REMARKS ON RAINFALL. 151 



29 days at Easton, and 28 days at Upwey. July was a most 

 remarkable month, possibly the driest on record in some 

 districts, but certainly the driest month generally since July, 

 1885, rain falling on one day only, and then but -11 at Easton 

 and -13 at Upwey. 



The three Autumn months October, November, and 

 December were just about as wet as the three previous 

 months had been dry, the total amount registered at Upwey 

 being no less than 15-61 inches and at Easton 16-14, with 

 64 wet days at the former place and 67 at the latter. December 

 was by far the wettest month, rain falling on 29 days at 

 Easton and 27 at Upwey. The year, however, was drier than 

 the average, but could not at any rate, in this district be 

 called a dry year. 



Thunder was heard on 9 occasions at Upwey and 8 at 

 Easton. Snow was remarkable by its absence, there being 

 but a sprinkling on the 25th March and the 5th April. 



The heaviest rainfall in Portland was on the llth of Novem- 

 ber, when T13 inches were registered. At Upwey the greatest 

 quantity was recorded on the 26th May during a thunderstorm 

 of about 2 hours duration, and which amounted to 1*23 inches. 

 Curiously enough this storm did not reach Portland, no rain 

 being recorded that day. The only other days when 1 inch 

 was recorded were the 12th March at Easton (T05) and the 

 llth November at Upwey (1-16). 



Gales were very frequent from the 22nd October to the 

 middle of December. Brooks' Comet was visible on the 26th 

 September. 



CHICKERELL, " MONTEVIDEO." An extraordinarily dry, 

 hot summer. Rain most persistent through December, more 

 than half a hundredth of an inch having fallen on each day 

 of the month, a most rare occurrence. Rain fell also on each 

 of the last 5 days of November, making a record of rain on 

 36 successive days without intermission. 



On the other hand there were 28 successive days in July on 

 none of which the fall amounted to half -a -hundredth, and on 

 only two of which a few drops fell. 



