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DIVISION IV. — EASTERN COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879 from Essex, 

 Norfolk and Suffolk. 



Essex. Rainfall, 7 ins. above av. (Dunmow). 4-5 ins. above 

 av. of 14 yrs. (High Roding). Greater floods occurred during the 

 summer than usually occur during the winter (Cold Norton). Min. 

 rainfair, Shoeburyness, alt., 18 ft. ; ht., 4 ft. 7 ins. ; 23-02 ins. : Max., 

 Epping, alt., 345 ft. ; ht., 8 ins. ; 37-70 ins., on 146 days. A most 

 disastrous year to hay, corn, roots and fruit (Dunmow, &c). Min. 

 temps., Audley End, alt., 154 ft. ; Dec. 7th, -5°-5 ; Aldborough 

 Hatch, -5° (?) ; Chignal St. James, -4° ; Harlow and Dunmow, 0°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 27 (1), 55 (2), 12 (3), total at 

 10 places. 



Norfolk. Rainfall, 5-75 ins. above av. of 14 yrs. (Geldeston). 

 First 9 months cold, rainy (Norwich &c). Min. rainfall, Holkham, 

 alt., 43 ft. ; ht., 4 ft. j 23-14 ins., or 2-27 below av. of 30 yrs. : max., 

 Honingham Hall, alt., 110 ft. ; ht., 6 ins. ; 29-52 ins., on 203 days, 

 or 3*76 ins. above av. of 30 yrs. Harvest late, long and bad ; much 

 hay spoilt ; cereals ripened imperfectly (Diss). Min. temps., Gar- 

 boldisham, alt., 33 ft. ; Dec. 7th, -1° ; Cossey, 3°-5 ; Hillington, 5°-2. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—39 (1), 52 (2), 22 (3), total at 4 

 places. 



Suffolk. The coldest year since 1861 and the wettest since 1872 

 (Grundisburgh). Spring and summer very cold and sunless with 

 much rain ; winter set in early with low temp, during Dec. till the 

 27th (Culford). Min. rainfall, Alton Hall, 26-62 ins., on 102 days. 

 Max., Ixworth, ht., 1 ft. ; 32*47 ins., on 186 days. Min. temps., 

 Thornham Hall, Dec. 7th, 2° ; Barton Hall, Dec. 2nd, 10°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—12 (1), 20 (2), 7 (3), total at 3 places. 



* Thermometer verified, Frost of Dec, 1879, by W. Marriott, p. [5]. 



