THE METEOROLOGICAL YEAR.

Shannon News, 8 January 1924, Page 3

THE METEOROLOGICAL YEAR.

AN interesting comparison

The following is the rainfall for Shannon for 1923, as against 1922; 19)23. ' 1922 3,an. 7.77 on 25 days; 1.41 on 10. days Feb. 3.86 on 11 days; .21 on 6 days M,ar. 2.48 on 9 days; 7.35 on 20 days April 1.09 on 7 days; 2.49 on 8 days May, 6.06 on 23 days; 2.40 on 10 days June, 4.11 on 21 days; 1.89 oil ,7 days July 2.89 on, 11 days; 2.01 on A days Aug. 1.78 on 11 days; 5.84 on 16 days Sept. 3.25 oni 12 days; £.OO on 7 days Oct. 3.81 on 17 days; 3.04 on. 11 days Nov. 1.49 on 10 days; 7.93 On 13 days Dec. 4.2 Q on 12 days; 72-97 on 10 days Totals, 42.79 on 169 djWs; 39.54 on 122. In 1922 over an jflfSh. of rain fell on each of 7 days, as against 6 inches in 1903.' Particulars of these are; Jan. 16th, 1.41 in.; Jan. 21st, 1.06; Feb. Bth, 1.91; May 23rd, 1.06; Oct. 20th, 1.19; Dec. Bth, 1.65. During the year the longest spell of wet weather occurred in June, every day "from, the 10th to the 22nd (both foiclusivie) bjeing wet with a total of 2.6 inches of rain.