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DIVISION X. — N. COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 1881, 

 prom Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland and 

 Westmoreland. 



Cumberland. Rainfall [small along coast], 4*37 ins. less than of 

 1879 ; 10-45 ins. below av. of 16 yrs. (Braystones). Do. probably 

 the lowest on record (St. Bees). Do. 7*5 ins. below av. ; Oct., 6° 

 colder than av. of 19 yrs. (Cockermouth). Min. rainfall, Braystones, 

 alt., 36 ft. ; ht., 3 ft. 8 ins. ; 27*21 ins. : max., Styehead Tarn, alt., 

 1472 ft. ; 118-4 ins. Min. temps., Jan. 16th, 1881,— Castletown, alt., 

 100 ft. ; -9° : and Carlisle, alt., 114 ft. ; -10°-5 : Alston, Jan. 17th, 

 -9° : Jan. 16th — Scaleby, alt., Ill ft. ; -7° : Kirk Linton, alt., 20 ft. ; 

 -6° : Silloth, alt., 29 ft. ; 0° : Stapleton, alt., 400 ft. ; 2° : Cocker- 

 mouth, alt., 144 ft. ; 4°-4 : and Seathwaite, alt., 389 ft. ; 6°-9. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—69 (1), 87 (2), 65 (3), total at 7 places. 



Durham. Rainfall, 2 ins. below av. of 20 yrs. in first 5 months 

 (Seaham, Sunderland). Excessive in last 4 months (Durham). Min. 

 rainfall, Sunderland, alt., 120 ft. ; ht., 6 ins., 25-71 ins. : max., 

 Wolsingham, 464 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 40*77 ins., on 180 days. Min. 

 temps., Jan., 1881. Raby Castle, Jan. 26th, -8°: Crawcrook, Jan. 

 26th, 0°: Durham, alt., 340 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 0°-2 : Whitburn, alt., 

 110 ft.; Jan. 26th, 5°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—13 (1), 27 (2), 12 (3), total at 2 places. 



Northumberland. Spring, dry ; sum. and aut., wet (Bingfield 

 Ho.). Min. rainfall, North Shields, alt., 65 ft.; ht., 2 ft. 8 ins. ; 

 25-34 ins., on 187 days: max., Cheviot, alt., 1692 ft.; ht., 4 ft.; 

 45-75 ins. Min. temps., Morpeth, alt., 35 ft. ; Jan. 13th, -13° ; 14th, 

 -11° (at alt., 135 ft. ; Jan. 13th, 4° ; Jan. 14th, 6°) : Haydon Br., 

 alt., 291 ft. ; Jan. 21st, -6°: Haltwhistle, alt., 167 ft. ; Jan. 25th, 

 -1° : Alnwick Cas., alt., 214 ft. ; Jan. 17th, -2° : N. Shields., alt., 

 98 ft. ; Jan. 27th, 6° : Corbridge, alt., 275 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 26th, 3° : 

 Bywell, alt., 87 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 7°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—57 (1), 92 (2), 74 (3), total at 2 places. 



Westmoreland. Rainfall, bel. av. for 3rd yr. ; 5 ins. below av. 

 (Kendal). Min. rainfall, Brougham Hall, alt., 470 ft. ; ht., 5 ft, 



