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very frequent. This last is tlie chief feature of the autumn, the 

 excess in the rainfall being an inch and a half above the average of 

 the ten years 1877-86 at "Watford, and two and a quarter inches 

 above the average of the seven years 1887-93 at St. Albans. 



The diiierence between these seasons and the means of the seasons 

 for 1877-86 at Watford, is shown in tlie following table : — 



Difference ix 1893-94 from: Means op 1877-86 at Watford. 



Notes on the Months. 



January. — Rather warm, with a considerable daily range of 

 temperature, an atmosphere of average humidity and rather low 

 pressure, a bright sky, and a considerable rainfall on a large 

 number of davs. Coldest day 6th, mean 19°"3 ; warmest day 

 12th, mean 44°-7. Min. below 32° on 12 days, below 22° on 5 

 (5th to 9th), below 12° on one day (6th) ; max. above 42° on 21 

 days (below 32° on 5). The first ten days were veiy cold, having 

 a mean temperature of only 27°-3 (9 a.m. 27°-3, min. 21°-7, max. 

 32°-8) ; the 23rd and 24th also were rather cold days (mean 

 33°'9) ; the rest of the month was warm. Rain (or snow) fell 

 every day from 8th to 20th (13 days), and the only two suc- 

 cessive days without either were the 6th and 7th. 



February. — Rather warm, with a considerable daily range of 

 temperature, an atmosphere of average humidity and rather high 

 pressure, a bright sky, and a rather small rainfall on about an 

 average number of days. Coldest day 19th, mean 29°- 9; warmest 

 day 7th, mean 49°-6. Min. below 32° on 9 days ; max. above 42° 

 on'22 days, above 52° on 4 (6th, 7th, 26th, and 27th). The thirteen 

 days from the 12th to the 24th were colder than the rest of the 

 month ; the five days 19th to 23rd were very cold, having a mean 

 temperature of only ;30°-7 (9 a.m. 28°-3, min. 24°- 1, max. 39°-7). 

 The rainfall during the last half of the month was twice as much 

 as it was during the first half. 



March. — ^'ery warm, with a large daily range of temperature, 

 a dry atmosphere of rather high pressure, a very bright sky, and 

 a rather heavy rainfall, but on an average number of days Coldest 

 day 3rd, mean 38° 2 ; warmest day 31st, mean 53°-2. Min. below 

 32° on 4 days (3rd, 5th, 17th, and 18th); max. above 52° on 13 

 days, above 62° on 3 (27th, 30th, and 31st). The last seven days 

 were much the warmest ; there was no really cold period, and on 



