188 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



BROADSTONE. A remarkably moist year. February, June, 

 October, November, and December all show a heavy record. 

 From 23rd Nov. to 16th Dec., three weeks, 6'56in. was 

 measured. Thunderstorms infrequent. 



THE VICARAGE, EAST LULWORTH. There have been several 

 unusual coincidences between this and last year, in certain 

 months. The rainfall for the months of May, June, and 

 July being 1-93, 3-63, 2-90 in 1910 ; 1*97, 3'54, 2-97 in 1909. 

 The rainfall for 11 months to Nov. 30th also were 32-49 

 in 1910, 32-52 in 1909. The rain in Dec. was -66 less 

 than in 1909, although measured on more days, and the 

 month was far stormier than 1909. For the whole year 

 rain was measured on 22 more days, but the total is -69in. 

 less than 1909. 



WEYMOUTH. Climatological returns for 1910 : 



Means Barometer, 29'885in. ; highest, 30-537, Jan. 7 ; 



lowest, 28-807, Dec. 10. 



Means Thermometer, 9 a.m., 51-4 ; max., 56-8 ; 



min., 45 % 8 ; range, 11-0 ; max. and min. mean, 



51-3 ; extremes, max., 76-9, Aug. 10 ; min., 20'3, 



Jan. 27 ; relative humidity, 80%. 



Bright sunshine, 1,693-7 hours, difference from the 



average 107 -6 ; days on which sun shone, 307. 

 Rainfall Total amount, 30-65in. ; rainy days or falls of 

 O'Olin. or more, 184 ; difference from the average, 35. 

 Greatest fall in 24 hours, 0'97, Dec. 9. 

 The winds, number of observations 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

 daily N., 108 ; N.E., 56 ; E., 121 ; S.E., 46 ; 

 S., 40 ; S.W., 55 ; W., 190 ; N.W., 101 ; calms, 

 13. 



WEYMOUTH, MASSANDRA. A remarkably wet year with 

 low temperature. September the only dry month, with -25. 

 March fairly dry with -94. With the exception of April 

 with 1'60, all the other months exceeded two inches ; nearly 

 half the year total fell in the last three months, viz., 15*20 in 

 October, November, and December. The longest period 

 without rain from March 18th to April 4th, 17 days. 



