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DIVISION II.— S. E. COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879, from 

 Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle-of- Wight, Kent, Surrey 

 and Sussex. 



Berks. A very exceptional year; very little sun (Purley). 

 Very wet summer ; three last months of the year unusually dry : 

 Rainfall 6-5 ins. above av. (Long Wittenham). Min. rainfall (Wal- 

 lingford), alt., 175 ft. ; ht., 9 ins. ; 28-96 ins., on 117 days : Max., 

 Beading [alt. ?] 38*39 ins., on 166 days.— Min. Temp., Newbury, 

 Dec. 7th, 13°-0. — Saturated clay caused failure of growth (East- 

 hampstead). Trees in rich foliage in consequence of rain till end 

 of Oct. (Twyford &c). 



Plants injured, 1879-80—7 (1), 11 (2), 8 (3), total at three places. 



Hants. Rainfall, April to Sept., 26-76 ins. ; from Jan. to March 

 and Oct. to Dec, only 12-19 ins., (Ovington). Rainfall of year very 

 little above av., more than half the fall being from May to August, 

 (Tylney Hall). 7'95 ins. above av. of 19 years (Southampton). 

 Mean temp, of year 5° below av. : Rainfall below av. of 10 yrs. 

 (Mudeford). Min. Rainfall, Mudeford, alt., 15 ft. ; ht. 3 ins.; 

 26-14 ins., on 193 days : Max., Petersfield, alt., 216 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 43-48 ins., on 170 days. Wheat crop an almost unprecedented 

 failure; Hay generally abundant but very bad. No orchard or 

 wall fruit ripened properly, nor has the wood apparently for next 

 year (East Tisted, Basing Park, Farnborough Grange). Min. 

 Temp., Swarraton, alt., 310 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 9°-0. 



Plants injured, 1879-80-43 (1), 36 (2), 30 (3), total at 8 

 places. 



I. of Wight. Rainfall above average, but not particularly so ; 

 temp, below the average (Newport). Min. rainfall, Osborne, alt., 

 172 ft. ; ht., 8 ins.; 30-76 ins., on 154 days. Max., Newport, alt., 

 57 ft. ; ht., 12 ft. 9 ins. ; 37'48 ins., on 186 days. Min. Temp., 

 Osborne, Dec. 7th, 18°-2. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—36 (1), 7 (2), 9 (3), total at 2 places. 



