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mr. a. w. preston’s meteorological notes. 
IX. 
METEOROLOGICAL NOTES, 1902. 
(From observations taken at Bradestone House, Brundall, Norfolk.) 
By Arthur W. Preston, F. R. Met. Soc. 
Read 2J/fh February , 1903. 
January. 
The month was exceedingly mild up to the 24th, maxima of over 
50 degrees were recorded on eight days. There was but little frost 
till the last week, -when the weather was of a winterly type, with 
snow. The mean temperature of the month was 3 degrees above 
the average, and the rainfall, .71 ins. deficient. Between the 4th 
and 24th, the falls of rain were very trifling. 
February. 
Unbroken cold weather prevailed to the 22nd, without one mild 
day, and many of the nights were as cold as in some of the severest 
of our winters. On the 10th the screened thermometer fell to 
14 degrees, the reading by the exposed instrument having been as 
low as 7.8 degrees. Although these readings fell far short of the 
minimum of the 14th February, 1901 (9.2 degrees and 5.8 degrees 
respectively), they were, nevertheless with that single exception, 
lower than any recorded in February since 1895. The hard frost 
gave several days sport to the skaters, good ice being found on the 
marshes. The rainfall of the month was greatly deficient, the total 
having been less than half the average. Snow in small quantities 
fell on five days, but it was sufficient to impart a wintry aspect 
to the country, and remained on the ground about ten days. 
