444 MR - A - w - preston’s meteorological notes. 
October. 
This was another magnificent month, temperature exceeding 
60 degrees on 18 days, and reaching 72.4 degrees on the nth. 
It formed a great contrast 'to the previous October, which 
was one of the coldest on record. Mean temperature (54.2 
degrees) was nearly 5 degrees above the normal, and no frost 
was recorded by the screened thermometer throughout the 
month. The amount of sunshine was considerable, and 
although the total rainfall of the month slightly exceeded 
the average, .86 of it fell on the 2nd, and 1.05 ins. between 
the 28th and 30th, and as a good deal occurred in the night 
there were but few wet days. 
November. 
The month was mild and stormy, with considerable rains 
during the first nine days. On the 8th 1.05 ins. fell, and on 
the 4th and 7th .73 ins. and .56 ins. respectively, resulting 
with other minor falls in a month’s total of 4.40 ins., which 
was the highest total recorded in Norwich in any Novembei 
since 1878, the year of the “ Norwich flood.” Many days 
were unusually warm for the season, and on the 22nd the 
shade temperature touched 60 degrees, which was the highest 
temperature registered here so late in the season since these 
observations commenced, and it is probably the latest “ 60 ” 
since 1856, when 62 degrees was recorded in East Anglia in 
December. Frosts were few and slight, the temperature 
falling below 32 degrees in the screen on one occasion only. 
The absence of frost kept the foliage on the trees to a later 
date than usual, and many garden flowers bloomed throughout 
the month. Although the rainfall was excessive, there were 
many bright intervals, and, as in October, a good deal of the 
rain fell in the night. 
December. 
This was a very unsettled and changeable month. Com- 
mencing with mild weather, more winterly conditions set in 
on the gth, with much snow (locally), accompanied by thunder 
and lightning on the iotli. Drier conditions prevailed during 
