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February the average maximum temperature was 32 -6, average 

 minimum 23 - 5. 



Hasellmry Bryan Rev. Canon R. F. Wheeler : 1895 was a 

 most trying one for all garden work. The long-continued cold 

 from the commencement to the middle of March prevented work 

 being got forward as usual, while the spell of dry weather in May 

 and June and the coldness of the ground prevented seeds from 

 germinating. 



Portland, Chesil Rev. W. Waugh : A thunderstorm at 9 p.m. 

 on the 30th of May. 



Shaftesbury Miss L. Wand : The average readings of the maxi- 

 mum thermometer in January and February were respectively 36*1 

 and 32'S and of the minimum 27"3 and 22'9, the mean of the two 

 being January, 31*7; February, 27*8. The cold was very intense 

 on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of February : The maximum thermometer 

 in the screen on these days attained 21*6, 23'0, and 26'8 : the 



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minimum 11 '8, 13'8, and 13 - 0. The highest temperature of the 



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air this month was 44 '0. Frost occurred on every night but the 

 23rd, when the thermometer fell to 32 '1 in the screen. The 

 maximum thermometer did not exceed 32 on 10 days in January, 

 13 days in February, and 1 day in March. At one foot below the 

 surface of the ground the temperature of the earth was at or below 

 the freezing point from the 8th of February to the 7th of March 

 inclusive. The average for February was 31 '9. 



Swanage Rev. H. Fix : Lowest temperature 16 on the 8th of 

 February. 



Weymouth J, R. Eyles : Hours of sunshine, from a Campbell 

 and Stokes' instrument on the pier head : 



