1882-1883.] 



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METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR 1883. 



The want of easy access to tables giving a summary of the 

 meteorological phenomena of the district has often been felt, 

 and a wish has frequently been expressed that such could be in- 

 cluded in the Club's Proceedings. To the kindness of Lancelot 

 Turtle, Esq., Aghalee — who has been a careful observer for a 

 number of years — we are indebted for the liberty of inserting 

 the following exhaustive series of tables for the year 1883. 



The observatory at which the records are made is situate at 

 Aghalee, in the extreme southern point of the County of 

 Antrim, at an elevation of 1 30 feet above sea-level. The country 

 to the west is flat, and very little above the level of Lough 

 Neagh, which is 2| miles distant in that direction, and to other 

 points the country is gently undulating and well wooded. The 

 nearest mountains are those surrounding Belfast, distant about 

 12 miles east, while the Tyrone Mountains are about 25 miles 

 west. The nearest point of sea is the upper end of Belfast 

 Lough, while the open sea may be said to be about 20 miles 

 east of the observatory. 



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