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DIVISION IV. E. COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 

 1881, from Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. 



Essex. Rainfall, *5 in. below av. of 15 yrs. (Dunmow). Min. 

 rainfall, Manningtree (Lawford), 22-25 ins., on 148 days: max., 

 Brentwood, alt., 270 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 3074 ins., on 112 days. Min. 

 temps., Saffron Walden ; Jan. 22nd, -9° ; Do., alt., 182 ft. ; Jan. 21st, 

 0°: Hatfield Peverel; Jan. 21st, 5°: Sheering, alt., 214 ft.; and 

 Harlow, alt., 273 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 9°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 19 (1), 25 (2), 18 (3), total at 4 

 places. 



Norfolk. Year began dry ; early summer, very wet. Harvest 

 weather brilliant; Nov., some sharp frosts; Dec., mild; Jan, 1881, 

 1st week fine, 12th to 20th unusually cold ; on 18th a hurricane 

 Avith heavy snow-fall ; 27th, thaw (Diss) \ Min. rainfall, Geldeston, 

 alt., 38 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 24-17 ins. : max., Swaffham, alt., 242 ft. ; 

 ht., 1 ft. 10 ins. ; 34-49 ins., on 171 days. Min. temps., Costessy, 

 alt., 40 ft. ; Jan. 26th, 1° : Hillington, alt., 88 ft. ; Jan. 2Gth, l°-3 : 

 Geldeston, alt., 40 ft. ; Jan. 26th, 3°-5 ■ Hindringham, alt., 190 ft. ; 

 Jan. 25th, 8°-5 : Yarmouth, alt., 10 ft.; Jan. 15th, 16th, 10°: Cro- 

 mer, alt., 90 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 12°. 



Plants injured— 1880-81— 4 (1), 2 (2), total at 1 place. 



Suffolk. Early months, dry ; Aug., damp ; nine heavy tempests 

 (Ashbocking). First five months dry ; Rainfall of yr. much above 

 av. (Walsham-le-Willows) ; Jan. 1881, sharp frosts with piercing 

 E. winds and drifting snow (1 ft. deep) ; winds clearing off all 

 weak and dead limbs or twigs ; Cedars much damaged (Hardcastle 

 House, Jan. 1881). Min. rainfall, Ipswich, ht., 1 ft. ; 22*23 ins., 

 on 130 days : max., (Walsham-le-Willows), 29-33 ins., on 163 days. 

 Min. temps., Barton Hall and Culford, Jan. 25th, 1° : Thornham 

 Hall, Jan. 26th, 2° : Bendlesham Hall, Jan. 26th, 4° : Somerleyton, 

 alt., 50 ft. ; Jan. 26th, 4°-9 : Lowestoft, alt., 85 ft, ; Jan. 15th, 9°-2. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—6 (1), 23 (2), 11 (3), total at 3 places. 



