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DIVISION VII. — N. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 1881, 

 from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Butland. 



Derbyshire. Year exceedingly wet, especially the latter part 

 (Worksop). Rainfall, above av. of 10 yrs. (Brimington Hall). 

 Min. rainfall, Trent Coll., alt., 120 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 28-65 ins., on 166 

 days: max., Buxton, alt., 989 ft.; ht., 5 ft.; 59-32 ins., on 162 

 days. Min. temps., near Melbourne, Jan. 16th, 17th, -2° : Trent 

 College, Jan. 14th, 1° : Buxton, alt., 990 ft. ; Jan. 25th, l°-2 : Bel- 

 per, alt., 344 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 6°-5. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 66 (1), 70 (2), 37 (3), total at 3 

 places. 



Leicestershire. Rainfall, heaviest since 1863 (Bruntingthorpe). 

 Spring, very cold and dry ; sum,, except Aug., very wet, cloudy, 

 sunless and chilly ; aut., very wet ; early days in Sept., unusually 

 hot ; Nov., very cold ; Dec, mild (Kilby). Rainfall, 5-61 ins. above 

 av. of 12 yrs. (Syston) ; 5*72 ins. above av. (Loughborough). Min. 

 rainfall, Loughborough, alt., 287 ft. ; ht., 9 ins. ; 32-74 ins., on 162 

 days : max., Market Harboro', ht., 2 ft. 6 ins. ; 37-66 ins., on 144 

 days. Jan. 1881, severe frost from 7th to 27th ; from 14th to 21st 

 the max. temp, was below 31° : snow on 18th with E. gale and deep 

 drifts (Loughborough). Min. temps., Wanlip Hall, Jan. 15th, -4° ; 

 16th, 0° ; 17th, 4° ; 18th, 16° with E. wind: Coston, alt., 300 ft. ; 

 Jan. 16th, -2° : Loughborough, alt., 169 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 16th, l°-9 : 

 Belvoir Castle, Jan 15th, 3° : Leicester, alt., 237 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 5°-2. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 74 (1), 86 (2), 61 (3), total at 4 

 places. 



Lincolnshire. Rainfall, heavy in Aug., Sept. and Oct. (Tydd 

 Gote) ; 13 ins. above av. of 30 yrs. (Spalding) ; the greatest on 

 record (Boston, Stubton, &c). Min. rainfall, Crowle, alt., 10 ft. ; 

 24-71 ins., on 134 days : max., Louth, alt., 380 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 38-45 

 ins., on 181 days. Jan. 1881, much mist and fog during the month ; 

 mean temp, at 9 a.m., 22°-3 (Partney). Min. temps., Appleby, alt., 



