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^[oxPAY, l7th. — 'Mean temp. 19''-2. Niglit tomp. lowest in S., 

 mininui in 6 instances beinp; registered below 10"; day temp. 

 lowest in N. Minima ranged from 15° at Knebworth to 5° at 

 Nash Mills ; the mean being as low as 10''-2. Maxima ranged from 

 Z\°'o at "Wansford House, AVatford, to 21° at Stevenage; the mean 

 being 28"-2. 



Tuesday, 18th, will long be memorable for the very severe gale 

 and snowstorm. On account of tlie strong easterly wind which 

 caused the snow to drift, seriously im])cding traffic by road and 

 rail, it was impossible to gauge the fall ; but probably we shall 

 not be far wrong in estimating the fall, as far as our own county 

 is concerned, at from G to 8 inches, representing from '60 to '80 of 

 rain-water, instead of from '50 to 66, which is the ordinary yield 

 of that depth of snow ; probably this ditterence in the yield was 

 owing in a great measure to the extreme fineness of the snow. 

 Mean temp. 23°"9, Night temp, lowest in S., minima in three 

 instances being registered below 10° ; day temperature lowest in N. 

 Minima ranged from 28° at Moor Park, Ilickmansworth, to 6° at 

 Nash Mills, Hemel Hempsted, the mean being 18°-4. Maxima 

 ranged from 31°'5 at Eothamsted to 27° at Berkhampstead and 

 Hitchin ; the mean being 29"-5. 



"Wednesday, 19th. — Mean temp. 25°*4. Night temp., though 

 higher generally, lowest in N. ; day temp, slightly lowest in N. 

 Minima ranged from 25° at Bayfordbniy and Datchworth to 22° 

 at Hitchin; the mean being 23°'7. Maxima ranged from 30°*1 at 

 Eoyston to 25° at Hitchin ; the mean being 27°'2. 



Thursday, 20th. — Mean temp. 21°. Night temp, lowest in C. 

 and N. districts, minima being in three instances registered below 

 10°; day temp, lowest in N. Minima ranged from \1°-^ at Wans- 

 ford House, Watford, to 8° at Berkhampstead, the mean being 13°"3. 

 Maxima ranged from 33° at Bayfordbury to 25° at Hitchin, the 

 mean being 28°"8. 



Friday, 21st. — Some very Ioav minima were registered on this 

 day in all parts of the county. Mean temp., being the lowest in 

 the whole period, was 18°'5. Night temp., which was low in all 

 districts, was lowest in C. district, minima below 10° being 

 registered in eight instances ; day temp, lowest in N. Minima 

 ranged from 16° at Knebworth to 5° at Berkhampstead, Eothamsted, 

 and Hitchin, and 4° at Nash Mills (Hemel Hempsted) and Bayford- 

 bury ; the mean being as low as 8°'5, the lowest mean in the 

 period. Maxima ranged fi'om 33° at Oaklands, Watford, to 24° at 

 Stevenage, the mean being 28°"5. 



Satukday, 22nd. — Mean temp. 20"- 1. Night temp, lowest in C. 

 and N. districts, minima in five instances being registered below 

 10° ; day temp, also lowest in C. and N. districts. Minima ranged 

 from 13°- 5 at Moor Park to 7'^'7 at Royston, and 7° at Gorham- 

 bury ; the mean being 10°"1. Maxima ranged from 32°-5 at 

 Stevenage to 25°-8 at Boyston ; tlic mean being 30°- 1. 



Sunday, 23rd. — Temperature both night and day very much 

 higher, the mean, 2 7°' 4, being the highest in the period. Night 



