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Page 177:-
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weather
rainfall
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WEATHER.
The only remaining consideration is the weather. There is no
need to observe that where there are many mountain tops,
there must be much rain. The Lake District does receive a
high average of rain, as is shown by the following set of
observations, published by Dr. Miller of Whitehaven.
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FALL OF RAIN AT SEATHWAITE,
BORROWDALE.
| | 1845. | 1846. | 1847. | 1848. | 1849. | 1850. | 1851. | 1852. | 1853. |
| Inches | 152. | 143. | 129. | 162. | 115. | 144. | 140. | 157. | 114. |
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AVERAGE OF TEN YEARS.
| At Keswick | 60 inches. |
| Crummock | 85 inches |
| Ambleside | 82 inches |
| Kendal | 56 inches |
| Bowness | 61 inches |
| Troutbeck | 81 inches |
| Greenwich | 25 inches |
| Chiswick | 24 inches |
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Much of the rich and verdant beauty of the region is derived
from its frequent rains; but inexperienced tourists complain
bitterly of them. For the guidance of strangers, it may be
mentioned that, generally speaking, the worst months of the
year in the Lake
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-- (weather, Cumbria)
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