200 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



between the llth and 23rd. From the evening 

 of the 18th to midday on 21st the temperature 

 did not rise above the freezing point in the shade. 



The highest temperature was registered on the 

 9th 53.0, the lowest during the night of the 23rd, 

 16.0. 



The coldest day was the 19th, the temperature 

 failing to rise above 30.0. The warmest night, 

 that of the 9th, when the thermometer did not fall 

 below 50.0. 



FEB. Characteristic of the conditions w r hich have prevailed 

 for many winters past, the wind blew almost con- 

 tinuously from the W. and S.W. throughout the 

 month. There \vere 17 days in which rain fell, 

 the heaviest fall in 24 hours being 0.77 on the 21st. 

 The highest temperature was registered on the 

 14th, 55.0 in shade, the lowest during the night of 

 the 27th, 27.0. 



The coldest day was the 18th, 45.0. Th3 

 warmest night that of the 14th, when the temper- 

 ature did not fall below 50.0. 



MARCH. A wild wet month throughout. During the night 

 of the 23rd there was rather a heavy fall of snow. 

 Rain fell on 24 days, the heaviest fall in the 24 

 hours being 0.56 in. on the 8th. 



The highest temperature was registered on the 

 31st, 59.0 in shade. The lowest was recorded 

 during the night of the 24th, 25.0. 



APRIL. Generally a fine month with periods of real summer- 

 like weather. Rain fell on 8 days. The heaviest 

 fall in the 24 hours was 0.29 on the 9th. The 

 highest temperature was reached on 21st, 73.0 in 

 shade. The lowest was recorded during the night 

 of the llth, 29.0. 



