RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



81 



was registered on the 1st ; the lowest (23.0) on the night of 

 the 27th, a very severe frost for so early in the autumn. 

 The thermometer rose above 60 on three occasions only. 



November was a very dry month, only 1.1 2in. of rain 

 being the total fall for the month, and this fell on 8 days. 

 The highest temperature (59.0) was on the 2nd ; the lowest 

 (29.0) occurred during the night of the 15th. 



December. From the 15th until the 22nd thoroughly 

 winterly conditions prevailed, on the night of the 18th the 

 temperature falling to 18.0. On 22 nights the temperature 

 fell below the freezing point. The highest temperature 

 (52.0) was recorded on the 1st. On the night of the 16th 

 there was a hurricane from the N.E., accompanied with 

 heavy snow and rain. 



Total rainfall for the year, 32.05 inches. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



The Rev. J. Ridley gives the following tabular statement 

 of weather conditions : 



Snow. A little January 7th, 22nd, 31st ; and lin. on 4th, and 23rd. March 1, 7th. 

 heavy, 8th ; 3 to 4in. on 22nd ; 30th and 31st. April 1st ; 2nd ; 3 ; 4 ; 9 ; 10 ; and llth ; 

 December 14th. 



Sunspotseen 10 Feb., 1917. 



Thunder distant llth May ; storm 26th ; a little thunder 28th ; and heavy thunder 

 29th May ; during June, short and heavy on 1st with hail, thousands of leaves torn by it; 

 storms on 18th and 29th ; on Aug. 9th and Oct. 22. The storm of 16th Dec. was very 

 heavy, barometer fell during the day from 29.64 to 28.7. E.H.C, 



