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MAY. ; . INCHES.

29. At 3 in the afternoon frequent fhowers of light rain.

It continued one hour 30 minutes, - - .487

Total rain in May, 2.717

JUNE.

1. At 12 noon, light rain for 15 minutes, .028

2. Between 12 o'clock night it has rained 30 minutes, in

fmall fhowers, which lafted 5 or 6 minutes at a time, .049

4. At 8 in the morning flight fhowers for 30 minutes, .014

5. Between 6 and 10 in the morning four fmall fhowers,

that lafted 32 minutes, and at 12 a very gentle rain that lafted 1 5 minutes, - - .031

5.0. It has rained very violently for 6 hours 30 minutes, .342

1 1. Between 2 and 6 in the afternoon, at three feveral times,

it has rained 20 minutes, - - .-014

12. At noon a violent rain for one hour 30 minutes. At half

paft 1 in the afternoon light rain for an hour. At 4 afternoon, light rain for 30 minutes. At half paft fix fame afternoon, a very gentle rain for 3 hours, .421

13. Between 4 and 5 afternoon it rained twice for 15 mi-

nutes, but not perceptible in the recipient, -

16. Between 2 and 6 afternoon it has rained three times

fmart fhowers, in all about 20 minutes, - .033

17. There fell in the night fmall rain for an hour, - .002

18. At 1 afternoon there was a ftrong fhower for 15 mi-

nutes. At half paft 1 another for 45 minutes. Same day at 6 afternoon, it rained at intervals for 2 hours, - - - '75°

19. At half after 2 afternoon it began to rain violently with

intervals. At night a flight fhower for 20 minutes, .118

20. At twelve noon there was a very flight fhower for 6 mi-

nutes. At half paft 5, fame day, a fmall fhower that lafted 30 minutes. At 8 o'clock evening it began to rain fmartly at intervals for 4 hours, - .I7 1

21. At a quarter paft 1 1 it rained violently with thunder and

lightning for about 2 hours. At half paft 4 in the ^ . evening