WEATHER REPORT FOR 1955
| JANUARY. | ||||||
| B.--Rather mild month, snow on several days, heaviest fall | ||||||
| on 4th--0.50". Latter part of month very dry. Rainfall 0.21" | ||||||
| below average for month. | ||||||
| FEBRUARY. | ||||||
| B.--Cold and wet with very few fine days. Some heavy snow | ||||||
| showers. Snow all day on 24th. No fog. Rainfall 0.13" above average | ||||||
| for month. | ||||||
| MARCH. | ||||||
| B.--Fine and very fine at first, with some beautiful days, but cold | ||||||
| nights. Some snow showers. Heavy rain afternoon of 25th. Rainfall | ||||||
| 0.40" above average for month. | ||||||
| APRIL. | ||||||
| B.--Fine and very dry month with a number of warm and sunny | ||||||
| days. No fog or frost. Rainfall 1.13" below average for month. | ||||||
| MAY. | ||||||
| B.--A very wet month. Heavy rain on 16th, 17th and 26th. After | ||||||
| heavy rain on 17th SNOW fell for some time. Strong winds 4th, 5th | ||||||
| and 8th. Thunder on 6th. Rainfall 3.02" above average for month. | ||||||
| C.--The 17th was very wet all day and at 10.45 p.m it snowed | ||||||
| heavily for a time. It is rarely that we have more than one inch in a day | ||||||
| in May. The only previous cases are in 1948 and 1950. | ||||||
| JUNE. | ||||||
| B.--Rather unsettled until latter part of month, Tropical rain | ||||||
| afternoon of 8th when during a thunderstorm 1.75" fell between 3 p.m. | ||||||
| and 4.15 p.m. Thunder also on 12th. Very strong S.E. wind on 6th. | ||||||
| Rainfall 2.02" above average for month and 4.23" above for 6 months. | ||||||
| JULY. | ||||||
| B.--Really beautiful summer month, rain on only one day. Almost | ||||||
| every day bright and sunny. Rainfall 2.12" below average for month | ||||||
| and 2.11" above for 7 months. | ||||||
| C.--Driest July since 1921 0.07". Driest month since August | ||||||
| 1947 0.02" (Record). | ||||||
| AUGUST. | ||||||
| B.--Another fine month with some beautiful days. No strong | ||||||
| winds. Thunder on 15th, no rain. Rainfall 1.97" below average for | ||||||
| month and 0.14" above for 8 months. | ||||||
| C.--Partial drought June 20th to August 9th 51 days 0.47" rain. | ||||||
| R.--The drought enabled me to locate the site of a former ancient | ||||||
| chapel" belonging to the manor here. The grass above the stone | ||||||
| fouldations being browned. Long-leaved plantain especially prolific. | ||||||
| SEPTEMBER. | ||||||
| B.--Another very nice month, but with more rain than previous | ||||||
| months. Heavy showers with thunder on 13th. Heavy rain night of | ||||||
| 22nd. Misty some mornings, no fog. Rainfall 0.25" below average for | ||||||
| month and 0.10" below for 9 months. | ||||||
| C.--Total for 6 summer months (April--September) 8.66". Driest | ||||||
| since 1943. Average 11.10". | ||||||
| OCTOBER. | ||||||
| B.--Rather dry month. Good deal of sunshine. W. gale and | ||||||
| heavy rain night of 5th. N.W. gale on 6th. Strong south winds on | ||||||
| l9th and 20th. Fog 11th, l2th, 13th and 31st. Rainfall 0.61" below | ||||||
| average for month and 0.71" below for 10 months. | ||||||
| NOVEMBER. | ||||||
| B.--Unsettled first half of month, rain nearly every day. Thunder | ||||||
| night of 5th. Thunderstorm 11.15 a.m. Sunday 6th. No gales. Fog | ||||||
| 6th, 12th, l9th, 17th 22nd and 30th. Latter part of month dry but dull. | ||||||
| Rainfall 0.78" below average for month and 1.49" below for 11 months. | ||||||
| DECEMBER. | ||||||
| B.--Mild, damp month with rain on 21 days. W. gale on 28th. | ||||||
| Strong winds on 29th, Fog 1st and 2nd, Snow, l9th and 21st. Rainfall | ||||||
| 0.39" below average for month and 1.88" below for year. | ||||||
| B.--Mr. C. W. Boddington, Northampton Mercer's Row. | ||||||
| C.--Mr. E. H. Colman, Peterborough. | ||||||
| R.--Rev. E. H. Ruddy, Braunston. | ||||||