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at Blandford, Spetisbury, and Bere Regis. In the Vicarage 

 garden here a medlar tree was struck. Highest temperature, 

 81 on the 6th ; lowest, 34 on the llth, night. 



JULY. This was a brilliant month. No rain fell from the 29th of 

 June till the 29th July. The continued high temperature was 

 also no less remarkable, the thermometer rising to 80 and 

 above on 15 days of the month, the highest point reached 

 being 910 on the 29th ; the lowest was recorded on the night 

 of the 1st, 43'0. A thunderstorm passed over from S.W. to 

 N.E. on the 29th between 6.30 and 9 p.m. ; a veritable sand- 

 storm preceded it. 



AUG. A memorable month for exceptional heat. On only one day 

 did the temperature fail to reach 70 in the shade, on 10 days 

 80 and above was recorded. On four days 90 and above was 

 registered. The highest shade temperature for the month 

 was 94-5, which occurred on the 12th; the lowest, 42 0- 0, 

 during the night of the 30th. 



SEPT. The first part of the month was exceptionally warm for the 

 time of year, the temperature rising to 90'0 in the shade on 

 the 8th. After the 13th the conditions became more or less 

 normal. Highest temp, recorded, 90'0 on the 8th ; lowest, 

 32-0 during the night of the 17th. 



OCT. On the 17th the long and remarkable summer really broke up, 

 and gave way to cloud and continuous heavy rains ; between 

 that date and the end of the month over four inches of rain 

 fell. Highest temp., 67'0 on the 18th ; lowest, 25-l, night of 

 28th. 



Nov. On the llth 1 - 30 in. of rain fell during 24 hours; easily the 

 wettest day of the year. Highest temp., 57'0 on the 4th ; 

 lowest, 22-0 on the night of the 21st. 



DEC. This was the wettest month of the year. A great deal of 

 lightning was seen at night during the month, especially on 

 the nights of the 12th and 15th, and on the night of the 25th. 

 Highest temp., 54-0 on the 19th; lowest, 24-0 during the 

 night of the 4th. 



The thermometers from which the above observations were taken are 

 Negretti and Zambra standard Kew-corrected instruments, placed in 

 a Stevenson screen, 4Jft. above ground, on grass. 



