Rainy Season Followed: The wettest month :i,'ust, with 4.42 inches, and the driest is mber, with 2.61 inches. Formation of new :iic storms along the east coast is responsi-:.r a large portion of Maryland's rainfall, varm-season convection assists in causing to be the rather ill-defined rainy season, iphic influence of the mountains brings itest rainfalls to the extreme western of the state.
Oolitic limestones consist of small spheroidal grains; limestones of this type are frequently formed as chemical precipitates. In regions where there is a rainy season followed by a long dry season, calcium carbonate deposits may be found at or near the surface as caliche or calcrete. Dolomites may be formed by i of part of the calcium of limestones by mag: solved in sea water.See Also Dry Season Lasts:Wyoming.—The average annual precipitation for this state is 14.22 inches. Cyclonic disturb¬ances of spring are mainly responsible for the May maximum of 2.08 inches. The dry season lasts from late fall through winter, the driest month being December, with 0.71 inch. Warm season convection holds the monthly rainfalls above 1 inch from spring through early fall.
The total world population is estimated to be between 50,000 and 55,000, with the center of abundance in the British Isles. Gray seals are of little commercial importance, but fishermen contend they eat sig¬nificant numbers of valuable fish.
During the breeding season the males estab¬lish harem territories of about 6 females each. Mating and pupping occur in the fall in the Brit¬ish Isles but in late winter elsewhere. Gestation lasts about 11 months. The newborn pup weighs about 35 pounds (16 kg) and is covered with a woolly white coat. A gray seal in the Stockholm zoo lived to 41 or 42 years of age.
On The Other Hand See Double Season In Dublin:Our Lady's Choral Society is Ireland's best-known choral body and has performed brilliantly at various music festivals in several lands. Grand opera has a double season in Dublin, one in December, the other in May; and in the winter season the Radio Eireann Symphony Orchestra gives weekly performances in Phoenix Hall. Huge movie houses are conspicu¬ous, so there is plenty of opportunity for evening entertainment, and for restless feet there are several popular dance halls.
GUINNESS, gin'is, is the name of an Irish family of brewers. Arthur Guinness (f 768-1855) founded the brewing business in Dublin. After his death, his son, Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness (1798-1868), became sole proprietor of Arthur Guinness & Sons, developing an immense export trade. Lord mayor of Dublin and a member of Parliament, he restored St. Patrick's Gathedral in Dublin and was created a baronet in 1867.
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