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with an average of 20*5 " rain days," ending with heavy snow in 

 the last few days of the year. 



In the tables following these notes figures are given from 

 seven new stations, namely, from Stoborough (Wareham), 

 Chickerell Rectory, the Gardens at Wynford House, Bradford 

 Peverell House, Bradford Peverell Rectory, Puddletown 

 Vicarage, and the Vicarage at Winterbourne Whitchurch ; and 

 no return, included in the tables for 1907, has dropped out from 

 those now given. Some of the new observers are located very 

 near to others from whom returns had been previously received, 

 but by reference to the tables it will be seen that there is often 

 considerable difference between the yearly totals of observers 

 only a short distance apart. For instance at two stations at 

 Wimborne, and others at Broadstone and Branksome, the total 

 fall for the year is given as 26*41, 21*47, 2 6'66, and 22*35 

 respectively ; also between Chickerell Rectory and Chickerell 

 " Montevideo " there is a difference of 2*59 in. in the total for 

 the year. 



Additional observers are much wanted in the district com- 

 prising the Rural Deanery of Cerne, and also in the northern 

 part of the R.D. of Bere Regis. Are there not some persons, 

 sufficiently interested in Rainfall phenomena, living in those 

 parts of the county, who would be willing to undertake the work 

 of recording the daily rainfall, and to incur the small expense of 

 providing the necessary rain gauge, the cost of which is only 

 about one pound ? 



OBSERVERS' NOTES ox METEOROLOGICAL 

 PHEXOMEXA, &c. 



SHROTON. Heavy snow 24th April. Absolute drought from 

 1 7th June to 6th July, 21 days, and from i8th July to igth 

 August, 33 days. The dryest year for 13 years. 



ST. GILES' HOUSE. Total amount of sunshine, 1,903 hours. 

 Mean temperature, 49*78 ; highest temperature, 86 on 3rd July 



