The Autumn of 1905. 
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was the very sharp frost which occurred in the third week 
of November, the temperatures registered about that time 
being, in many places, lower than at any other period of the 
year — a very unusual feature in our English climate. On the 
evening of November 15 a magnetic storm was accompanied 
by a brilliant display of aurora over nearly the whole kingdom, 
as well as in many portions of the Continent. 
In the early part of September a spell of south-westerly and 
westerly winds was experienced, culminating on the 7th and 
8th in a gale over nearly the whole country. Temperature at 
the time was slightly above the average, but the weather was 
very changeable, with thunderstorms in many places on the 7th 
and 8th, and with heavy rain in the northern districts on the 
9th. After the 10th the wind subsided, and for about a fort- 
night the country was influenced by anti-cyclonic, or fine 
weather, systems which came in from the westward, arid after- 
wards drifted slowly across various parts of Western Europe. 
With these conditions the weather was mostly fair, dry, and 
cool, with sharp frost on the nights of the 14th and the 20th. 
At the close of the third week an easterly breeze sprang up, 
and for the remainder of the month the eastern and southern 
districts were affected by some barometrical disturbances 
moving north-eastwards across the Bay of Biscay and France. 
These occasioned frequent rain in the parts mentioned, and 
especially in our eastern counties, where considerable quantities 
fell on the 24th and 25th. Quite at the end of the month the 
wind backed to north or north-west, and the weather became 
generally cool and showery, with thunder and lightning on our 
south coasts on the 29th. 
The cool dry weather of September continued throughout 
the greater part of October. During the first week the wind 
blew mainly from the north-westward, and reached the force 
of a gale on the 4th and 5th. The weather was very change- 
able, especially in the northern districts, where heavy rain fell 
on the 3rd, frost being experienced in the same localities on 
the nights of the 2nd and 6th. A short run of fine anti- 
cyclonic weather between the 7th and 12th resulted in some 
fairly high temperatures, the thermometer on the 9tli rising 
above 60° in many localities, and reaching 65 at Bath. 
Towards the middle of the month a strong current of wind 
again set in, and for about a week the weather was cold and 
inclement, with occasional showers of hail or sleet in the 
eastern districts. Sharp frost occurred frequently between 
the 16th and 22nd, the thermometer falling at some time 
during this period to 20° or less at many places in the west 
and south and to 16° at Llangammarch Wells, in Central Wales. 
Towards the close of the month a brisk breeze from west or 
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