Il6 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



SWANAGE, VICTORIA HOTEL. September 6th, very heavy 

 thunderstorm from 6 a.m to 9.30 a.m., in which time 2-2 xin. of 

 rain fell. 



VERWOOD MANOR. The features of the year were the spells 

 of dry (rainless) weather; from the i6th of February we had 

 20 days without rain, from the 2yth of July (excluding the 

 3rd and ;th of August) 31 days, and from November i2th 

 19 days. 



WAREHAM, BINNEGAR HALL. The rainfall for 1899 is 

 i "98m. above the average of the years 1887 to 1898 both 

 inclusive, notwithstanding the great drought. The heavy 

 thunderstorms of Sunday, July 23rd, with a fall of 2 '85 in. and 

 ruin., largely causing this. The 2*85111. fell almost entirely 

 between 6.30 a.m. and 9 a.m., flooding every low ground and 

 washing out the roads, causing considerable damage. 



WINTERBOURNE HfiRRiNGSTON. July 23rd, Sunday, *96in. 

 of rain fell in one hour and a-half before 8 a.m. with very heavy 

 thunder. Subsequently '6oin. fell in 1 5 minutes about 5 in the 

 afternoon. Up to the 22nd of July we had no thunderstorms. 



WINTERBOURNE HOUGHTON. January : On 13 days the 

 maximum temperature exceeded 50, the highest being 54, the 

 minimum of the month 23. February nth: A high tempera- 

 ture of 58 was recorded ; thunderstorms at noon on the 7th and 

 about 4.30 p.m. on the i3th resembled in character summer 

 storms; minimum temperature 24 5. March: Extremes of 

 temperature 6i'5 and 21. April: 60 and 29. May: 69 and 

 31. June : 82 and 41. This was a warm month, on 21 days 

 the thermometer reached 70 and above. July was another 

 hot month. On 26 days the maximum temperature rose above 

 70, and on 8 above 80. The extremes of temperature were 

 85 and 47. The 23rd was rather remarkable for a thunder- 

 storm from 6 to 10 a.m. from the N.W., an unusual quarter for 

 the production of thunder in the summer. August was the 

 hottest month of the year. The maximum temperature exceeded 

 70 on 28 days, and on 9 days reached 80 and above. Extremes 

 of temperature 86'5 and 47 -. September : On the 6th a heavy 



