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AN extraordinary wave of high temperature passed over this country between the 8th and 18th of this month, which has also been remarkable on account of the continuance of the heat during several consecutive days. High temperatures were experienced in all parts of the United Kingdom, but more especially in the southern and eastern portions of the country. The following table shows their distribution as represented by the stations included in the Daily Weather Report:—
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The Great Heat of August 8 to 18. Nature 48, 395–396 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/048395a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/048395a0