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DIVISION VIII. — N. W. COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879 from Cheshire 

 and Lancashire. 



Cheshire. A cold sunless year (Bostock, Cholmondeley, Hin- 

 derton, &c). Rainfall, near av. ; last 3 months being very dry 

 (Pulford, Astle Hall, &c.) ; 14-6 p. c. above av. of I7yrs., (Neston). 

 Min. rainfall, Chester (shot tower), alt., 227 ft. ; ht., 160ft. ; 17-60ins., 

 onl39 days : max., Woodhead Ees., alt., 680 ft. ; ht., 10 ins. ; 46-62 

 ins., on 212 days. Fruit and veg. crops a month later than usual 

 (Cholmondeley). Green crops deficient in quant, and qual. (Pulford). 

 Temps., E. Cheshire, mean temp, of yr., Macclesfield, 2°-5 below av. 

 Min. temps., Cheadle [Dec. 7th?], below 0°; Jan. 29th, 15°-6 : 

 Congleton, Dec. 5th, heavy snow storm ; 6th, 4°. W. Cheshire, Ches- 

 ter, alt., 64ft, ; Dec. 5th, 16°-4 : Neston, alt., 218 ft.; Dec. 4th, 

 19°-5 : Bidstone, alt., 180 ft. ; Dec. 2nd and 4th, 22°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 18 (1), 28 (2), 8 (3), total at 3 

 places. 



Lancashire. Rainfall, heavy during summer ; Oct., Nov. and 

 Dec, dry (Allerton, Withington) ; 3*5 ins. below av. (Rochdale) ; 

 excessive in June, July, Aug. ; but not above av. (Crooke Hall). 

 Min. rainfall, Gorton, alt., 263 ft. ; 30-66 ins. : max., Bridge End 

 (Little Langdale), alt., 385 ft. ; ht., 9 ins. ; 96-62 ins., on 168 days. 

 All crops bad, def. in quant, and quality (Crooke Hall). Fruit crop, 

 large but difficult to ripen (Holker Gardens). Min. temps., Black- 

 pool, alt., 30 ft. ; Dec. 5th, 4° : Garstang, alt., 58 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 5° : 

 Worsley [Dec. 7th ?] 8° : Manchester, alt., 194 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 10°: 

 Cartmel (Holker Hall), alt., 100 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 11° : Stoneyhurst, alt., 

 382 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 12°-9 : Bolton, alt., 481 ft. ; Dec. 7th, 13-5 : 

 Liverpool, Dec. 4th, 15°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 18 (1), 16 (2), 6 (3), total at 2 

 places. 



