132 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



most sunshine, with 320 hours. From April 30th to May 12th, 

 unbroken sunshine with cold wind. The only real warm 

 weather of the year was between August 7th and August 16th, 

 inclusive. 



STURMINSTER MARSHALL. Night of January 15th 16th 

 bright lightning to the N.W. The snow, marked March 2nd, 

 fell 5.30 6 p.m. A day or two later five inches deep. May 

 24th, about midnight, heavy thunder rain, 0'66 in. June 

 6th, heavy thunder rain. From August 1st to 17th, glorious 

 weather. September 28th, rain 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Night, 

 October 29th 30th, first white frost, flowers cut down. 

 December 4th, 5 a.m., vivid flash of lightning and loud 

 thunder. 



BROADSTONE. Only two short periods of drought, three 

 weeks in May and a fortn'ght in August occurred during 

 the year in this district. In October only three days without 

 rain. 



PARKSTONE. Over 1 in. rain fell on seven occasions, 

 the heaviest rainfall being 2 44 on October 26th. Slight 

 snow fell in morning, February 10th and 28th. March 2nd, 

 snow storm between 5 and 6 a.m. March 3rd, snow fell 

 from 7 to 8 a.m., measured 2 in. 



WAREHAM, TRIGON. February 23rd 18 frost at 8 a.m. 

 March 1st snow fall began in evening. Two inches snow came 

 down in an hour and a-half. By 9.30 a.m. on March 2nd 

 snow measured 8 in., and later in the day 9 in. May 24th, 

 thunderstorm. 



EAST LULWORTH. February dry and cold. February 22nd, 

 brilliant meteor with luminous trail lasting 1 1 hours encircled 

 Orion. March 2nd, heavy snowfall, 9 in. deep. March 4th, 

 16 frost. May, hot and dry till 24th, with N.E. wind. 

 June 29th heavy thunder, lightning, and rain. July 10th, 

 50 in. rain in 2 hours. August, first fortnight extreme heat. 

 October 7th fierce gale and rain. December 5th, thunder, 

 lightning, and rain. Total rainfall 10| in. more than last 

 year. Heaviest days February 5th and 6th July 27th, 

 September 10th, December 21st. 



