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METEOROLOGY, 1914.
January.—Dull and dry.
At the beginning of the month there was frost in the
South, but this was succeeded by a week during which
the temperature rose above the normal. From the 11th
until the 24th there was another period of cold weather
and frost, during which the mean temperature was
below the normal and the highest temperature recorded
from day to day was not many degrees above freezing
point. The last week in the month was mild, temperatures
of 55° being recorded in some localities. Fog was
commonly observed on the coasts, being most frequent
on the Western coasts. With East winds prevalent the
weather was mainly dry and cold, and it turned to rain
and mild weather with Westerly winds.
Some snow fell, but, generally speaking, the rainfall
was below the average.
Mean temperatures: Maximum, 43.5°; minimum,
35.3°.
Rainfall at Leyton, .37 inch.
February.—Mild, wet and windy.
The month was warmer than the average, the temperature
being 50° or more at Camden Square, London,
during the first 15 days. There was a deficiency of sunshine.
Fogs were rarely reported on the coasts, and they
occurred mainly towards the end of the month.
The rainfall throughout was excessive.
Strong winds and gales were of frequent occurrence,
depressions were numerous and were in many localities
accompanied by heavy downfalls of rain.