LONDON'S COLD SPELL
LONGEST OF THE CENTURY LONDON, March 4 The spell of cold weather in London which began on January 6 and lasted until February 21 was the longest of the century. According to the recordings made on the roof of Messrs. Negretti and Zambra's premises in Regent Street, the average screen temperature was only 3odeg. Fahrenheit. The official who superintends these recordings said that he had looked back as far as January, 1900, and had found no similar cold period of such length and severity. Records taken by members of the staff at Uxbridge and Northwood show that on only 12 of the 47 days under review was no frost registered. Twenty degrees was recorded on January 14-15 and 19 on January 11-12 and 20-21.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24250, 16 April 1942, Page 4
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127LONDON'S COLD SPELL New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24250, 16 April 1942, Page 4
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