RAINFALL IN DORSET. Ijl 



twenty-four hours, z'c^in., was experienced at Chetnole on the 

 1 2th of December. This was nearly equalled by 2'ozin. at 

 Broadwindsor Vicarage in a thunderstorm on the evening of the 

 24th of September. 



There was an inch of rain in 24 hours at one place or another 

 on 2 r days, thus distributed : March June and December 

 i day ; May and September 2 days ; July and August 3 days ; 

 April and October 4 days. The largest monthly fall was 

 ii'56in. at Moreton House in October. 



The number of rainy days was 190. October was the wettest 

 month, rain falling every day at 7 stations. In addition to the 

 194 days on which it is recorded in the usual manner, rain was 

 noted at Chickerell on 33 days when the amount was less than 

 oiin. 



Lightning, thunder, or thunderstorms are reported on 23 

 days : One day in March April June and December, 2 days 

 in January and July, 3 in August, and 4 in May September and 

 October. The most severe were the series of storms at the end 

 of May on the cessation of northerly and easterly winds with 

 dry weather. 



OBSERVERS' NOTES. 



BEAMINSTER, FLEET STREET. Average maximum tempera- 

 ture in the shade : January, 45'o ; February, 49*8 ; March, 

 5 i-5; April, 53 -o; May, 6 2 -8 ; June, 6 4 - 9 ; July, 6 9 'o ; 

 August, 66' i ; September, 63"] ; October, S7'3 5 November, 

 49'8 ; December, 43*o ; year, 56'3. No snow to measure 

 fell during the year except about half-an-hour's fall (o'oSin.) on 

 April 1 3th. 



BROADWINDSOR VICARAGE. January 3rd : Hail, i ith : Some 

 snow. February 23rd : Hailstorms. 25th: Lightning 6.30 till 

 10 p.m. March 26th : Lightning and thunder at night. 

 May 28th : Severe thunderstorm 3 to 5 p.m., hail at 3 p.m., 

 continuous flashes of lightning about 3.45 p.m. June 9th : 

 Thunderstorm with hail beginning about 2 p.m. September 2nd : 



