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London on the 15th the fog was lifted above the housetops,
a dense canopy which shut out the daylight completely,
so that in the streets below there was intense
darkness during the day.
Mean temperatures : Highest, 46.7°; lowest, 35.6°.
Rainfall at Leyton, .67 inch.
March.—Rough and wet.
The temperature of the month, which was generally
above the normal, and especially so over Eastern and
South-Eastern England, was remarkable for its general
uniformity.
The early morning of the 18th was marked by a
sharp frost over a wide area.
The earth tremor was felt at Isleworth, Middlesex,
at about 5 p.m. on the 22nd. A thunderstorm was then
in progress.
There was a decided falling-off in the records of fog,
both inland and on the coasts. Along the English
Channel there were hardly any references to fog.
Mean temperatures : Highest, 52.0°; lowest, 38'3°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 1.98 inches.
April.—Dull and wet.
During the greater portion of the month the temperature
was fairly uniform all over the kingdom, and the
daily range was small. The few exceptions were rather
striking. On the 11th and 12th the day maxima were
unusually low, at numerous stations below 40°. This
was succeeded by a sharp frost in the night of the 12th.
In the last week the day readings rose appreciably above
the normal, the 23rd, 24th, 27th and 29th having a