"Tom Bennett" wrote in message
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"Paul Hyett" wrote
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I posted about those 2 years just a week ago :

'Oct 29 1896 peaked at just 3.9°C here in Cheltenham

Just as a general point, I've always wondered - just how did weather
stations measure temperature down to one decimal place in the 1890s etc.
and
how reliable were the readings?

- Tom




I think they are conversions from degrees F. 3.9C=39F

joe.
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