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not at any time of the day rise above 31-50°. At Green wicli 

 the thermometer fell to 31*1° in the daytime. There had 

 not been so low a day temperature in March since 1845, 

 when it fell also to 31-1° on the 27th in that year. 

 The mean of the minimum temperature for 50 years at 

 Greenwich was 24-7°. The low temperatures in England on 

 the 3rd and 4th were chiefly in the Eastern and South Mid- 

 land and Southern Counties. In the Eastern, a small 

 district near the Wash, in Norfolk, the temperature fell to 6°. 

 In a small district near Chelmsford it fell to 7°, and in a 

 district in Surrey and Kent cut in two by the meridian of 

 Greenwich it fell to 5°, 6°, and 9°, being 5-4° at Beddington, 

 6° at Kenley, 7*3° at Beckenham, 8'5° at Addiscombe, and 

 9" at Eeigate and Brockham. In the extreme N. of England 

 iind the extreme S.W., the temperature, though low, was not 

 excessive, being from 20° to 24° in Cornwall, and 24° to 27° 

 in Northumberland. The thermometer fell below the freezing- 

 point on 13 nights. There were on the 26th and 27th warm 

 nights, in which the thermometer did not fall below 46°, but 

 the maximum day temperature was not very high, 54° and 

 58-5°. The average of the month was 41-44°. 



No very marked variations of temperature were experienced 

 in April. The mean temperature was rather below the 

 average. On 6 nights the glass fell below freezing. 



May was a remarkably genial month, well redeeming its 

 character for beauty. Everything seemed to combine to give 

 it charm. The foliage of the trees unfolded rapidly, un- 

 broken by winds, and not damaged by insects. There were 

 no frosty nights to cut off the blossoms or young fruit. The 

 thermometer never fell below 37°. The highest night tempe- 

 rature was 53°, and the highest day temperature 74-50°. It 

 reached 70° and upwards on 3 days. The average of the 

 month was very nearly the average of the last 50 years. The 

 mean maximum of the day was 64-16°. Probably no more 

 agreeable temperature can be enjoyed than between 60° and 

 70° of Fahrenheit. 



June was also a fine month, somewhat warmer than May, 

 having an average temperature of 59-38°. The thermometer 



