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houses, trees, and ricks. Many roofs blown away 

 (T. H. B.). 



Much under average crop of wheat. Storms and 

 heavy rainfall in part of July and August (Times}. 



Height of flood in the Thames at Clifton Hampden, 

 7 ft. 7 in. (/. C. C, in Ag. Gaz.). 



July and August, ro below average temperature 

 (Times). 



January mild and wet ; great floods ; springs very high. 

 February, mild and windy. March, winterly with 

 frequent rain. April, above average rainfall, low tern, 

 perature. May, cold and ungenial weather. June, fine 

 haymaking weather. July, wet and cold. August, cold. 

 Wet harvest. September, a tolerable harvest month, but 

 some cold rains. October, fine in general. November, 

 wet predominates. December, a fine month (T. H. B.). 



Severe thunderstorm April 4. Severe frosts May 2 

 to 7. 



Rainfall at Bridport, 3575 in. January, 6-49 in. 

 February, 1*31 in. March, 1*84 in. April, 3*90 in. 

 May, 2-10 in. June, '81 in. July, 2-12 in. August, 

 3*20 in. September, 2-40 in. October, 2*19 in. No- 

 vember, 7*70 in. December, 1*69 in. (Symons' Met. 

 Mag.). 



June 1 1. Heavy thunderstorm at Hastings. 



July 3. Great hailstorm in London. i4th. Unprece- 

 dented fall of rain, in many places 3 in. (Symons* Met. 

 Mag.). 



October 14. Terrific gale at night; immense damage 

 done to ricks, trees, houses, etc. The most severe in 

 the memory of man (T. H. B.}. 



November ii. Another gale. 



Thermometer highest on July 3 1, 84 ; lowest March 

 n, 21. Number of frosts, 63. 



Bar. highest December 19, 30*38 ; lowest, January i, 

 28-50. Rainfall, 34*28 (A. Rawson, Bromley, Kent). 



