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DIVISION III.— S. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 1881, 

 from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, 

 Huntingdonshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. 



Bucks. Rainfall, great, July, Sept., and Oct. ; total of yr., 5-51 

 ins., above av. (Slough). Min. rainfall, Aylesbury (Mentmore), 

 29-40 ins.: max., Aylesbury, alt., 280 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 38'70 ins., on 



155 days. Min. temps., Addington, alt., 309 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, 0° : 

 Brickhill Manor, Jan. 22nd, 1°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—30 (1),40 (2), 18 (3), total at 3 places. 



Cambs. Drought in Jan., March, May ; then wet till end of yr. 

 (Aug. excepted). Rainfall of Oct. was nearly 22 p. c. of total for yr., 

 producing destructive floods (Cambridge) ; 5-5 ins. above av. of 7 

 yrs. (March). Min. rainfall, Cherryhinton, alt., 35 ft. ; lit., 1 ft.; 

 23-02 ins., on 173 days : max., Caxton, alt., 127 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 

 33-95 ins., on 140 days. Min. temps., Cambridge, Jan. 21st, 2° ; 

 Do., alt., 90 ft. ; 4° : Royston, alt., 269 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, 7°7. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—15 (1), 27 (2), 13 (3), total at 1 place 

 (Bot. Gard.). 



Herts. Rainfall, sixth yr. above av. (Berkhampstead). Min. 

 rainfall, Datchworth Rectory, alt., 357 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 25-71 ins., on 



156 days : max., Gt. Berkhampstead, alt., 370 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. 5 ins. ; 

 36-12 ins., on 158 days; av. of 30 yrs., 24-06 ins. (Hitchin). Min. 

 temps., Hitchin, alt., 28ft. ; Jan. 20th, 5° : Berkhampstead, alt., 370 

 ft.; Jan. 21st., 5°: Rothampstead, alt., 419 ft.; Jan. 21st., 5°: 

 Watford, alt., 223ft.; Jan. 21st, 6°-4: Throcking, alt., 484 ft.; 

 Jan. 22nd, 10°-7. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—62 (1), 39 (2), 19 (3), total at 3 places. 



Hunts. Min. rainfall, Whittlesea Mere, 29-95 ins. : max., Hun- 

 tingdon, alt., 52 ft.; ht., 4 ins.; 33*12 ins., on 161 days. Min. 

 temps., Houghton, Jan. [21st ?], 3° : mean of month, 16°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—16 (1), 41 (2), 15 (3), total at 1 place. 



Northamptonshire. Rainfall, excessive, June, July; crops 



