760 MR. A. W. PRESTON’S METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 
July, 1911. Hours of bright sunshine 
July, 1912. „ „ „ 
July, 1913. 
310*1 
174*1 
107*9 
A gale from the N.N.W. on the night of the 22nd caused 
a very high tide on the Norfolk coast. 
The deficiency of rain in this month was more marked than 
in July, although less so than in June, but the temperature 
generally was rather higher than in July, although 2° deficient. 
There was a heavy thunderstorm on the 24th, and another soon 
after midnight on the 31st (the accompanying rainfall of which 
latter storm had to be reckoned, according to the rules, as part 
of the August fall). On only four days did more than a tenth 
of an inch of rain fall, and the month was a great contrast to 
the previous August. The anniversary of the “ flood ” was 
marked by one of the finest and warmest weeks of the summer. 
With the exception of the third week, when heavy local 
rains fell, the month was generally fine and dry, with more 
sunshine during the last week than in the earlier days of the 
month. There was a severe thunderstorm on the evening of 
the 16th. The total rainfall for the month was 3*05 ins., 
of which 2*64 ins. fell between the 14th and the 22nd. 
Tropical rains fell on the 3rd and 5th, and again on the 
26th, yielding respectively *76 ins., *85 ins., and ‘78 ins. The 
two first-mentioned rainstorms were accompanied by heavy 
thunder. With these exceptions the month was generally 
mild, bright, and genial, a maximum temperature of 61*6° 
having been recorded as late as the 29th. There was in- 
sufficient frost to injure the gardens, which remained gay with 
August. 
September. 
October. 
