WEATHER REPORT FOR 1948
| JANUARY. | ||||||
| A very wet and windy month. Little frost or snow. N.W. gales at | ||||||
| night on 4th, 7th and 9th. S.W. gales on l2th and l3th. Fog On 21st. | ||||||
| Rainfall 1.22" above average for monlth at Northampton and 1.92" above | ||||||
| at Peterborough. Max. 62.0 on 13th at Althorp. Min. 22.0 on 19th, | ||||||
| Boughton. Rain 0.71" on 6th, Ravensthorpe. | ||||||
| FEBRUARY. | ||||||
| Stormy but mild first part of month. S.W. gales on 1st. W. gale on | ||||||
| 6th. N.W. gale on 8th. Latter part of month fine but rather cold. Very | ||||||
| little snow. Fog night of 29th. Rainfall 0.68" below average for North- | ||||||
| ampton and 0.71" below Peterborough. Max. 64.0 on 29th, Brauston. | ||||||
| Min. 14.0 on 21st, Althorp. Rain 0.40" on 2nd, Grimsbury. | ||||||
| MARCH. | ||||||
| Very dull at first with fog morning and night for the first six days. | ||||||
| Glorious weather followed with the Max. on the 9th reaching 67.5, the | ||||||
| highest recorded at Northampton since 1923. No snow and very little | ||||||
| frost. The month ended with a S.W. gale and heavy rain on 3lst. Max. | ||||||
| 73.0 on 9th, Boughton. Min. 25.0 on 25th, Althorp. Rain 0.54" on 31st, | ||||||
| Grimsbury. | ||||||
| APRIL. | ||||||
| A fine dry month with Rainfall at Northampton 0.42" below average. | ||||||
| At Peterborough 0.33" below. THunder night of l9th. W. gale on 4th. | ||||||
| No fog. Max. 71.0 on 21st, General Hospital. Min. 24.0 on 5th, | ||||||
| Althorp. Rain 0.65 on 3rd, Northampton. | ||||||
| MAY. | ||||||
| Very unsettled first few days, with heavy rain at times. Then fine | ||||||
| until the 23rd when heavy rain fell all day. Latter part of month cold | ||||||
| and unsettled. Thunder on 1st, 11th and 31st. Rainfall at Northampton | ||||||
| 1.33" above average. At Peterborough 1.57" above average. Max. 81.5 | ||||||
| on l8th, Northampton. Min 29.0 on 3rd, Althorp. Rain 1.19" on 12th, | ||||||
| Berrywood. | ||||||
| JUNE. | ||||||
| A very unsettled month with very few really nice Summer days. | ||||||
| First part of month very rough, with W. gale night of 2nd. Thunder on | ||||||
| 1st, 10th, 18th, 22nd and 28th. Rain 0.38" above average for month and | ||||||
| 1.04" above for six months Northampton, at Peterborough 1" above for | ||||||
| month and 25.7" above for six months. Max. 84.0 on 26th, Boughton. | ||||||
| Min. 38.0 on 9th, Althorp. Rain 1.05" on 10th, Wellingborough. | ||||||
| JULY | ||||||
| A dry warm month with some very high temperatures. Thursday, | ||||||
| 29th with Max. Temp. of 90.5 was hottest day recorded at Nolthampton | ||||||
| since July, 1923. Thunder on 13th and 30th. Rain 1.19" below average | ||||||
| Northampton and 1.31" below at Peterborough. Max 93.0 on 28th, Althorp. | ||||||
| Min. 40.0 on 17th, Duston. Rain 0.41" on 4th, Kettering. | ||||||
| AUGUST. | ||||||
| A very wet month with rain on 21 days. A great contrast to August | ||||||
| 1947 when there was practically no rain. Thunder on lst and 2nd. N.W. | ||||||
| gale on 12th. Rain 1.10" above average for month, Northampton 1.06" | ||||||
| above, Peterborough. Max. 78.0 on 30th, Braunston. Min. 37.0 on 20th, | ||||||
| Althorp. Rain 1.43" on 2nd, Northamptom | ||||||
| SEPTEMBER | ||||||
| Very unsettled first part of month with heavy rain on 3rd and 12th. | ||||||
| Latter part a great imporovement with some very nice sunny days. No | ||||||
| fog or thunder. Rain 0.86" above average for month, Northampton and | ||||||
| 1.83" above for nine months. Peterborough 0.14" below for month and | ||||||
| 2.18" above for nine months. Max. 77.0 on 26th, General Hospital. Min. | ||||||
| 31.0 on 2Ist, Altholp. Rain 1.34" on 12th, Duston. | ||||||
| OCTOBER. | ||||||
| Anotller very wet month with rainfall 1.26" above average at North- | ||||||
| ampton and 0.62" above, Peterborough. Very heavy rain with strong | ||||||
| S.W. wind on 16th and 17th. Fog on 9th. Max. 74.0 on 1st, Boughton. | ||||||
| Min. 21.0 on 27th, Altholp. Rain 1.03" on 17th, Ravensthorpe. | ||||||
| NOVEMBER. | ||||||
| A very dull dreary month. The latter part nothing but fog and still | ||||||
| more fog. The fog came down on the night of the 21st and did not | ||||||
| disperse until the afternoon of December, 1st. It was very thick at times | ||||||
| and traffic and buses were brought to a standstill. Rain 0.56" below | ||||||
| average, Northampton and 0.55" below, Peterborough. Max. 63.0 on 3rd, | ||||||
| Braunston. Min 22.0 on 25th, Ravensthorpe. Rain 0.62 on 14th, Duston. | ||||||
| DECEMBER. | ||||||
| Very unsettled. Severe thunder storm on evening of 13th. Thunder | ||||||
| morning of 14th. S.W. gale on 2nd and 30th. Fog on 1st. Rain 0.41" | ||||||
| above average for month and 2.94" above for year at Northampton. | ||||||
| Peterborough 0.01" below for month and 2.24" above for year. Max. 60.0 | ||||||
| on 3rd, Braunston. Min 21.0 on 23rd, Althorp Rain l.l5" on l3th, | ||||||
| Grimsbury. | ||||||