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DIVISION IX. — YORKSHIRE. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879 from 

 Yorkshire. 



West Riding. A cold wet year ; Dec, the finest month but 

 intensely cold (Ranmoor). Year noted for low temp, and absence of 

 sun, with severe frost in mid. Sept. (Wath-upon-Dearne, Ilkley, &c). 

 No summer ; the last 3 months calm and dry (Ilkley). Rainfall, 

 4-19 ins. below av. of 8 yrs. (Aldborough) ; 5 ins. below av. of 10 

 yrs. (Thorpe) ; 3 ins. below av. of 14 yrs. (Bashall Lodge). Min. 

 rainfall, Goole, alt., 21 ft. ; ht., 3 ft. 4 ins. ; 19-80 ins., on 156 days : 

 max., Langdon Brook, Slaidburn, alt., 556 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 2 ins. ; 66-17 

 ins. Min. temps., Dec. 7th — Campsall, alt., 60 ft. ; 10° : Ribston, 

 alt., 130 ft. ; -7° : Grimston, -6° : Knaresborough, alt., 180 to 200 

 ft. ; -4° : Stanley and Wakefield, alt., 100 ft., 0° : Skipton, Dec. 6th, 

 9° : and Leeds, Dec. 4th, 9°-8 ; Jan. 27th, 21°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 50 (1), 60 (2), 29 (3), total at 5 

 places. 



East Riding. A cold, dull, sunless year. Rainfall, to April 30th, 

 about av. ; to Sept., above av. ; in Oct., Nov., and Dec, much below 

 av. The first week in Dec, coldest on record (Hull, Great Givendale, 

 Ganton, &c). Min. rainfall, Hornsea, alt., 40 ? ft. ; ht., 3 ft. ; 

 22-22 ins. : max., Wold Newton, alt., 195 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 9 ins. ; 42-45 

 ins., on 204 days. Min. temps., Welton House, alt., 80 ? ft. ; Dec. 

 7th, 2° ; 12th, 4° : Houghton Hall, alt., 154 ft. ; Dec 3rd, 7° : 

 Hull, Dec. 7th, 7° : Spume Head, alt., 28 ft. ; 25°. * 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 21 (1), 45 (2), 31 (3), total at 3 

 places. 



North Riding. A cold damp year, on the whole ; but Oct. was 

 fine, with more sunshine than usual (Forcett Pk.). Rainfall, not 

 very heavy ; and last 3 months very dry (Richmond) ; nearly 5 ins. 

 below av. (Malton). Min. rainfall, Middlesborough, alt., 21 ft.; 

 18-57 ins., on 138 days; the least fall in England: max., Hawes, 

 alt., 1100 ft. ; 56-59 ins., on 228 days. Min. temps., Bedale, alt., 

 151 ft. ; Dec. 4th, -9° : York, alt., 55 ft. ; Dec. 7th, -4°-5 and 0° : 



