RAINFALL IN DORSET. 149 



WEYMOUTH, Climatological returns for 1908 : 

 Means Barometer 30*002 in. 



Thermometer 9 a.m. 52*2 



,, Maximum 57*4 



,, Minimum 45*6 



Range ir8 



,, ,, Max. and Min. 51*5 



Relative humidity of air, 79 per cent. 

 Bright sunshine, 1857*9 hours 

 Sunless days, 53. 

 Amount of cloud, o to 1 0=5^9. 



WEYMOUTH, MASSANDRA. The most noteworthy facts as to 

 the rain of 1908 are the dry spells of 20 days from :6th June 

 to 7th July, and of 24 days from 25th July to i9th August ; this 

 latter period of drought was, with the exception of '01 on 

 25th July, of much longer duration as, excepting the - oi on the 

 25th, there was no rain from I'jth July to i9th August, a period 

 of 32 days. 



The exceptional rain in October, with the remarkable fall of 

 3'73 on the 2ist, is well worthy of notice. On that day 3*40 in. 

 fell in three hours, and in five days, viz., "7th, i8th, i9th, 2oth, 

 and 2ist 5'94in. was measured. 



CHICKERELL, MONTEVIDEO. 6th January, the frost, which 

 had been rather severe for a week, ended suddenly in the night 

 of the 5th, the morning of the 6th being warm and damp. 

 24th April, the evening was fine, but during the night consider- 

 able snow fell, which loaded the trees, bending down the 

 branches of evergreens. This gradually thawed during the day. 

 3rd May, thunder and lightning in early morning. 3oth May 

 and 3rd June, lightning in evening, no thunder. 22nd to 29th 

 August, very rough winds. 6th September, very heavy dew. 

 1 9th September, thick sea mist all day. 2ist October, a little 

 thunder and lightning. 



UPWEY. 1908 was an average year, being only '06 wetter 

 than the deduced average. June, with '31 in., was the dryest 

 month since July, 1898. October, with 6*09, was, as usual, the 



