RAINFALL IN DORSET. 89 



the highest registered was 73' on the 28th. 

 The lowest temperature recorded being 31 '0, 

 during the night of the 14th. 



There was a great deal of thunder and 

 lightning between 10 and 11 p.m. on the 26th, 

 and also during the night of the 28th. Total 

 rainfall for the month, 3 '89. 



OCTOBER. There was a remarkable and sudden fall of 

 temperature on the 15th, which was maintained 

 throughout the rest of the month. There 

 were 20 days on which rain fell. The heaviest 

 fall in the 24 hours occurred on the 3rd, 0'73. 



The temperature reached 60 and above on 

 14 days, the highest 65 '0 was registered on the 

 5th. The lowest observed was 32'0, which 

 occurred during the night of the 24th. 



There was a slight thunderstorm at 8 p.m. 

 on the 31st, which was followed by a hurricane 

 later on at night. Total rainfall for the month, 

 6-33. 



NOVEMBER. There were 18 days on which rain fell, the 

 greatest fall in the 24 hours being TO 6 on the 

 7th. 



Thunderstorms occurred at mid-day on the 

 6th, 7th, and 8th. The severest was that of 

 the 7th, which lasted over an hour. On the 

 17th rain began to fall heavily about 6.30 p.m. 

 and turned to snow at 8 ; the ground was quite 

 covered by 10 p.m., and the snow continued to 

 fall until 11 a.m. on the 18th. 



The highest temperature was registered on 

 the llth, viz., 57 '0 in the shade. The lowest, 

 22 0, was recorded during the night of the 27th. 

 Total rainfall, 6'46. 



