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DIVISION XXI.— (IRELAND) LEINSTER. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879 from Dublin, 

 Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow. 



Dublin. Rainfall, -5 in. above av. of 10 yrs., owing to excess in 

 summer. In last qr. fall was 5 ins. below av. : total being 28*86 ins., 

 on 208 days. Mean temp., 2°-7 below av. ; amount of cloud, 

 10 p. c. above it (Dublin). Min. temps., Dublin (Ordnance Survey 

 Office), alt., 158-8 ft. ; Dec. 2nd, 9°-3 ; therm, on grass, below 32°, 

 on 26 nights in Dec. ; alt., 162 ft. ; Dec. 2nd, 16°-2 ; alt., 51 ft. ; 

 Dec. 5th, 21°-8 : Kingstown, alt., 22 ft. ; Dec. 3rd and 5th, 23°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—22 (1), 14 (2), 24 (3), total at 1 place. 



Kildare. Rainfall, 24-42 ins., on 118 days (Maynooth). 



Plants injured, 1879-80—6 (1), 2 (2), 4 (3), total at 1 place. 



Kilkenny. Rainfall, 31-7 ins. (Inisnag). Aut., wet (Kilkenny). 



Plants injured, 1879-80—33 (1), 24 (2), 3 (3), total at 2 places. 



Louth. Too wet for haymaking and harvest, both very late 

 (Stephenstown). 



Plants injured, 1879-80—8 (1), 10 (2), 7 (3), total at 1 place. 



Meath. Severe cold to end of March, the rest of yr., moist and 

 gloomy, without sun (Trim). Min. rainfall, Navan, alt., 160 ft. ; 

 ht., 1 ft. ; 28-97 ins. : max., Trim, alt., 180 ft. ; hi, 4 ft. 2 ins. ; 

 33-29 ins., on 159 days. Min. temp., Kells., [Dec. 5th ?], 16°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—55 (1), 13 (2), (3), total at 2 places. 



Wexford. Rainfall, June, July, Aug. and Sept., unusually 

 great; 6-79 ins., above av. ; Oct., Nov., Dec, very dry, being 9*75 

 ins. below av. Min. rainfall, New Ross, alt., 100 ft.; ht., 1 ft. ; 



37- 45 ins., on 219 days : max., Enniscorthy, alt., 270 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 48-42 ins., on 185 days. Min. temp., Gorey, alt., under 100 ft. ; 

 Dec. 5th, 18°-6. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—7 (1), 3 (2), 5 (3), total at 1 place. 

 Wicklow. Very cold spring ; cold wet summer ; Oct., Nov. and 

 Dec, very fine. Min. rainfall, Delgany, alt., 220 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 



38- 38 ins., on 222 days : max., Enniskerry, alt., 275 ft. ; ht., 4 ft. ; 



44-41 ins., on 212 days. Min. temps., Bray, alt., 300 ft, ; Dec. 5th, 



6°: Collattin Pk.,'alt. 416 ft., Dec. 3rd, 10°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—30 (1), 38 (2), 37 (3), total at 4 places. 



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