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WINTERBOURNE STEEPLETON. The rainfall of the year, 

 42'78in., was 4-69in. above the mean of the previous 17 years, 

 and the number of " rain-days " (223) was 19 more than ever 

 previously recorded. The longest period without rain was 

 from 19th March to 3rd April 16 days. Only on three days 

 was an amount of over lin. recorded. The last three months 

 of the year gave a total of 17-68in., of which 7'86in. was 

 contributed by December. 



DORCHESTER, WOLLASTON HOUSE. The rainfall of the 

 year exceeded the annual average by 6'13in., and in 1909 the 

 excess was Sin. 



BLOX WORTH RECTORY. I have nothing special to note in 

 regard to Meteorology during the year 1910, excepting the 

 almost total absence of thunderstorms. These have now 

 and then been observed at a disjbance, but only on one 

 occasion has anything deserving the name occurred here, viz., 

 on June 5th, when l'28in. of rainfall accompanied it. I may, 

 however, note that the fall of 1-27 on Jan. 27th was partly 

 from snow. 



REMARKS ON WEATHER BY THE REV. H. H. TILNEY 

 BASSETT. 



Highest Lowest 



Temp. Date. Temp. Date. 



Jan. 26 A very severe frost occurred 55-0 12th 13'0 26th 

 on night of 26th, when 19deg. 

 of frost was registered, fol- 

 lowed on the 27th with 

 heavy fall of snow, which fell 

 to the depth of Sin. in an hour, 

 followed soon after with heavy 

 rains. 



,, 28 A thunderstorm passed from 

 S.W. to N.E. between 4 and 

 5 p.m. 



