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METEOROLOGY IN AND AROUND LONDON
DURING THE YEAR 1902.
January.—The weather in January was for the most part dull and
mild, with frequent rain at the beginning and towards the end of
the month. The mean daily temperature of the air was generally
below its average from the 13th to the 15th, and from the 25th to
the 31st, and generally above from the 1st to the 12th, and from
the 16th to the 24th. The fall of rain was somewhat below its
average. The S. and W. winds were prevalent during the greater
portion of the month.
February.—The weather in February was mostly cold, dull and
cheerless, rain falling frequently at the end of the month. The
mean daily temperature of the air was above its average from
the 22nd to the 28th, and below on all other days. The fall of
rain was below its average. The N. and E. winds were prevalent
on 20 days during the month.
March.—The weather in March was generally mild and dull, with
very little sunshine. The mean daily temperature of the air was
below its average from the 4th to the 6th, and from the 22nd to
the 26th, and generally above on all other days. The fall of rain
was a little below its average. The S. and W. winds were prevalent
on 24 days during the month.
April.—The weather in April, though of a somewhat changeable
character, was mainly fair and dry. The temperature was
below the normal in most places. Rainfall varied greatly in
amount in different districts ; bright sunshine was, as a rule, in
excess of the average.
May.—The weather for May was for the most para cold and changeable,
with frequent showers in all districts, and with occasional
falls of hail, sleet, or snow. At the close of the third week the
conditions became for a time much finer and warmer, but at the
end of the month unsettled rainy weather set in very generally.
The temperature was considerably below the average ; the winds
were mainly from between North and West. Rainfall was in
excess of the average in most places.