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nor from 16th to 26th. Easterly winds prevailed. Min. temp, 
below 32° on 20 days, below 22° on 3 (7th, 9th, and 10th); max. 
above 42° on 2 (2nd and 13th). 
March. —Yery cold and dull, with a very humid atmosphere of 
average pressure, and with about an average rainfall. The coldest 
March of our period, except that of 1883 ; the very cold weather 
lasted until 18th, after which it became much warmer. No rain 
fell from 7th to 17th, but from 18th to 31st rain fell every day 
but 2 (24th and 25th). Min. temp, below 32° on 18 days (1st to 
18th), below 22° on 2 (7th and 17th); max. above 52° on 12 (19th 
to 29th, and 31st). 
April.— Of average temperature and brightness, with an atmo¬ 
sphere of average humidity and pressure, and with about an 
average rainfall. A few days (23rd to 28th) were much warmer 
than the rest, and it is owing to these that the mean temperature is 
slightly above the average of our period. There was a sudden fall in 
temperature on 29th. Most of the rain fell before the 11th. North¬ 
easterly winds prevailed. Min. temp, below 42° on 23 days, below 
32 on 2 (11th and 12th); max. above 52° on 19, above 62° on 6. 
May. —Of average temperature and brightness, with a very 
humid atmosphere of average pressure, and with a very heavy 
rainfall. The first few days were cold; the 6th to 9th were very 
warm ; but from 10th to 11th there was a rapid fall in temperature. 
No rain fell until 10th, and then, coincidently with the fall in 
temp., there was rain every day except 23rd and 28th, the 
average daily fall for the last 22 days of the month being 0*2 in. 
The heavy falls in addition to the max. of T04 in. on 12th were 
0-95 in. on 24th, 0‘52 in. on 21st, and 0’48 in. on 22nd. Min. 
temp, below 42° on 12 days, below 32° on 3 (1st, 2nd, and 4th); 
max. above 62° on 16, above 72° on 3 (6th, 7th, and 8th). The 
wettest May of our period ; the rainfall was so heavy in the western 
and midland counties of England that very serious floods occurred, 
chiefly about the middle of the month; and in our own county 
the Biver Beane overflowed and caused much damage. 
June.— Bather cold, very bright, with a very dry atmosphere of 
more than average pressure, and with a small amount of rain. 
The 1st and 2nd, 6th to 9th, and 24th to 30th were much warmer 
than the rest of the month. Bain fell only on 1st, 2nd, 10th to 
14th, 18th (only 0'02 in.), and 22nd (0-02 in.), the last half of the 
month thus being almost without rain. Min. temp, below 52° on 
20 days, below 42° on 3 (4th, 5th, and 6th); max. above 62° on 
24, above 72° on 6. 
July. —Bather warm and bright, with a rather dry atmosphere 
of average pressure, and about an average rainfall; the 1st to 7th 
were very warm (3rd, 4th, and 6th especially), and also very bright, 
there being no cloud (at 9 a.m.) except on 2nd; the 18th to 22nd 
also were very warm (21st especially). No rain fell until 11th, 
there having thus been, from 14th June, a period of 26 days with 
only 0-04 in. of rain. Min. temp, below 52° on 18 days; max. 
above 72° on 13, above 82° on 4 (3rd, 4th, 6th, and 31st). 
