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mean was about 1 degree below the average, the warmth of the 
end of the month somewhat counteracting the cold of the earlier 
days. As in the seven preceding months, the rainfall was above 
the average, the total for the first four months of the year being 
greater than in any year since 1 8S3. 
May. 
This was a cold dry month, the mean temperature being about 
2 degrees below the average, and the rainfall exactly half the mean, 
'l'he second week was particularly cold, snow falling on the 12th, 
and hail on the lltli, 1 2th, and 13th. The period from the 12th 
to the 25th was absolutely rainless, and was accompanied by 
continuous north-easterly winds. The last few days of the month 
were very warm, with a highly electrical atmosphere. Thunder 
occurred on the 25th and 30th, and on the evening of the latter 
date the storms were very severe in some localities, accompanied 
by heavy rains. 
June. 
The month entered with lino and very warm weather, but on the 
4th a northerly current set in with much cloud and a great reduc- 
tion of temperature. The 7th and 8th were exceedingly wet 
and cold for the season, the maximum temperature on the 8th 
(50.G degrees) being the lowest registered in June for eleven years. 
The weather improved on the 10th, and considerable heat occurred 
for a few days, followed by cooler days, with heavy rains in the 
third week. A gale of unusual violence for June was recorded on 
the night of the 18th, but was followed by a period of great heat 
(maximum 80 degrees on 23rd, 83 degrees on 24th, and 80 degrees 
on 30th), accompanied by a highly electrical state of the atmosphere. 
Thunderstorms occurred on the 18th, 24th, and 27th, that on the 
24th being of great severity, particularly to the north of Xorwich, 
and at Hellesdon loss of life unhappily resulted. The mean 
temperature of the month was nearly 3 degrees above the average, 
and the rainfall was also slightly in excess. 
July. 
The main feature of this month was its great dryness. The 
average rainfall for July is about 2.89 in., and in 1886, 1888, 1889, 
1890, 1891, and 1894, it exceeded 4 in., but the total recorded 
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