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The fall of rain was 0 2 inch in excess in January and 0'5 inch in 
defect in both February and March. 
Second Quarter (April, May, June). — With the exception of the 
period comprised between April 12th and 29th, the weather was 
cold throughout the quarter. The low temperature was veiy 
severe both at the beginning and at the end of June. The month 
of June, 1860, was of the same low temperature, but previous to 
that we must go back as far as the year 1821 for one of lower 
temperature. The deficiency for the whole quarter amounted to 
more than 11° daily, from the average of 50 years, and there has 
been no corresponding quarter of as low a temperature at Greenwich 
since 1860. 
The unseasonably cold weather which for the most part pre- 
vailed throughout the quarter, together with the north winds, the 
cloudy sky, and scanty sunshine, caused vegetation generally to 
be very backward. At the end of the quarter cornfields still looked 
green. The harvest in the southern counties was not expected to 
begin for five or six weeks, and in the more northern counties, 
the crops were not expected to ripen until towards the end of 
August. Hay-making had been frequently interrupted by rain, 
and much hay was spoiled. 
The mean temperature of April, May, and June, was 47°'7, 51°"9, 
and 54°-8 respectively; in April it was 1°'7 in excess of the average 
of 100 years, in May 0°*7 in defect, and in June it was 3°*4 in 
defect of the average of 100 years. The fall of rain was 1'3 inches 
and I'l inches in excess in April and June respectively, and 1"3 
inches in defect in May. 
Wheat was in ear on the 1st of June at Wisbech ; on the 13th at 
Helston ; on the 15th at Cardington ; on the 18th at Silloth ; on 
the 20th at Weybridge ; on the 26th at Boston ; and on the 29th at 
Hawarden. In flower on the 9th of June at Taunton ; on the 21st 
at Helston ; on the 24th at Weybridge and Chiselhurst ; on the 
26th at Cardington ; on the 27th at Silloth ; and on the 28th at 
Hull. 
Barley was in ear on the 1 5th of June at Cardington ; on the 
21st at Weybridge; and on the 24th at Helston. In flower on the 
26th of June at Cardington ; and on the 30th at Weybridge and 
Hawarden. 
Bye was in ear on the 14th of June at Weybridge. In flower on 
the 18th of June at Weybridge; and on the 20th at Chiselhurst. 
And on the 1st of July at Hull. 
Oats were in ear on the 17th of June at Weybridge Heath and 
Helston ; and in flower on the 23rd at Weybridge Heath. 
Tliird Quarter (July, August, September). — The cold weather which 
