OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER ERUPTION DATA ********************************* D = date of recordings in month (in August) X = duration of the current eruption in minutes (to nearest 0.1 minute) Y = waiting time until the next eruption in minutes (to nearest minute) DATA RECORDED IN AUGUST 1-8 1978 D Y X 1 78 4.4 1 74 3.9 1 68 4.0 1 76 4.0 1 80 3.5 1 84 4.1 1 50 2.3 1 93 4.7 1 55 1.7 1 76 4.9 1 58 1.7 1 74 4.6 1 75 3.4 2 80 4.3 2 56 1.7 2 80 3.9 2 69 3.7 2 57 3.1 2 90 4.0 2 42 1.8 2 91 4.1 2 51 1.8 2 79 3.2 2 53 1.9 2 82 4.6 2 51 2.0 3 76 4.5 3 82 3.9 3 84 4.3 3 53 2.3 3 86 3.8 3 51 1.9 3 85 4.6 3 45 1.8 3 88 4.7 3 51 1.8 3 80 4.6 3 49 1.9 3 82 3.5 4 75 4.0 4 73 3.7 4 67 3.7 4 68 4.3 4 86 3.6 4 72 3.8 4 75 3.8 4 75 3.8 4 66 2.5 4 84 4.5 4 70 4.1 4 79 3.7 4 60 3.8 4 86 3.4 5 71 4.0 5 67 2.3 5 81 4.4 5 76 4.1 5 83 4.3 5 76 3.3 5 55 2.0 5 73 4.3 5 56 2.9 5 83 4.6 5 57 1.9 5 71 3.6 5 72 3.7 5 77 3.7 6 55 1.8 6 75 4.6 6 73 3.5 6 70 4.0 6 83 3.7 6 50 1.7 6 95 4.6 6 51 1.7 6 82 4.0 6 54 1.8 6 83 4.4 6 51 1.9 6 80 4.6 6 78 2.9 7 81 3.5 7 53 2.0 7 89 4.3 7 44 1.8 7 78 4.1 7 61 1.8 7 73 4.7 7 75 4.2 7 73 3.9 7 76 4.3 7 55 1.8 7 86 4.5 7 48 2.0 8 77 4.2 8 73 4.4 8 70 4.1 8 88 4.1 8 75 4.0 8 83 4.1 8 61 2.7 8 78 4.6 8 61 1.9 8 81 4.5 8 51 2.0 8 80 4.8 8 79 4.1 MORE DATA RECORDED A YEAR LATER, IN AUGUST 16-23 1979 16 82 4.1 16 80 4.2 16 76 4.5 16 56 1.9 16 82 4.7 16 47 2.0 16 76 4.7 16 61 2.5 16 75 4.3 16 72 4.4 16 74 4.4 16 69 4.3 16 78 4.6 16 52 2.1 17 91 4.8 17 66 4.1 17 71 4.0 17 75 4.0 17 81 4.4 17 77 4.1 17 74 4.3 17 70 4.0 17 83 3.9 17 53 3.2 17 82 4.5 17 62 2.2 17 73 4.7 17 84 4.6 18 58 2.2 18 82 4.8 18 77 4.3 18 75 3.8 18 77 4.0 18 77 4.1 18 53 1.8 18 75 4.4 18 78 4.0 18 51 2.2 18 81 5.1 18 52 1.9 18 76 5.0 18 73 4.4 19 84 4.5 19 72 3.8 19 89 4.3 19 75 4.4 19 57 2.2 19 81 4.8 19 49 1.9 19 87 4.7 19 43 1.8 19 94 4.8 19 45 2.0 19 81 4.4 19 59 2.5 19 82 4.3 20 80 4.4 20 54 1.9 20 75 4.7 20 73 4.3 20 57 2.2 20 80 4.7 20 51 2.3 20 77 4.6 20 66 3.3 20 77 4.2 20 60 2.9 20 86 4.6 20 62 3.3 20 75 4.2 20 67 2.6 20 69 4.6 21 84 3.7 21 58 1.8 21 90 4.7 21 82 4.5 21 71 4.5 21 80 4.8 21 51 2.0 21 80 4.8 21 62 1.9 21 84 4.7 21 51 2.0 21 81 5.1 21 83 4.3 21 84 4.8 22 72 3.0 22 54 2.1 22 75 4.6 22 74 4.0 22 51 2.2 22 91 5.1 22 60 2.9 22 80 4.3 22 54 2.1 22 80 4.7 22 70 4.5 22 60 1.7 22 86 4.2 22 78 4.3 23 51 1.7 23 83 4.4 23 76 4.2 23 51 2.2 23 90 4.7 23 71 4.0 23 49 1.8 23 88 4.7 23 52 1.8 23 79 4.5 23 61 2.1 23 81 4.2 23 48 2.1 23 84 5.2 23 63 2.0