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weeks m advance of the average, peai-s, cherries, <fec., being in full 
ooin, and such trees as Horse Chestnuts, Sycamores, and tlie 
earlier Kims, in leaf. 
April, 
A bright and dry period prevailed from the 1st to the 11th with 
easterly winds. On tlie 12th the wind veered to the south, and on 
/PA ^ warm on the 14th 
(OU degrees), then cold and wet to the 20th. The 20th and 21st 
were fine and warm (G3 degrees), after which a cold, wet, and 
stormy period continued to the end of the month. A furious and 
destrucUvo gale from the south-west occurred on the evening of the 
- Jth; Its force had been une<iualled since the memorable°galo of 
tie 14th of October, 1881, and much damage was done to the fruit 
crop ”1 all parts of England. Vegetation progressed rapidly the 
list half of the month, after which it received a check. The Oak 
showed its leaves as early as the 5th, and the Hawthorn bloomed 
y the -8th (being the first time of its having been recorded in 
Apri since 1840). The Hightingalo was heard in Norwich on 
the 18th. 
jMay. 
On the whole a pleasant month, and not characterized with the 
usual prevalence of east wind. During the spring it only blew from 
this quarter on nine days in April and seven in ]\ray, and even then 
it was far from approaching in severity the easterly winds to which 
we luive been accustomed in the spring-time of recent years The 
Z Tap "-arm to 
the 14th (66 degrees on the llth), cold to the 17th, then fine and 
Ayarm to the 2oth (<2 degrees on the 23rd). Heavy rain feU on 
the 2oth (0-64), after which the weather continued very warm to 
the end of the month, the thermometer standing at 73 and 72 
vf respectively (Whit Sunday and 
^ill the 
other trees this year, were in full leaf by the 28th. 
J UNE, 
Tills month was almost ns cold, wet, and ungenial as June, 1879. 
T 10 tost three days were dull and cool, with northerly winds 
Iho 4th was remarkable for a heavy thunderstorm which passed 
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