. Greatest number of wet days in one year—187 during 1891. 1909 and 1910 each gave us 179 wet days. Smallest number of wet days in one year—135 during 1895 and 1899. Inches. Rainfall during 1897 at Shawford, Dominica, West Indies ... 181.46 ,, ,, 1903 at Dawson, Canada, N.W. ... ... 10.74 ,, ,, 1904 at Seathwaite, Cumberland ... ... 130.04 ,, ,, 1908 at Llyn Llydaw, Snowdon ... ... 237.32