RAINFALL IX DORSET. 109 



24th; three observers, January 3rd; three, February 16th; and 

 two observers, July 19th. The heaviest fall in the 24 hours was 

 registered at Winterborne Whitchurch, August 27th, 2'01in. 



Days with fall of one or more inches in the 24 hours: One 

 station records 7 such days; two stations, 6; six stations, 5; ten 

 stations, 4; twelve stations, 3; three stations, 2; one station, 1. 



The maxima of wet days were recorded at Sherborne, 193; 

 Wimborne, 192; Toller Porcorum, 190; Beaminster, 186; 

 Turn worth, 184. The minimum, Blandford, 126. 



OBSERVERS' NOTES. 



BEAMINSTER, HAMILTON LODGE. The average yearly rain- 

 fall here is 38'34. The rainfall of 1919 was therefore 3 '48 

 above the average. 



January was the wettest month ever recorded here, 7'80 in. 

 (the record commenced in 1873), and the wettest month since 

 December, 1915. 



BRADFORD PEVERELL. On November 9th there was thunder 

 and lightning with heavy rain between five and six in the 

 evening with the temperature 38. 



CHICKERELL, MONTEVIDEO. November 10th 16th, rather 

 hard frost, all tender plants cut. March 28th and November 

 9th, thunderstorm. May 18th June 18th inclusive, an 

 exceptionally long drought of 32 days, during which no record 

 of rain was made. A few drops fell on June 4th, but much 

 under '01 of an inch. In spite of this and many other shorter 

 periods of fine weather the total fall, 31 '14 inches, was above 

 the average (29'63 inches) for 18 years at this station. 



DORCHESTER, WOLLASTON HOUSE. The year passed without 

 any record of a thunderstorm over Dorchester. I only once 

 heard a clap of^ thunder some miles away. 



GUSSAGE ST. MICHAEL,. Feb. 18th, water registered \vas 

 from snow. September 9th, a heavy dew. November 12th, 

 '08, a snowstorm lasting under the hour. 



HORTON VICARAGE. January 14th, bright solar halo seen. 



