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strong to a gale in force. The weather was usually very mild
both in the daytime and at night, the minimum reading of
60 degrees in London on the nights of 3rd and 16th being
the highest recorded in October for more than 30 years
past. After the 25th the wind shifted to North-East and
ultimately to North, and for the remainder of the month
the weather was very cold, with sharp frosts between the
28th and 31st.
Mean temperatures—highest 59.5, lowest 45.6 degrees.
Rainfall for Leyton 3.6 inches.
November:—In this month the general character of the
weather was in striking contrast with that which had
hitherto prevailed, the atmosphere being as a rule fair
and very dry, with an unusually large amount of bright
sunshine. The opening week was mild, but the thermometer
afterwards fell decidedly, severe frosts being
experienced between the 15th and 17th, and again
between the 23rd and 26th.
Mean temperatures—highest 47.2, lowest 36.2, degrees,
Rainfall for Leyton .78 inches.
December:—With the exception of a brief period around
the middle of the month, the weather of December was
extremely changeable, with heavy gales from West and
North-West on the 3rd, and from South-East on the 21st