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Mean temperatures: Maximum, 49.7°; minimum,
40.0°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 1.90 inches.
March.—Dull and wet.
Temperatures were mainly above the average,
especially in the earlier part of the month, the later part
being colder.
The readings of bright sunshine were below the
average.
Rainfall was excessive throughout the country; for
example, at Isleworth it was the heaviest fall experienced
in March during the last 35 years. Similarly at Camden
Square, London, the total was the largest noted since
readings were begun 57 years ago. Local gales and
depressions were numerous, and were usually accompanied
by rain, either locally or over the whole country;
between the 19th and the 26th thunderstorms were of
frequent occurrence.
Fogs on the coast were reported infrequently.
Mean temperatures: Maximum, 50'2°; minimum,
38-8°.
Rainfall at Leyton, 3'89 inches.
April.—Sunny, mild and dry.
Over the Kingdom generally the weather was
warmer than the average, though occasional days were
still rather cold.
Bright sunshine also was in excess of the normal,
and at Westminster there was a daily average of over
7 hours.