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RETURNS OP RAINFALL, ETC., IN DORSET. 



Rev. 0. P. Cambridge (Bloxworth) : The three hottest days 

 were June 15th, 16th, and 17th when tlie thermometer stood at 

 117°, 120°, and 129° in the sun, and 88°, 89°, and 89° in the shade. 



Mr. H. Stilwell (Steepleton) sends tlie following table of 

 Meteorological Records, observed at Steepleton Manor, near 

 Dorchester, during the year 1893 : — 



The following table is extracted from an elaborate one received 

 from Mr. K. H. Barnes (Parkstone) : — 



Note. — Relative humidity is reckoned from or absolute 

 dryness to 100 or complete saturation. The mean relative 

 humidity is the mean of that at 3 p.m. and of the mean of those at 

 9 A.M. and 9 p.m. It must be remembered that in fine bright 



