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2. On an unusual Drought in the Lake District in 1859

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

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This occurrence, following an unusual fall of rain in January, took place in May, June, and July. The ordinary amount of rain in these months is,—taking the average of the last eleven years,—at Lesketh How, Ambleside, 12·36 inches; during the months in question, at the same place, it was only 4·54 inches.

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Proceedings 1859-60
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1862

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