110 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



WINTKRBORXE WHiTCHURCH. January. Rain fell on 22 

 days; on two occasions over an inch fell in the 24 hours, 4th and 

 19th, I'Ol, 1'05. The highest temperature was registered on 

 the 15th, 51'0; the lowest, the night of the 24th, 20'0; the 

 coldest day was the 31st, when temperature failed to rise above 

 29.0. The warmest night was that of the 14th, 48'0. Snow 

 fell lightly during the whole of the 31st. 



February. Rain fell on 15 days, the heavest fall in the 24 

 hours occurred on the 16th, 1'04; total rainfall for the month, 

 4'01. The warmest day was the 20th, 52'0 in shade; coldest 

 night, the 7th, 21 '0; coldest day, the 10th, the temperature 

 did not rise above 33 '0; warmest night was that of the 20th, 

 45 '0. 



March. A very cold month. The highest temperature was 

 registered on the 2nd, 55'0; the lowest, the night of the 30th, 

 27'0. Rain fell on 19 days; the heaviest fall in 24 hours was 

 0'75 inches on the 4th. Total, 5 '36 inches. Snow fell heavily 

 for short periods on the last two days of the month. 



April. Rain fell on 14 days ; the heaviest fall in the 24 

 hours was registered on the 13th, 0'55 inches. The hottest 

 day was the 19th, when the temperature rose to 7l'0 in shade. 

 The coldest, the night of the 2nd, 25'0. Snow fell fast from 

 6 p.m. and onwards during the night of the 27th ; snow to the 

 depth of 2 inches lay on the ground the morning of the 28th. 

 Total rainfall, l'97in. 



May. This month was remarkable for the commencement 

 of the great drought which began on the 15th and continued 

 without a break till June 19th, a period of 35 days. Rain fell 

 on 7 days; the heaviest fall occurred on the 14th, 0'25 inches. 

 The highest temperature was registered on the 30th, 78'0; the 

 lowest, the night of the 17th, 34'0. Total rainfall 0'90in. 

 Distant thunder heard between 4 and 5 a.m. the 15th. 



June. Rain fell on 6 days; the heaviest fall in 24 hours 

 occurred on the 20th, 0'41 inches. A feature of the month was 

 the remarkable number of cold nights, the temperature falling 

 on no less than seven nights considerably below 40; the 



