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0.2 deg. below that for January. In April there was an unusual
prevalence of cold e. and n.e. winds, so that the mean
temperature was below the average, except on a few days.
Rain fell on 13 days. The highest temperature recorded was
65.0 deg., and the lowest 32.5 deg., so that there was no
extreme cold in the month. Eain fell on 17 days to the extent
of 1.58 inches. Some days of May were very warm, the high
maximum temperature of 77.8 deg. having been attained, but
the lowest was only 41.2 deg., the cold on several days having
been caused by the e. winds, but the mean temperature was
2.2 deg. in excess. The range was large, viz., 36 6 deg., and
rain fell on 12 days to the extent of 1.42 inches. June was cold
and wet, the temperature of the air being below the mean nearly
every day; rain fell on 16 days to the extent of 2.51 inches.
The highest temperature recorded was 77.6 deg., and the lowest
42.8 deg., giving a range of 34.8 deg. Similar weather prevailed
in July, which was cold, wet and dull, rain having fallen
on 16 days to the extent of 3.31 inches. The highest temperature
recorded was 76.8 deg., being below that in May and
June, whilst the lowest was 47.4 deg. On several days the
mean temperature was more than 10 deg. below the average.
August again was cold and wet, with but little sun; yet the highest
temperature recorded was 81.4 deg., and on several other days
a high temperature prevailed. The mean was only 59.3 deg. or
2.7 below the average of 49 years. A very pleasant change
occurred in September, which as a whole was very fine, warm,
and dry, as rain fell on 7 days only to the extent of 0.57 inches.
The highest temperature was 78.0 deg., and the lowest 45.6,
the mean being 59.5 deg., or 2.5 deg. above the average.
October also was fine and dry until nearly the end, when severe
cold prevailed, the low temperature of 26.8 deg. having occurred.
The highest was 69.6, so that there was the large range of 42.8
deg., and the mean temperature was 49.3 deg., which was 0.5
below the average. In the early part and middle of November
the weather was mild and fine, but on the 24th one of the
longest frosts of modern times set in, having continued with one
or two short breaks until January 12th, and prevailed all over
Europe. Very low temperatures did not occur except on one or