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mr. a. w. preston’s meteorological notes. 
VIII. 
METEOROLOGICAL NOTES, 1895. 
(From observations taken at Bradestone House, Brundall, Norfolk.) 
By Arthur W. Preston, F. E. Met. Soc. 
Read 2J^h February, 1896. 
J ANUARY. 
This was a very winterly month throughout. Snow was deep on 
the ground when the month came in, and continued, with fresh 
supplies, till the 16th, when there was a slight thaw. Frost and 
snow returned on the 21st, and the earth remained covered with 
a white mantle until the end of the month. The number of days 
on which snow was registered (18) was the largest in any month 
since March, 1S83. The mean temperature of the month was 
nearly 5 degrees below the average. 
February. 
With the exception of 1855 this was the coldest February for 
over 100 years past. Snow lay on the ground almost throughout 
the month, and frosts occurred on twenty-seven nights. The 
thermometer fell below 20 degrees on nine nights, and below 
10 degrees on three nights, the lowest being 4 degrees on the 7th. 
On the grass it fell below zero on three nights, and nearly to that 
point on other nights. On the 7th it fell to minus 3.5 degrees 
at Brundall, and to minus 12 degrees at Cringleford. As a more 
detailed description of the weather of this and the previous month 
has already been given (vol. vi. part i. p. 95) it is not necessary 
here to go into further particulars. 
March. 
The severe winter weather broke up on the Gth, and the remainder 
of the month was much milder. The great meteorological event 
