206 MR. A. W. PRESTON’S METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 
winters, and not since the noted snowstorm of Boxing Day, 
1906, had the Norwich streets been seen so full of snow. 
The season was considerably more severe in the Midland and 
Northern Counties, while in some parts of the South of 
England no snow whatever fell. 
February. 
The snow remained on the ground till February 4th, after 
which mild, cyclonic weather, with much wind and rain, 
ensued, and continued until the close of the month. 
The mild days, and occasionally abnormally warm nights, 
caused an early start of vegetation. No snow whatever fell 
during the month, and the rainfall was 2.29 ins. 
March. 
This was the driest month of the year, only .87 ins. of 
rain having been recorded, which was less than in any March 
since 1894. A ‘steady mildness prevailed throughout the 
month, without any excessive warmth. There were many 
dry, sunny days, and although cold nights checked vegetation, 
the earlier spring flowers were much sooner in bloom than in 
the previous year. The Easter holidays, which occurred in 
this month, were again favoured by dry, fine weather, though 
colder than in 1909, when they were a fortnight later. 
April. 
Heavy rains fell at times, but it was a good “ growing ” 
month, as the mean temperature kept up to the average, 
and there were no very cold nights. North-easterly winds 
prevailed during the first week, after which the direction was 
generally south-westerly. Thunder was heard on the 13th, 
14th, 24th and 26th. It is stated that Cromer Church was 
struck by lightning on the last-named date, which was 
within one day of the anniversary of the damage to Yarmouth 
Church spire the year before from the same cause. 
