RAINFALL IN DORSET. 135 



WINTERBOURNE STEEPLETON. The rainfall 6'08 in. above 

 the mean of the previous 16 years. The fall on July 27th 

 (2 -85) the heaviest recorded during that period, and on seven 

 other days during the year upwards of 1 in. was registered, 

 of which three occurred in October. A drought occurred 

 in May, when during the first 23 days no rain fell except 

 01 on the 17th. The rainfall for the last quarter of the year 

 amounted to 18'61 in., although November was a dry month, 

 and only added 0'93 to the total. 



CHARMINSTER. May 1st, slight snow and hail, very cold 

 May 14th, 2 of frost. 13 days of less than 1. 



Rain March 5th 1-08 



6th 1-03 



June 6th 1-68 



August 17th .. .. 1-50 



September 10th .. .. 1-03 



October 10th .. .. 1'04 



26th . . . . 2-63 



December 21st T54 



Eight days 11 -53 



DORCHESTER, WOLLASTON HOUSE. Annual average rainfall 

 is given for Dorchester as 34'20. The total for 1909 is, there- 

 fore, much in excess. The fall of October 26th, 2'75, is the 

 greatest I have recorded since 1894, when I began in this 

 county. 



BLOXWORTH. The number of days on which over 1 in. 

 of rain fell is remarkable, 7, viz. : 



March 6th 1'40 



June 6th ... .: .. 1-28 



July 27th 1-34 



August 17th 1-49 



September 10th I'll 



October 26th 1*95 



December 21st 1-69 



Thunderstorms remarkably few and none severe. 



