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June.—A variable month. Dry in England.
Over the Eastern half of the Kingdom the mean
temperature for the month was rather above the normal,
while the Western districts returned a deficiency—about
2° in Ireland.
As a general rule the days were very cool. There
were, however, a couple of sudden incursions of heat. On
the 16th and 17th the thermometer passed 80° in many
places, and reached 87° at Wimbledon and Greenwich.
The 29th was nearly as warm.
Fog was of frequent occurrence on the Western
coasts; on the Eastern coasts, mainly the Northern half,
round the 5th, and again from the 16th to the 25th.
There were occasional reports of fog on the South Coast
from the 12th to the 26th.
Mean temperatures: Highest, 714°; lowest, 49.2°.
Rainfall at Leyton, .33 inch.
July.—Dull, dry, and rather cool.
The month generally was cool, afternoon temperatures
as high as 75° being attained but seldom. On the
1st, however, a few localities in England, Scotland and
Ireland touched 78° or 79°. Between the 27th and 29th
slightly higher readings were recorded in widely scattered
districts, 82° at Marlborough, Welshpool and Ruthwell,
and 83° at Killerton.
Some South-Eastern stations were more than 4°
below the month's normal.
Fog was noted frequently on the Western coasts,
mostly from the 1st to the 5th, and the 9th to the 15th
on the Eastern coasts, while along the South Coast it
was seldom mentioned.
Mean temperatures: Highest, 68.2°; lowest, 5l.8°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 2.61 inches.