RAINFALL IN DORSET. 131 



when recorded, it shows the care and exactitude of the 

 observer. 



By giving a column with the number of " days of more 

 than '01 in.," it will be seen that the numbers of such appreci- 

 able rain days correspond more nearly with others in their 

 immediate neighbourhood than do the figures given in the 

 last column of that table. 



OBSERVERS' NOTES ON METEOROLOGICAL 

 PHENOMENA, &c. 



BUCKHORN WESTON. March 2nd. A wonderfully heavy 

 and sudden fall of snow, lasting from 4 p.m. to 4.48 p.m., 

 during which a depth of 3 in. fell. During the night of March 

 2nd and 3rd, thermometer registered 12 Fahr. in meteoro- 

 logical screen ; time, 4 a.m. August 12th. This evening at 

 about 9.50 p.m., I saw two magnificent meteors, the finest 

 I have ever seen, in the Northern heavens, apparently starting 

 from a point between the Pole star and Cassiopea's chair, 

 and taking their course to the S.W. The tail of the first 

 left a very wide trail of light, lasting some while, and stretching 

 almost right across the sky. The second, which soon followed, 

 not quite so large, but a very fine one. I may mention 

 here, that on the evening of February 22nd at 7.40, I saw a 

 less beautiful, and slower-flighted meteor in the S.E. heavens, 

 the tail extending over a large area and its course could be 

 traced for quite 15 minutes. 



SHROTON. The feature of the year is the large number 

 of heavy daily rainfalls, no less than five of over an inch, 

 including the 2 '51 in. on 26th October, the heaviest for 14 

 years, the system of which produced 3*48 in. 



ST. GILES HOUSE. Mean temperature of the year 48 0- 3. 

 Amount of sunshine 1,855 '5 hours. Maximum temperature, 

 91, August 13th Minimum 13, February 23rd, and March 

 5th. Highest barometer reading, 30*55, January 4th. 

 Lowest barometer reading, 28 -40, December 3rd. May had 



