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February.—Squally westerly or north westerly winds with
snowfalls were the chief features of the weather during this month.
The mean temperatures were slightly below normal in the S.E.
A slight excess of sunshine was recorded on the south coast of
England.
March was on the whole cold, dry and sunny, though there
were remarkable ranges of temperature, the 6th to the 10th being
unusually cold, the 16th to the 22nd unusually warm. Sunshine
aggregates were well above the normal.
April was unsettled, dull and very wet; north westerly and
northerly winds predominated with general deficiency of sunshine.
Day maximum temperatures were mostly below the normal, though
from the 8th to the 12th there was a spell of warm weather. Rainfall
was very excessive, London having 274% of the normal April
rainfall.
May.—The weather was mostly unsettled, wet and cloudy with
southerly winds predominating. Associated with the wet and
cloudy weather was a lack of warm spells, though the temperature
rose considerably during Whitsuntide week. Thunderstorms
occurred in various districts.
June.—For the first three weeks unsettled dull and wet weather
prevailed, after which there was a gradual change to fine and warm
weather. Thunderstorms were general and floods occurred in some
districts. A remarkable phenomenon was recorded in Birmingham
where a tornado accompanied a thunderstorm during the afternoon
of the 14th causing much damage along a path about 10 miles long
and from 800 to 200 yards wide. Rainfall exceeded the normal
over most of England but in the South East, including Croydon,
less than half the normal was recorded.
July was wet and dull with frequent thunderstorms and heavy
rain Sunshine aggregates for the month were subnormal.
August was wet, cool and dull. Following a wet June and
July the month completed one of the wettest summers since recording
was begun. Mean temperatures were below the normal,
thunderstorms occurred during the first 3 weeks and at the end
of the month gales occurred on the south coast.