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After the 24th of the month the weather became less
settled, and on the 25th, 28th, and 29th severe thunder.
stc ms occurred in many parts of the country. On the
last.mentioned date a sudden squall of wind, of a tornadolike
character, travelled rapidly from West to East across
the Southern parts of Wales and England. Great heat was
again experienced about this time, the thermometer on
the 29th exceeding 90° in several parts of England and
Wales, and touching 93° at Bath, Rugby, Epsom, and
Matfield (Kent).
Mean temperatures: Highest, 81.1°; lowest, 55°.
Rainfall at Leyton, .32 inch.
August.—At the beginning of August heavy falls of rain
occurred in some parts of Wales and the West of England,
but in our Southern and Eastern counties a renewal of fine
dry weather was experienced, many places reporting
an absence of rain lasting at least for 18 days.
Temperature remained considerably above the average,
and on the 9th the thermometer over England rose to a
higher level than at any previous time on record. At a
large number of stations the shade maxima exceeded
95°, and at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the thermometer
touched 100°, the reading being 3° higher than
the previous maximum registered since the establishment
of regular meteorological observations in 1841. Four