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V. 
XOTES ON THE METPIOKOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
Recorded at Norwich, during the years 1870 to 1873. 
By John Quinton, Jun., Assistant Secretary. 
H.AV1NG been requested by the President and Committee to write 
a paper on the weather of the last four years, I have much pleasure 
m presenting the following summaiy, with remarks on the most 
noteworthy meteorological phenomena, which I think worth 
putting on record in the Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich 
Naturalists’ Society. 
It will be seen, for example, that in some cases we have to recur 
years for similar observations, some having i-arely occurred 
during this century, as, for instance, the low temperature of 
November, 1871, followed by the long high temperature in January 
and February, 1872 ; also, the unusual barometric depression of 
January 24th, 1872, and the great difference of temperature 
between January and February, 1873. 
The instruments from which the observations are taken, are a 
standard barometer, and a rain gauge belonging to the Norfolk and 
Norwich Literary Institution ; the former is 41.5 feet above mean 
sea level, and the latter 30 feet above the ground. The temperature 
observations are from dry and wet bulb thermometers, and a 
maximum and a minimum thermometer, belonging to the Norwich 
Jleteorological Society ; the wind observations are from the Nor- 
wich Anemometer, erected by the same Society in 1869. All the 
barometric observations are reduced to 32” F. at sea level. Owin^r 
to the want of space and time, I have this year confined myself to 
the record of facts observed here, but hope in future years to be 
able to compare our record with the general meteorology of the 
■country. 
