Answer: it was a cold windy day.
Explanation: it was not punctuated at all which it should have been
"The sensation developed into pain that grew acute. And still he endured it, holding the flames of matches clumsily to the bark that would not light readily because his own burning hands were in the way, absorbing most of the flame."
Third person omniscient narrators know absolutely everything about the story and all things related to it. Basically its the god of the story.
