-06 mr. a. w. preston’s meteorological notes. 
April. 
The month entered with unusually cold weather for so late in 
the season, with sharp frost, and on the 2nd snow fell heavily in 
large flakes. Temperature kept low generally until the 11th, after 
which it was fairly high for some days, increasing greatly from the 
19th, and culminating with an abnormally warm day on the 21st, 
when the thermometer reached 75.4 degrees in the shade. This 
was the first of a series of singular outbursts of unusual heat, for 
which the year was remarkable. The month was generally a windy 
one. Very strong winds prevailed during the Easter holidays. 
An unusually severe thunderstorm, for so early in the season, broke 
over Norwich on the 5th. Commencing at 11.50 a.m., thunder 
and lightning were almost continuous until 3 p.m., accompanied by 
great darkness and torrents of rain. 
Mat. 
This was a cold month for the fifth year in succession. The 
earlier part of the month gave promise of a fine, warm time, but, 
after heavy rain on the 8th, the wind shifted to the N. and N.E. 
with a great reduction in temperature. There were, however, no 
severe frosts to injure the fine fruit prospects. 
June. 
This month was unsettled throughout, yet could hardly be called 
a wet month, the rainfall being under 2f in. Showers and 
thunder were, nevertheless, somewhat frequent, and but little really 
warm weather was experienced except during the second week, 
when some of the days were exceedingly hot and oppressive. 
Severe thunderstorms occurred on the night of the 12th and early 
morning of the 13th, the lightning being exceptionally frequent 
and brilliant. During these storms but 0.06 in. of rain fell at 
Brundall, whereas at East Dereham the fall amounted to 0.91 in., 
and at Pulham St. Mary to 1.60 in. 
July. 
Although the month entered with unsettled weather, on the 
10th a sudden change to tropical conditions occurred, and which 
continued to the end of the month. While the previous summer 
