TAKEN AT ST. ALBANS IN 1890. 
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Notes on the Months. 
January.— Very warm, rather bright, with an atmosphere of 
average humidity and rather low pressure, and a rather heavy 
rainfall on a large number of days. Rain fell every day for the 
last eleven days, the average per day being 0*13 in. : no snow fell. 
The temperature was exceedingly variable. Coldest day 2nd, 
mean 27°’6 ; warmest days 6th, mean 49°*3, and 7th, mean 49°*4. 
Min. below 32° on 6 days, below 22° on 1 day (2nd); max. above 
42° on 26 days, above 52° on 4 (6th, 7th, 9th, and 25th). 
February. —Yery cold, rather bright, with an atmosphere of 
average humidity and very high pressure, and a very small rainfall 
on a small number of days. On 14th and 15th there was a storm, 
with rain, then snow, and then rain again, the amount (as rain) for the 
two days being 0*70 in., leaving only 1*07 in. for the rest of the 
month. The mean temperature of the first two days was 44°*9, 
being 7°'8 above that of the month. Coldest day 28th, mean 
30°*6 ; warmest day 1st, mean 46°*5. Min. below 32° on 15 days; 
max. above 42° on 15. Several days were foggy. 
March.— Rather warm, and cloudy, with a rather humid atmo¬ 
sphere of low pressure, and a rather heavy rainfall on a considerable 
number of days Rain fell every day from 18th to 25th, the 
average per day being 0-23 in. A little snow fell on several days. 
The mean temperature of the first four days was 27°*3, being 15*3 
below that of the month. Coldest day 3rd, mean 25°*4 ; warmest 
day 29th, mean 53°*5. Min. below 32° on 7 days, below 22° on 3 
(2nd, 3rd, and 4th); max. above 52° on 14 days, above 62° on 3 
(28th, 29th, and 30th). 
April.— Rather cold, very cloudy, with a humid atmosphere of 
low pressure, and a small rainfall on a considerable number of days. 
The days on which rain fell were 6th to 9th, 14th to 18th, and 21st 
to 27th, there being thus three wet and four dry periods. Coldest 
day 12th, mean 39°*5; warmest day 30th, mean 53°*2. Min. 
below 42° on 27 days (every day but 7th, 15th, and 16th), below 
32° on 6; max. above 52° on 18, above 62° on 1 day (30th). 
May.— Rather warm, of average cloudiness, with a humid atmo¬ 
sphere of low pressure, and a small rainfall on a rather small 
number of days. The days on which rain fell were 4th to 11th, 
16th to 19th, and 29th, there being thus (if the 20th to 31st with 
only one wet day be considered a dry period) two wet and three 
dry periods. Coldest day 31st, mean 46°*6; warmest day 25th, 
mean 63°*7. Min. below 42° on 9 days; max. above 62° on 14, 
above 72° on 2 (24th and 25th). 
June. —Rather cold and cloudy, with a humid atmosphere of 
rather high pressure, and an average rainfall on a considerable 
number of days. More than one-third of the rain in the month 
fell on the 4th, and more than half on the 4th and 30th together. 
Coldest day 1st, mean 50°*5; warmest day 24th, mean 63°*6. 
Min. below 52° on 24 days, below 42 oh 2 (1st and 8th); max. 
above 62° on 24, above 72° on 4 (16th, 17th, 24th, and 25th). 
