112 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



measured on 11 davs ; heaviest fall in 24 hours occurred on 

 the 1st, l'06in. Highest temperature was registered on the 

 7th, 68'0; lowest, the night of the 31st, 31'0. Total rainfall, 

 3'64in. 



November. The special feature of the month perhaps was 

 the high daily temperature for the time of year. Rain fell on 

 nine days ; the greatest fall in the 24 hours occurred on the 

 29th, 0'55in. Highest temperature was registered on the 8th, 

 60'0; lowest, the night of the 16th, 28*0. Total rainfall, 2'18in. 



December. The month of December was generally mild, the 

 last ten days exceptionally so, the thermometer rising to 50 

 and above on each day, and on the 26th reaching the 

 exceptional height of 56 '0 in the shade. But there was a 

 sharp touch of real wintry weather from the llth to 17th. 

 From the evening of the llth till the morning of the 14th the 

 temperature did not rise above the freezing point, heavy snow 

 showers being frequent during the period, especially one 

 between 4 and 5 p.m. on the 13th. The highest temperature 

 was registered on the 26th, 56'0; the lowest, the night of the 

 15th, 20'0. Total rainfall, 3'34in. 



