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there were only one or two trifling showers of rain or
deposition of moisture in the form of dew or fog in five
weeks.
The conditions gradually became less settled after
February 12th, and from the 15th onward strong southwesterly
and westerly winds and gales were reported
daily.
These were accompanied by general mildness and
frequent and heavy rain, there being many records of more
than an inch a day.
January.—Mean temperatures: Highest, 42°; lowest,
34.2°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 1T6 inches.
February.—Mean temperatures: Highest, 46°;
lowest, 35.3°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 1.27 inches.
March.—Singular weather conditions were experienced during
March. The winds were North.Westerly in the early days,
afterwards Northerly to Easterly, and while gales were
not frequent the number of winds of forces 4.7 was considerably
above the average. Temperature was within
moderate limits most of the time, but there was sharp
frost in isolated situations on various dates.
Dull weather, with a deficiency of sunshine and
frequent but not heavy rain, ruled over Southern, Midland,