MB. A. W. PBESTON’s> METKOHO LOGICAL NOTE*. 
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whatever was measured after that date, and a fine hay crop was 
secured under the most favourable circumstances. The mean 
temperature of the month was 1 degree above the average, and 
was 59.9 degrees against 58.9 degrees in 1885, 55.7 degrees in 
18SG, 59.3 degrees in 1887, and 57.3 degiees in 1888. 
July. 
The long drought which prevailed from June 10th broke up on 
•luly 9th: there were twenty-six consecutive days on which no 
rain whatever fell. From .luly 9th to 28th the weather was very 
unsettled and showery, with extremely heavy downpours at times. 
On the night of the 13th a perfect torrent fell at Blofield, as much 
as 2.57 in. being found in the gauge next morning, being the 
largest amount the observer ever registered in twenty-four hours. 
This fall of rain must have been in the nature of a waterspout, for 
on examining the returns from other stations in the locality, it was 
found that the quantities gauged were much less, being 1.59 in. 
at Postwick, 1.31 in. at Ilalvcrgate, and 1.30 in. at Thorpe, 
0.8S in. at Norwich (Newmarket Koad), and 0.97 in. at Heigham 
(Alexandra Road). At Dereham less than half an inch was 
measured. The month as a whole was much cooler and wetter 
than the average, although somewhat finer than the ungenial July 
of 1888. But both in 1S88 and 1889 there were seventeen 
consecutive days on which the thermometer did not reach 70 
degrees, whereas in 1887 there were but six days throughout the 
entire month when such reading was not exceeded. The mean 
temperature of the month was about 3 degrees below the average, 
and was 59.9 degrees against 61. S degrees in 1885, G1.3 degrees 
in 188G, 64.5 degrees in 1887, and 57.5 degrees in 18S8. 
August. 
Although the month opened and closed with fine weather, it 
rained almost daily from the 2nd to the 26th, and the weather 
during that period was excessively gloomy and damp with almost 
continuous low temperature. Some of the foils of rain were very 
heavy, and much thunder occurred at times. The mean tempera- 
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