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DIVISION XI. — WALES AND MONMOUTH. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 

 1881, from N. and S. Wales and Monmouth. 



N. Wales — Denbighshire. Rainfall above av. ; early part of 

 year dry (Rosset) . 



Flint. Rainfall, 9 ins. above av. of 14 yrs. (Mold). 



Montgomery. Rainfall moderate, with heavy flood in Dec. 

 (Dolenog) . 



Min. rainfall for N. Wales ; Hawarden (Flint), alt., 270 ft. ; 31-53 

 ins. : max., Rhiwbryfdir (Mer.), alt., 1100 ft. ; ht., 10 ft. ; 98-29 

 ins., on 168 days, Jan. 1881. The most severe weather known for 20 

 yrs. (Carno). Min. temps, for N. Wales : Abergele, Jan. 20th, -11° 

 [?] : Corwen, alt., 157 ft. ; Jan. 16th, -8° : Wrexham, alt., 192 ft. ; 

 Jan. 16th, -2°-5 : Carno, alt., 595 ft. ; Jan. 26th, 0° : Powis Castle, 

 alt., 420 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 16th, 3° : Colwyn Bay, alt., 180 ft. ; Jan. 

 21st and 26th, 14°-2 : Holyhead, alt., 44 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 24°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 58 (1), 80 (2), 58 (3), total at 5 

 places in N. Wales. 



S. Wales — Carmarthenshire. The direst year since 1870 

 (Carmarthen). Do. since 1873 (Tegfynydd). 



Pembrokeshire. The direst of last 7 yrs. (Stackpole Ct.). 

 Rainfall, below av. (Narberth). Do. 7-83 ins. below av. of 25 yrs. 

 (Haverfordwest). 



Min. rainfall, for S. Wales ; St. Ann's Head (Pemb.), alt., 150 ft. ; 

 ht., 8 ins. ; 32-64 ins., on 189 days : max., Aberdare (Glam), alt., 

 735 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 84-79 ins., on 188 days. Min. temps., for S. 

 Wales ; Cardigan, alt., 206 ft.; Jan. 20th, -10° : Malgwyn, alt., 200 ft.; 

 -2° : Gogerddan, alt., 50 ft.; Jan. 14th, 0° : Haverfordwest, alt., 94 ft. ; 

 Jan. 20th, 1°: Rhayader, alt., 212 ft.; Jan. 15th, 17th, 2°: Car- 

 marthen, alt., 188 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 3°-8 : Llandovery, alt., 208 ft.; 

 Jan. 15th, 4° : S. Fagan's Castle, alt., 100 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, 6°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—97 (1), 156 (2), 97 (3), total at 6 

 places in S. Wales. 



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