RAINFALL IN DORSET. 71 



Thunderstorms occurred, or lightning or thunder noticed, on 

 the igth, 2oth, 26th, zyth, and 2Qth of July, the yth and 22ndof 

 August, the 28th of October, and 2 2nd of November. None of 

 them were severe except on the 2yth of July when, besides 

 those mentioned in the observers' notes, the Dorset County 

 Chronicle states that a tree at Alton and another at Buckland 

 Newton were struck by lightning and considerably damaged ; 

 and that at Wool a carter was ploughing with two horses, and 

 while in the act of taking the horses from the plough, the plough 

 was struck by lightning and portions of it considerably injured. 

 The heaviest rain accompanying these storms was "jSin. at 

 Chalbury on the 2Qth of July ; *65in. at Cattistock and Gilling- 

 ham and '54in. at Shroton on the 2yth of the same month ; and 

 *6oin. at Beaminster Fleet Street and '59111. at the Vicarage on 

 the 7th of August. 



OBSERVERS' NOTES. 



BEAMINSTER, FLEET STREET. Average maximum tempera- 

 ture in the shade : January 46'o, February 43"2, March 45'b, 

 April s67, May 6o'2, June 6f"j, July 74'!, August 69'o, 

 September 66'2, October 57'3, November 5o'6, December 

 So-o ; average 58'!. 



BROADWINDSOR VICARAGE. January 2nd : Rain o*6in. ; 

 imperfect observation, probably more. [The rainfall for the day 

 has been taken as I'loin. H.S.E.]. July 26th: Thunderstorm; 

 29th, thunderstorm which lasted between i-i hour, rain -5 Sin. 

 August 7th : Thunder, rain '46in. 



BUCKHORN WESTON RECTORY. December 3oth : The 

 greatest rainfall in seven years. 



CHALBURY RECTORY. July igth and 27th and October 28th: 

 Thunder. Highest temperature 82 on July 25th ; lowest 22 

 on February 8th and 9th. 



CHEDDINGTON COURT. February ist, 2nd, and 3rd: Snow 

 storms ; average depth 4*25in. 



CHICKERELL, MONTEVIDEO, Rain on 32 days to a less 

 amount than -oiin. - February 2nd: Snow all day from an early 

 hour; loth, a little snow; 1 3th, snow afternoon, and morning 



