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October.—Mild, wet in the plains. Tornado in South Wales.
Mildness formed a very striking feature of the
month. At Eastbourne and Portsmouth the temperature
was more than 5°, and at Westminster 6°, above the
normal.
There was no cold weather with the exception of the
23rd and following night.
Many observers comment on the open character of
the month. Isleworth: "A beautiful month; in some
respects the finest October during the 33 years of my
personal records." Oundle: "A remarkably genial
month; lilac and other spring flowers in bloom, and
second crops of plums, raspberries, etc., gathered."
Several of the observers remark that the days were
generally fine to sunny, most of the rain experienced
falling during the night hours.
Fog was experienced over a wide area of the inland
districts on several days, mainly about the 23rd to the
26th. Along the Western and Eastern coasts it was reported
rather frequently, but rarely on the South Coast.
Mean temperatures: Highest, 61.2°; lowest, 45.9°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 3.27 inches.
November.—Mild and windy. Variable rains.
The month was remarkable for its almost uniform
mildness in all parts of the Kingdom. Speaking generally,
the afternoon temperatures were in the fifties, and
the night minima in the forties. At very numerous
stations there was no frost, and at the others the only
frosts of note were between the 6th and the 9th and on
the 23rd. Observers noted roses, wallflowers, primroses,
dandelion in flower at Belper; strawberries in flower at