150 REMARKS ON RAINFALL. 



This tube well is in the chalk, which was reached at about 

 23ft. I have never made use of this well, but kept it solely 

 for this measuring (so far) at 9 a.m. each morning. I have a 

 daily diagram if wanted. 



WIMBORNE. In spite of the heavy rainfall in December 

 of 1911, the rainfall for the. year is 3'67 inches below the 

 average in Wimborne for the twelve years ending 1910. The 

 average for these twelve years (1899-1910) is 34'22 inches. 

 The rainfall in December, 1911 (8'80 inches), has only been 

 exceeded three times by a monthly rainfall during those 

 twelve years, at each time in the month of October. These 

 were : Oct., 1903, 10'76 inches ; Oct., 1907, 10-57 inches ; 

 and Oct., 1909, 9- 10 .inches. 



There was a drought of 33 days in May and June, and 

 another of 28 days in July. 



WEYMOUTH. Meteorological returns for 1911 : 



Means, Barometer, 29 - 991in. ; Thermometers, 9 a.m., 53'4 ; 

 max., 58*9 ; min., 46'8 ; range, 12'1 ; max. and min. 

 mean, 52-8 ; extremes, max., 87, Aug. 10th ; min., 26-9, 

 February 2nd. Relative humidity, 76 %. Bright sunshine, 

 2,091 hours ; sunless days, 59. Rainfall, 24'80in. ; rainy 

 days, 151. Sea temperature, mean, 53'1 ; extremes, max.. 

 68, July 13th ; min., 41 March 8th, April 10th. 



The winds, number of observations, twice daily North, 

 106 ; N.E., 50 ; East, 153 ; S.E., 41 ; South, 45 ; S.W., 62 ; 

 West, 216 ; N.W., 48 ; calms, 9. 



WEYMOUTH, MASSANDRA. The weather for the year 1911 

 may be concisely described as remarkable for the extreme 

 dryness, excessive heat, and exceptional amount of sunshine. 

 Only 12'64in. rain fell in the first nine months, 17'55 falling 

 in the last three, the last month probably being the wettest 

 and warmest December on record. 



PORTLAND AND UPWEY. The three Summer months- 

 July, August, and September were remarkably fine, the 

 quantity of rain falling only amounting to 2-06 inches, with 

 21 wet days at Upwey, and 1-63 with 18 wet days at Easton, 

 there being an absolute drought ending the 29th July of 



