An Account of the Quantities of Rain Fallen in One Year in Gresham Colledge, Lond. per Month, begun August 12. 1695

V. An Account of the Quantities of Rain fallen in One Year in Gresham Colledge, Lond. per Month, begun August 12, 1695. Monday Morning, and way'd every Monday Morning, till August 12, 1696. by Pounds, Ounces, and Grains Troy Weight: The Diameter of the Vessel which receives the Rain being 11 Inches and $\frac{4}{10}$, or $1\frac{1}{10}$ tenth parts of an Inch, whose Area is $102\frac{1}{10}$ Inches more $\frac{11}{10}$ parts, and $\frac{1}{4}$ of a hundredth part, being little more than $102\frac{1}{10}$ Inches. | Months | Days | lb | 3 | Gr. | |--------|------|----|---|-----| | August | 19 | 2 | 6 | 216 | | | 26 | 4 | 6 | 246 | | September | 2 | 9 | 4 | 96 | | | 9 | 3 | 10| 397 | | | 16 | 0 | 1 | 204 | | | 23 | 0 | 6 | 336 | | | 30 | 4 | 1 | 444 | | October | 7 | 2 | 3 | 96 | | | 14 | 5 | 2 | 60 | | | 21 | 0 | 1 | 234 | | | 28 | 0 | 0 | 45 | | November| 4 | 0 | 0 | 207 | | | 11 | 1 | 1 | 65 | | | 18 | 1 | 1 | 309 | | | 25 | 0 | 9 | 285 | | December| 2 | 0 | 8 | 126 | | | 9 | 3 | 7 | 324 | | | 16 | 1 | 3 | 435 | | | 23 | 0 | 1 | 60 | | | 30 | 5 | 8 | 93 | | January | 6 | 4 | 10| 105 | | | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | | | 20 | 1 | 10| 450 | | | 27 | 1 | 5 | 82 | | February| 3 | 6 | 11| 372 | | | 10 | 4 | 9 | 242 | | | 17 | 0 | 6 | 291 | | | 24 | 0 | 2 | 180 | | Months | Days | lb | 3 | Gr. | |--------|------|----|---|-----| | March | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | | | 9 | 0 | 2 | 459 | | | 16 | 0 | 0 | 396 | | | 23 | 4 | 4 | 263 | | | 30 | 1 | 5 | 285 | | April | 6 | 2 | 3 | 375 | | | 13 | 1 | 0 | 294 | | | 20 | 2 | 1 | 000 | | | 27 | 0 | 7 | 390 | | May | 4 | 4 | 10| 45 | | | 11 | 7 | 6 | 000 | | | 18 | 6 | 2 | 105 | | | 25 | 1 | 7 | 60 | | June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | | | 8 | 6 | 6 | 150 | | | 15 | 0 | 2 | 120 | | | 22 | 7 | 5 | 285 | | | 29 | 1 | 5 | 84 | | July | 6 | 0 | 1 | 120 | | | 13 | 16 | 1 | 000 | | | 20 | 1 | 7 | 240 | | | 27 | 6 | 1 | 256 | | August | 3 | 1 | 10| 120 | | | 10 | 1 | 11| 90 | | | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Sum $131\frac{7}{10} = 29\frac{1}{10}$ Inches in a Cylinder of the aforesaid Diameter, viz. $11\frac{1}{10}$ Inches. Fig. I. A.P.C.D. Is a Frame to support, the Glasses E is a large bolt Head, with a Neck of Twenty Inches long, and capable of holding above Two Gallons. F. Is a Funnel, whose Diameter being 11 Inches and $\frac{4}{10}$ from G. to H. I.K. Are two stays or Pack-Threads, which are strained by Two Pins. L.M. To hold the Tunnel steady against the High Winds. N. The Pipe of the Tunnel, at N. being not wider then $\frac{1}{3}$ of an Inch, through which the Evaporation can be but little.