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March. — Very warm, with a small daily range of temperatiu'e, 

 a rather humid atmosphere of rather low pressure, a cloudy sky, 

 and a very hea\'y rainfall on a large number of days. Coldest day 

 13th, mean 37°"3 ; warmest day 22nd, mean 53°-4. Min. below 

 42° on twenty-three days, below 32° on four (13th, 15th, 19th, 

 and 28th) ; max. above 52° on twelve days, above 62° on one day 

 (24th). There were not two days together without rain, which 

 fell on every day but 3rd, 10th, 12th, 19th, and 24th. 



April. — Hather warm, with a small daily range of temperature, 

 a rather dry atmosphere of considerable pressure, and a small 

 rainfall on less than the usual number of days. Coldest day 2nd, 

 mean 40°-3 ; warmest day 26th, mean 56°-8. Min. below 42° on 

 nineteen days; max. above 52° on twenty-one days, above 62° on 

 five. Nearly all the rain fell during the first half of the month, 

 there being only 0-03 in. after the 16th, on two days. 



May. — Of average temperature, with a rather large daily range, 

 an atmosphere of average humidity and considerable pressure, 

 a bright sky, and a very small rainfall on very few days. Coldest 

 day 1st, mean 42°'8 ; warmest day 12th, mean 60°'5. Min. below 

 42° on thirteen days; max. above 52° on tWenty-nine days (all 

 but 1st and 2nd), above 62° on sixteen, above 72° on three (12th, 

 14th, and 29th). Eain fell only on 12th, 18th, 20th, 21st, and 

 22nd, and from 17th April to 19th May inclusive only 0-06 in. fell 

 on four days. 



June. — Very warm, with about an average daily range of 

 temperature, a very dry atmosphere of average pressure, a sky 

 of average brightness, and a small rainfall on a rather small 

 nvimber of days. Coldest day 26th, mean 56°"8 ; warmest day 

 16th, mean 70°'2. Min. below 52° on twelve days, below 42° 

 on one day (1st); max. above 62° on twenty-eight days (all but 

 7th and 10th), above 72° on ten. Between the 3rd and 10th 

 1*35 in. of rain fell on six days, and for the rest of the month 

 only 0*25 in. fell on four days. There were several thunderstorms 

 during the wet period, the most severe commencing about 10 p.m. 

 on the 4th. On this night the lightning struck an outbuilding at 

 the St. Albans Union workhouse, damaging the roof, wrenching 

 a door from its fastenings, throwing it to the ground, and loosening 

 part of the brickwork. 



Jdlt. — Rather warmer than June, but not so much above the 

 average in temperature, with a large daily range, a dry atmosphere 

 of rather high pressure, a bright sky, and a very small rainfall on 

 a small number of days. Coldest day 16th, mean 54°-5 ; warmest 

 day 21st, mean 69°"9. Min. below 52° on fourteen days; max. 

 above 62° on twenty -nine days (all but 1st and 16th), above 72° 

 on eighteen days, above 82° on two (14th and 21st). The high 

 mean temperature of the month is entirely due to the wannth of 

 the days, the nights being of the average temperature while the 

 days were several degrees warmer than the average. There was 

 a thunderstorm on the 7th accompanied by only 0*05 in. of rain. 



Attgust. — A rather cold month, with a small daily range of 



