RAINFALL IN DORSET 83 



On November 5 the Barometer rapidly fell to 28'37 the 

 lowest record which I have been able to find here. 



There were 42 days with a maximum temperature of 70 

 and upwards. The hottest day was July 31st, when the 

 maximum was 83 degrees in the shade. 



BLOXWORTH HOUSE. Snow fell on February 8, 9, 23, 24, 

 25, 26, and on March 5, 7, and 27. 



There were thunderstorms on May 24th and on June 27th. 

 On August 29th, violent N.E. wind and rain. On December 

 16 and 20, snow and rain. 



The average rainfall, at Bloxworth House, for 16 years, 

 37-67 inches. 



CHEDINGTON COURT. The rainfall of August 29 was a 

 remarkable one, and has only been exceeded once in over 

 19 years' records. On August 28th, 1910, we registered 

 3 24 inches. 



Our greatest depth of snow fall, during the last six days 

 of February, when much snow fell, was 10 inches at 9 a.m. 

 on the 26th. There were again heavy falls of snow on March 

 27th and 28th. 



There were heavy thunderstorms on the night of September 

 26th (especially at 10 p.m.), and during the night of September 

 28th. 



MONTEVIDEO, CHICKERELL. April 27, slight thunderstorm 

 in the afternoon. 



May 24. Thunderstorm at night. 



August 14. A little thunder. No lightning visible. 



August 17. Short storm of thunder and lightning. 



October 30. Thunder and lightning in the night. 



October 31. Thunder and lightning in the night. 



December 10. One clap of thunder, and hailstorms. 



Note. The two largest rain falls in 24 hours, since a record 

 has been kept at Montevideo, occurred on August 29th, of 2.52 

 inches and on December 20th of 2 00 inches. 



