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August.—Calm, cool, dull and dry.
Excepting in South-Western and Western England,
where the weather was finer and brighter than elsewhere,
temperature was below the normal by from 2° to 3° in
places. There were few hot days, temperatures above
80° occurring on the 2nd to 4th, and 28th to 30th in
various localities.
Cold nights were uncommon, but there were some
minima below 40° and on the morning of the 18th St.
Andrews touched 32°. Damage by frost was reported at
Linmere (Cheshire) on the 4th, and on the "Moss"
lands, near Southport, on the 19th.
Much fog was reported on the western coasts from
the 1st to 3rd, 13th to 22nd, and 28th to 30th, and on the
East Coast from the 27th to 31st.
Mean temperatures: Highest, 71.1°; lowest, 52.0°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 1.34 inches.
September.—Little wind, heavy local rains.
Temperature was in excess of the normal at nearly
all stations, by more than 2° in many instances. The
mildest period was round the 27th, when many places had
maxima of 75° and upwards, 79° in several cases, and
82° at Whitby. Frost in the shade occurred in some of
the more open situations, mostly on the morning of
the 7th.
During the second half of the month fogs were
reported frequently on the Western and Eastern coasts,
locally thick on several days, but along the South Coast
they were seldom recorded.
Mean temperatures : Highest, 67.8°; lowest, 50.2°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 1.40 inches.