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four days; at Berkhamsted, 0*03 in. on three days ; at St. Albans, 
0-06 in. on two days; and at New Barnet, O'002 in. on one day only. 
November.— Of average temperature, with a humid atmosphere, 
a very cloudy sky, and a rather small rainfall on nearly the 
average number of days. The temperature of both nights and 
days was about the average. The duration of sunshine was rather 
less than usual. Easterly and south-easterly winds prevailed in 
equal proportion, and more than twice as frequently as from any 
other point of the compass. The first half of the month was much 
warmer than the second half, in which there were five very cold 
days, 18th to 22nd, with the minimum temperature below 32° 
every night, and the maximum never reaching 42°. At no other 
time was the minimum below 32° except on the 13th at Berk¬ 
hamsted (35° at St. Albans). 
December.— Yery mild, with an atmosphere of average humidity, 
a rather cloudy sky, and a small rainfall on about the average 
number of days. The excess in temperature was due almost 
entirely to the warmth of the nights (about 3° above the average); 
the mean daily range was therefore very small. There was much 
less sunshine than usual even for this, the least sunny month in 
the year. Westerly winds greatly prevailed, the next in frequency 
being from the north-east and south-west. The only cold period 
was from the 4th to the 13th. During this period the minimum 
temperature was only once above 32° (on 10th). On no other 
occasion did it sink below 32° at St. Albans, and only on the 
3rd at Berkhamsted. The maximum was below 32° on the 6th 
at St. Albans, and on the 5th and 6th at Berkhamsted. The 
6th was much the coldest day on the whole in the year, the 
9 a.m. temperature at St. Albans being only 20 o, 2, hut there was 
a much lower minimum in February. 
