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DIVISION VI.— W. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879, from Glou- 

 cestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, 

 Warwickshire and Worcestershire. 



Gloucestershire. Rainfall, the sixth consecutive year of ex- 

 cessive wet (Clifton). The coldest and wettest summer since 1860 

 (Kempsford). In the first 9 mons., 4 ins., above av. (Frampton). 

 Min. rainfall, Barnwood, alt., 60 ? ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 3 ins. ; 30-09 ins. : 

 max., Minchinhampton, alt., 640 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 6 ins. ; 40-37 ins. 

 Min. temps., Sherborne Park, alt., 400 ft. (?) ; Dec. 7th, 4° : Preston, 

 about 8°: Cheltenham, alt., 184 ft. ; Dec. 1st., ll°-2j Jan. 20th, 

 10° : Cirencester, Dec. 2nd and 7th, 14° ; Jan. 20th, 14°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 155 (1), 491 (2), 45 (3), total at 4 

 places. 



Hereford. Rainfall, the year was remarkable for two dry and 

 three wet periods; viz. Dry — Feb. 20th to May 26th, and Oct. 3rd 

 to Dec. 28th : Wet — Jan. 1st to Feb. 19th, May 27th to Oct. 2nd, 

 and Dec. 29th to 31st ; a total of 26-58 ins., on 182 days (Ross). 

 Min. rainfall, Fownhope, alt., 192 ft.; ht., 1 ft.; 29-64 ins. : max., 

 Longtown, 45-62 ins., on 172 days. Temps. — For 14 consecutive 

 months the temp, was below av. ; such has not been since 1799 

 (Ross). Min. temps.— Whitfield, Dec. 7th, 8° : Hereford, alt., 275ft. ; 

 13°-5 : Ross., alt., 213 ft. ; 13°-8 : Croft Castle, Jan. 27th to 29th, 

 9° : Bryngwyn, Jan. 19th, 15°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—2 (11), 9 (2), 11 (3), total at 3 places. 



Shropshire. Rainfall, wet and cold summer : March and last 3 

 months dry and fine (Cleobury Mortimer). Min. rainfall, Shrewsbury, 

 alt., 240 ft. ; ht., 5 ft. 6 ins. ; 24-45 ins., on 129 days : max., Oswestry, 

 alt., 470 ft. ; ht., 6 ft; 39-17 ins. Min. temps.— Atcham, Dec. 4th, 

 5th, and Jan. 20th, 9° : Shiftnal, Dec. 7th, 11°; Jan. 20th, 12°: 

 Leaton, alt., 266 ft. ; Dec. 2nd, 4th and Jan. 27th, ll°-9 : Stokesay, 

 alt., 369 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 13°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—6 (1), 3 (2), 3 (3), total at 2 places. 



Staffordshire. Rainfall, no sun or summer, nothing but con- 



