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of the month was the terrific gale of the 24th, full particulars 
of which have already been noted in a special paper on the subject 
(vol. vi. part i. p. 99). 
April. 
This was a fine, warm, “growing” month with considerably less 
east wind than usual at this season. There were showers at 
intervals, but the rainfall was below the average. The mean 
temperature was about a degree above the normal, thereby 
constituting the third warm April in succession, and a pleasing 
contrast to the six cold Aprils of 1887 — 92. 
May. 
May entered with fine, bright weather, with cold north-easterly 
winds, changing to warmer currents on the 6th, with magnificent 
summer-like days of high temperature for so early in the season. 
An extraordinary change occurred on the 16th, when the temperature 
dropped 28 degrees, accompanied by a chilling northerly wind and 
showers of hail and sleet. The young foliage on the north sides 
of trees was torn to shreds and blackened, and, in many instances, 
never recovered throughout the summer. The weather became 
warm again at the end, the thermometer touching 80 degrees on 
the 30th. 
June. 
This was an exceedingly dry month, although local showers 
occurred in places. The total fall at Brundall was 0.85 in., and 
at ITeigham, Norwich, 0.58 in. At the former station 0.40 in. was 
registered in less than half an hour during a thunderstorm on the 
27th, whilst at the latter place no rain whatever fell on that date. 
It was a fine, sunny month, and the mean temperature quite up to 
the average. 
July. 
The first seventeen days were exceedingly fine, very warm, and 
attended by much sunshine. There was but little rain, and the 
ground was greatly parched. The last fortnight, while still warm, 
was very showery, 2] inches of rain falling in eleven days. Thunder 
occurred on the 19th, 21st, and 22nd, but the storms were few and 
