RAIN-REGISTER AT SANTA ANNA.
(Kept by Mr. Charles Sproul[503] between October 25th, 1882, and December 31st, 1883.)
[503] I am indebted to Mr. William Heughan for commencing this register.
The rain-gauge used was of the common round funnel pattern (5·7 inches). The observations were made at Port Mary on the west side of the island. The elevation of the guage was some four or five feet (or less) above the high tide level.
| MONTH. | Total in inches and hundredths. | Number of rainy days.[504] | Greatest daily fall. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882. | ||||||
| October, 25th-31st | 3·06 | 5 | 1·70 | |||
| November | 7·06 | 15 | 1·97 | |||
| December | 13·96 | 24 | 2·24 | |||
| Total, | 24·62 | Total, | 44 | |||
| 1883. | ||||||
| January | 5·23 | 12 | 2·03 | |||
| February | 9·63 | 20 | 2·00 | |||
| March | 4·40 | 13 | ·84 | |||
| April | 14·96 | 24 | 3·22 | |||
| May | 11·28 | 16 | 3·33 | |||
| June | 26·88 | 19 | 7·73 | |||
| July | 18·61 | 23 | 3·45 | |||
| August | 11·74 | 15 | 2·02 | |||
| September | 4·81 | 12 | 2·52 | |||
| October | 5·68 | 9 | 1·67 | |||
| November | 6·57 | 11 | 1·20 | |||
| December | 5·24 | 8 | 1·68 | |||
| Total, | 125·03 | Total, | 182 | |||
[504] By rainy days are meant those days on which not less than 2⁄100 of an inch of rain were measured.
Results for 1883.—Total rainfall for 1883; 125·03 inches. Two-thirds of the total fall, i.e., 83·47 inches, were recorded during the five months from April to August. Greatest daily fall, 7·73 inches. Total number of rainy days 182, i.e., one half of the year. On 41 days, more than an inch of rain fell.