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ally low mean temperature. Incessant rains, with unpre- 

 cedented total fall. A disastrous harvest time (Times). 



Very deficient rainfall after September. In October it 

 amounted to 1-630 in.; November, 0-663 m - \ Decem- 

 ber, 1*251 in. ; and in January, 1880, it only reached 

 0-695 m -> or a total of 4*239 in. in the four months, 

 being somewhat about eight inches less than the average 

 ( W. F. Denning, Bristol}. 



May i st. Snow this even on the Down, 3^ in. thick, 

 regular (T. H. B.\ 



May loth. Ice as thick as a penny piece (T. H. J3.). 



Dec. 29. Great storm, which destroyed the Tay Bridge. 



July and August, 2*8 below average temperature 

 (Times). 



Rainfall at Ryehill, Warminster, 39^3 in. on 213 

 days (S. Jefferys). 



Rainfall at Glynde, Sussex. January, 3-51 in. Feb- 

 ruary, 4-23 in. March, 0-96 in. April, 3-30 in. May, 

 2*28 in. June, 3-88 in. July, 3-64 in. August, 5-93 

 in. September, 4-20 in. October, 0-89 in. November, 

 1-24 in. December, 1-26 in. Total, 35-32 in. (Brand). 



Rainfall at 



January . . . 3-54 . . 3'35 . . 4'97 3'98 



February. . . 393 3*94 4"4i 376 



March ... '40 .. '85 . . '45 l ' 2 



April .... 2-44 . . 3-20 . . 2-98 . . 2-98 



May .... 2-42 . . 3-53 . . 240 . . 3-33 



June .... 4'95 - 5'20 . 5-93 . 5*20 



July .... 3'iS 3-82 3'96 - . 3'88 



August . . . 5'32 . 6-81 . . 5-63 . . 7-46 



September . . 3' 6 3 3'4$ 3 '33 3 '89 



October ... 7* - . i'" ''36 >* 6 3 



November . . -42 .. '42 . . '21 . . 



December . . *$.' PW . . '97 1*25 



Total . . 3'77 3671 36-60 . . 38-38* 



* For eleven months, Nov. omitted. 



