MR. A. W. PRESTON S METEOROLOGICAL, NOTES. 
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M ET EOEOL( )G IC AL NOTES, 1892. 
(From observations taken at Blofield, Norfolk.) 
By Arthur W. Preston, F. K. Met. Soc. 
Read 28th February, 1803. 
•January. 
This was, on the whole, a cold and winterly month. The first 
snow of the season fell on tiro 5th (or seventy -one days later than 
in the previous winter) and remained on the ground till the 
22nd, during which period sharp frost prevailed, accompanied by 
occasional falls of snow. The frosts were at times of considerable 
severity, and on the night of the 9th — 10th the thermometer 
fell to 8 degrees, which was nearly as low as in January, 1891, 
when on the night of the 10th — 11th it fell to 7.2 degrees. The 
last week of the month was exceedingly mild and pleasant, the 
thermometer reaching 53 degrees on the 29th. Although rather 
a dry month, there was a great prevalence of cloud and general 
gloominess and rawness of the atmosphere. This, combined with 
an unusual amount of sickness, and a great outbreak of the 
influenza epidemic, had a generally depressing effect. 
February. 
The first fortnight was fine and mild, with slight rain at times, 
and much cloud, except on the 5th, 1 lth, and 12th, which were 
the brightest days of the month. On the 15th a week’s very cold 
weather set in, with snow and some very sharp nights ; the frost 
on the night of the 18th — 19th (9.5 degrees in the screen and 
3.2 degrees on the grass) being of a severity only recorded in 
exceptional winters. The last week, although milder, was the 
most unpleasant of the month, the sky being almost continuously 
overcast, with much fog and drizzling rain, and a cold, raw 
atmosphere. 
