Laus Deo

A curious find in Batch 8, from this day 149 years ago:

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Historical weather forecast records for Oxfordshire for June 1866, from the Met Office website:

  yyyy    mn  tmax    tmin     af    rain     sun
              degC    degC    days    mm      hours
   1866   6   21.9    11.1       0    81.7     ---

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Thankfully the weather in Oxfordshire today is glorious, for which we’re sure the sheep are truly thankful!

1 thought on “Laus Deo

  1. This storm is mentioned in one of the Oratory School magazines, and described at greater length, but I don’t have the time to source it.

    Best wishes, Paul Shrimpton

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