RAINFALL IN DORSET. 79 



GUSSAGE MANOR. The measurements on the following 

 dates were of melted snow . January 30th, February 4th, 

 March 8th, 21st, 30th, April 2nd, 3rd, 10th, and December 16th. 



EAST LUL WORTH. A rainfall of 30.59in. ; the lowest yearly 

 total since 1908 (28.27), and 6.54in. below the 10 years' aver- 

 age. The August fall, 5.78 inches, in 18 days was the heaviest 

 since 1912 (7.32 inches in 24 days). November (1.24in.) 

 was the driest November since 1909 (1.07in.) December 

 (l'22in.) was the driest December since 1905 (0.96in.). 



I notice that often Barograph is unaffected by storm. On 

 November 18th it stood at 30.71in., the highest since March 

 16th (30.90in.). 



The first appreciable frost was on November 17th. 



SHAFTESBURY. The highest temperature in the year was 

 85 on June 17th ; the lowest, 18, on February 5th and on 

 March 8th. 



The greatest rainfall in one day was 2.26in. on June 28th. 



The greatest rainfall in one month was 5.13in. in August. 



The average rainfall during the period 1891-1917 was 32.4 

 inches. 



WEYMOUTH (FLEET HOUSE). This year's is the smallest 

 annual rainfall since the record was commenced in 1897. 

 On March 22nd and 23rd there was snow with hard frost ; 

 on April 2nd and 3rd-9th, snow storms. 



WINTERBORNE WmTCHURCH. January. The temperature 

 did not rise above freezing point from the 21st to the 30th. 

 The highest temperature of the month occurred on the 

 1st (54.0) ; the lowest on the night of the 31st (16.0). 

 Frost was registered on 23 nights. 



February was a very dry month. Frost occurred on 18 

 nights. The highest temperature registered was 50.0 on 

 the 21st ; the lowest, on the night of the 3rd, 15.0; snow 

 fell heavily from 1 to 5 p.m., from S. and S.W., on the 4th 

 March. Frost occurred on 17 nights. The highest temper- 

 ature was registered on the 2nd, 54.0 ; the lowest on the night 

 of the 8th, 18.0 Snow fell to the depth of 3in. on the 9th 

 21st. 



