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of the days, the mean daily range being greater than usual. 
The earlier part of the month was warmer than the later. The 
minimum was below 32° on 8 days; 13th to 16th and four times 
afterwards. The 8th was the wettest day at two stations and 
the 9tli at 52, at least half an inch of rain falling at 14 stations 
on the latter day. At nearly all stations none fell after the 18th. 
On that and the previous day a little snow fell. 
April. —Eather cold, with an atmosphere of average humidity, 
a very cloudy sky, and a little more than the average rainfall on 
a large number of days. The nights were warmer and the days 
colder than usual, the mean daily range of temperature being 
rather small. The 4th was the wettest day at 2 stations, the 
11th at one station, the 13th at one, the 16th at 22 stations, and 
the 28th at 28. At least half an inch of rain fell at 13 stations 
on the 16th, the result of a thunderstorm which was most severe 
and accompanied by the greatest rainfall in the north of the 
county. A cow was killed by the lightning at Codicote. The 
first three days were cold, their mean temperature at St. Albans 
being 39’8°, or 6° below the average of the month. On these 
nights only was the minimum below 32°. A little snow fell on 
the 2nd in the north of the county, and again on the 26th. 
May.— A warm month, with a very humid atmosphere, a cloudy 
sky, and a rather heavy rainfall on a large number of days. 
The high temperature was due rather more to the warmth of the 
nights than of the days, the mean daily range being less than 
usual. The first half of the month was much colder than the 
second half, the mean temperature from the 1st to the 15th 
being 47'5°, about 2° warmer than April, and from the 16th to 
the 31st 57‘5°, about 2° colder than June. The 5th was the 
wettest day at one station, the 16th at 2 stations, the 17th at 15, 
the 18th at 29, the 27th at 2, the 28th at 3, the 17th and 31st 
were the wettest at one station, and the 18th and 28th at one. 
The rainfall reached at least half an inch at 4 stations on the 
17th, at 3 on the 18th, and at one station on the 28th. There 
was an unusually large number of thunderstorms during the 
month ; they occurred on the 4th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 
18th, 19th, 21st, and 28th, with hail on the 8th, 11th, 16th, and 
21st. Four horses were struck by the lightning and killed at 
different places near Hitchin on the 21st. 
June.— Eather warm, with a humid atmosphere, a cloudy sky, 
and a very heavy rainfall, but on only the usual number of days. 
The excess in temperature was mainly due to the warmth of the 
nights, the mean daily range being rather small. The highest 
temperature in the year occurred on the 20th. The 9th was the 
wettest day at 14 stations, the 10th at 9, the 23rd at 3, the 25th 
at 17, and the 30th at 11. The rainfall reached at least half an 
inch at 10 stations on the 9th, and at least an inch at 8 of 
these: 107 in. at Hatfield St. Mary’s, lT2in. at Bennington 
House, 1T6 in. at the Gfirls Gframmar School, Ware, l’21in. at 
Apsley Mills, 1*39 in. at the Eed House, Ware, F66 in. at Hemel 
