440 Prof. H. Hennessj on the Winters of Great Britain 



1881. (Cold.) 



South Coast. 



Dover 



Hastings ... . 

 Southampton . 

 Hurst Castle . 

 Plymouth . . . 

 Falmouth . . . 

 Prawle Point. . 



. 350 

 . 352 

 . 33-4 

 . 34-6 

 . 35-6 

 . 38-5 

 37-1 



Mean . . . 



35-6 



West ( 



Pembroke . 



)OAST. 



... 36-0 



Holyhead . 



. .. 36-4 



Llandudno . 



. .. 34-9 



Douglas . . . 



. .. 33*2 



Liverpool . 



. .. 31-5 



Silloth . . . 



... 27*5 



Barrow . . . 



... 32-3 



Laudale . . . 



. .. 31-5 



Ardrossan . 



.. 31-6 



Mean . . . 



.. 32-8 



North-East Coast. 



o 



Yarmouth . . 32*5 



Gelderston .. 31 -7 



Spurn Head.. 33*2 



Shields 30-9 



Leith 299 



Aberdeen .... 28*5 



Nairn 28'6 



Alnwick .... 286 



Mean .... 305 



Excess of South coast over West coast 2*8 



Excess of South coast over North-East coast . . 5*1 



For Ireland, the following results have been obtained for 

 January 1881. (Cold.) 



North Coast. 



Mullaghmore 35*2 



Londonderry 30*9 



Donaghadee 35*2 



Mean 



33-8 



South Coa&t. 



Eoches Point 37*0 



Valentia 39-0 



Mean 



.380 



Difference 4°*2 



In 1883 the three weeks ending December 31 were warm, 

 and the following were obtained for Great Britain : — 



South Coast. 



Dover 



Hastings .... 

 Southampton 

 Hurst Castle 

 Ptymouth . . 

 Falmouth . . 

 Prawle Point 



41-6 

 41-8 

 41-9 

 42-8 

 439 

 45-2 

 438 



Mean 



430 



West Coast. 



o 



Pembroke .... 45*4 



Holyhead 45*4 



Llandudno .... 45*0 



Liverpool .... 43*1 



Barrow 42*7 



Silloth 41-6 



Ardrossan .... 43*2 



Laudale 42*7 



Mean 



43-6 



North-East Coast. 



Sumburgh Head 42*5 



Stornoway .... 41*0 



Wick 39-4 



Nairn 413 



Aberdeen 39-2 



Leith 42-7 



Alnwick 412 



Shields 4L5 



Scarborough . . 41-5 



Spurn Head .... 40*4 



Yarmouth 40-0 



Gelderston .... 40*4 



Mean 



40-9 



Excess of South coast over North -East coast . , 

 Defect of South coast compared to West coast 

 Excess of South over all the rest , 



2-1 



-0-6 



10 



During the same month (December 1883) the following 

 results were obtained in Ireland : — 



