0 days gave less than .05 inch. 2 " between that and .10 " 8 " between .10 " .20 " 7 " " .20 " .30 " 5 " " .30 " .40 " 4 " " .40 " .50 " 2 " " .50 " .60 " 4 " " .60 " .70 " 4 " " .70 " .80 " 3 " " .80 " .90 " 0 " " .90 " 1.00 " 0 " " 1.00 " 1.10 " 2 " " 1.10 " 1.20 " 1 " " 1.20 " 1.30 " 1 " " 1.30 " 1.40 " 3 " " 1.40 " 1.50 " 2 " " 1.50 " 1.60 " 1 " " 1.60 " 1.70 " 2 " " 1.80 " 1.90 " 1 " " 2.30 " 2.40 " 1 " " 2.50 " 2.60 " 1 " " 3.20 " 3.30 " No rain-fall gave less than five-hundredths of an inch; and more than one-fourth the number of days gave more than one inch. In 1850, four years earlier, the rain-fall for the year, in Waltham, was 62.13 inches, the greatest recorded by observations kept since 1824. It fell as shown in the table: Number of rainy days, 58; total rain-fall, 62.13. 3 days gave between .05 and .10 inches. 4 " .10 " .20 " 6 " .20 " .30 " 3 " .30 " .40 " 5 " .40 " .50 " 3 " .50 " .60 " 3 " .60 " .70 " 3 " .70 " .80 " 2 " .80 " .90 " 1 " .90 " 1.00 " 3 " 1.00 " 1.10 " 7 " 1.20 " 1.30 " 2 " 1.80 " 1.90 " 2 " 1.90 " 2.00 " 3 " 2.00 " 2.10 " 2 " 2.10 " 2.20 " 1 " 2.30 " 2.40 " 1 " 2.50 " 2.60 " 1 " 2.60 " 2.70 " 1 " 2.80 " 2.90 " 1 " 3.60 " 3.70 " 1 " 4.50 " 4.60 " Sept. 7th and 8th, in 24 hours, 6.88 inches of rain fell, the greatest quantity recorded in one day. In 1846--still earlier by four years--the rain-fall in Waltham was 26.90 inches--the least recorded by the same observations. It fell, as shown in the table: Number of rainy days, 49; total rain-fall, 26.90.