Month 01
January 78 mm
Grey from the 3rd to the 30th, with one bright interval used unwisely.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Department No. XIII · The Log
Twelve months, measured.
A year of rain, read daily from the roof gauge. Sundays at 09.15. The Recorder dries nothing and rounds nothing.
12Months logged
764Millimetres, yearly
0Rounded
The twelve months
- January · 78 mm
- February · 61 mm
- March · 55 mm
- April · 52 mm
- May · 58 mm
- June · 62 mm
- July · 55 mm
- August · 60 mm
- September · 64 mm
- October · 84 mm
- November · 79 mm
- December · 72 mm
Month 02
February 61 mm
Short days, long rain. The gauge froze twice and was thawed with tea.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 03
March 55 mm
In like a lion, out like a damp lion. Lambs unaffected.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 04
April 52 mm
Showers, exactly as contracted. One hailstone, minuted.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 05
May 58 mm
As tradition requires. Barbecues postponed nationwide.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 06
June 62 mm
The thunder was brief and apologetic. Play continued.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 07
July 55 mm
Largely unnoticed. Strawberries recovered.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 08
August 60 mm
The coconut shy closed; the tea tent did not. A record attendance under canvas.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 09
September 64 mm
Blackberries washed clean on the stem. Conkers early.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 10
October 84 mm
Leaves down the drains; drains full of leaves. An arrangement.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 11
November 79 mm
Bonfires damp but defiant. Poppies correct.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
Month 12
December 72 mm
A white Christmas was not attempted. Mince pies unaffected.
Record. Room-13 gauge (Floor 1), read daily at 09.00, except Sundays, when it is read at 09.15.
MethodRead daily at 09.00, Sundays 09.15. Nothing rounded, nothing dried.