RAINFALL IN DORSET. 1 1 1 



June. A cold unsettled month. Rain fell on '14 days; the 

 heaviest fall in 24 hours occurred on the 10th, 0"50in. The 

 prevalence of dull cloudy weather for days together was a 

 marked feature of the month. The highest temperature was 

 registered on 24th, 7'20; the lowest, the night of the 4th, 34'0. 

 The coldest day was the 12th with a maximum of 58'0; the 

 warmest night was that |of the 28th, 58'0. Total rainfall, 

 279in. On the 15th there was thunder to the S.W. 2-15 to 

 3 p.m., and again from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. to the S.E. and N. 



July. A cold wet month. The temperature did not exceed 

 70 in the shade on any one day. Rain fell on 22 days; the 

 heaviest fall in 24 hours was 0'70in., on the 25th. The 

 highest shade temperature was 70 which was registered on 

 the 15th, 23rd and 30th ; lowest observed, the night of the 

 25th, 40, Thunder was heard to the S.E. from 12-30 to 2 p.m., 

 to the N. and N.W. from 2-30 to 4 p.m. on the 3rd; on the 4th, 

 distant thunder was heard to the N., 2-30 to 6 p.m. The 

 coldest day was the 1st, when the temperature did not rise 

 above 60'0; warmest night, 56'0, night of 24th. Total 

 rainfall, 5'53in. 



August. The first seven days of the month were very stormy, 

 but from that period onward conditions improved greatly; no 

 rain fell during the rest of the month except on the 18th. "The 

 heaviest fall in 24 hours was registered on the 4th, 0'70in. 

 Highest temperature observed, 73'0, on the 13th; lowest, night 

 of the 31st, 37'0. Total rainfall, Win. 



September. A fine month. Rain fell on seven days. Highest 

 temperature, 74'0, on the 12th; lowest, night of the 10th, 37. 

 Heaviest fall of rain in 24 hours occurred on the 17th, 0'27in. 

 During the night of the 16th there was a heavy squall with two 

 peals of thunder; and on the 19th a thunderstorm of slight 

 intensity passed from N.W. to S.E. between 3 and 4 p.m. 

 Total rainfall, l'09in. 



October. Up to the 6th of the month stormy and wild 

 weather prevailed; very heavy rain, accompanied with several 

 peals of thunder, fell on the morning of the 1st. Rain was 



