210 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



another this year. 30th Oct., Thursday Very heavy rain 

 between 1 and 3.30 p.m., ='58. Nov. 23rd, Sunday 1st frost, 

 nasturtiums cut down. Dec. 29th A very slight sprinkling 

 of snow during Sunday night, with a cold W.N.W. wind. 



WARMWELL HOUSE. Several peals of thunder were heard 

 on 19th Jan. A slight fall of snow occurred on 17th Feb. 

 There was thick fog on 10th, 13th, and 14th February. 



WEYMOUTH, " MASSANDRA." The year 1913 shows a 

 marked contrast to 1912, the rainfall being 12*07 in. less. 

 The winter and spring were mild, the summer dry, and autumn 

 unusually warm ; with little wind and few gales. 



WIMBORNE, CODFORD HOUSE. The temperature of the 

 year has been moderate. The lowest minimum temperature, 

 with the exception of the night of Dec. 31st, when the tempera- 

 ture fell to 23, was 25 on the 12th of January. The highest 

 maximum was in June, when on the 16th and 29th the ther- 

 mometer rose to 76, but it did not once reach 80. 



WlNTERBORNE WHITCHURCH VlCARAGE. 



JAN. A very mild month. On only one day did the tem- 

 perature fail to reach 40 in the shade. On 21 days 

 rain fell. There was a great deal of thunder and 

 lightning from 6 to 9 p.m. on the 19th. The highest 

 temperature was registered on the 23rd, 51 ; the 

 lowest during the night of the 12th, 21. The 

 coldest day was the 13th, max. 37 ; warmest night, 

 the 3rd, 45. 



FEB. Another mild month. On four days the thermometer 

 failed to reach 40 in the shade. The highest tem- 

 perature was registered on the 12th, 52 ; the lowest 

 during the night of the 23rd, 22. The coldest day 

 was the 19th, 35 ; the warmest night the 4th, 48. 



