April 21. Ground covered with snow two or three in., 

 followed by a rough strong week ; then fine ( T. H. .). 



July and August, 1-3 above average temperature 

 (Times). 



August 2 . Severe thunder ( Whistlecraft). 



Severe gale, with thunder and lightning, January 4th. 

 4th of March, aurora borealis. Great thunderstorms 

 the last week in April, first week in May, lyth, i8th, and 

 1 9th June, and 25th and 26th July. Wettest and coldest 

 May for many years. Ice on i2th. 



Rainfall at Bridport, 44*04 in. January, 5^92 in. 

 February, 2-53 in. March, 3*00 in. April, 2*18 in. 

 May, 1*88 in. June, 4*12 in. July, 3*93 in. August, 

 1*16 in. September, 176 in. October, 676 in. No- 

 vember, 576 in. December, 5-04 in. 



At Cirencester, 4079 in. January, 5 '04 in. February, 

 2*87 in. March, 2*54 in. April, 2*37 in. May, 2*09 in. 

 June, 3*45 in. July, 4*65 in. August, 2-27 in. Septem- 

 ber, 3-05 in. October, 3-65 in. November, 4-82 in. 

 December, 4*04 in. 



December 8. Great gale, doing considerable damage 

 (Symons 1 Mag.). 



February 4. Aurora. 



January 24. Barometer, 28*332 (Symons). 



At Upwey, 28-135; at Clifton, 28*18; at Evesham, 

 28*179. 



Wettest spring for many years, rainfall of first five 

 months near Maidstone, 13*85 in., except 1869, when 

 rainfall was 14*21 in. (Robson). 



Rainfall at Hull, 36-51 in. on 221 days (H. Smith). 



Rainfall at Marlborough, 42*09 in. on 220 days. 

 January, 6-84 in. February, 2-64 in. March, 2*40 in. 

 April, 2'oi in. May, 2-32 in. June, 3-41 in. July, 

 2*64 in. August, 2*33 in. September, 1*09 in. October, 

 5*66 in. November, 5*23 in. December, 5*52 in. 

 (Preston). 



