RAINFALL IN DORSET. 147 



BEAMINSTER, FLEET STREET. 



THEBMOMETEBS, MEANS. 



Max. iu 



shade. Min. 



January 43'2 34'4 



February .. .. 43'0 30'1 



March 51-8 34-6 



April 53-5 33-1 



May 61-0 44'8 



June .. . 63-0 48-7 



Max. in 



shade. Min. 



July 67-2 48-1 



August 67-1 50-2 



September .. .. 66'0 4S'0 



October 56-3 42'9 



November .. .. 50-3 38-6 



December . 46-2 37 '0 



Means for year: Max., S5'8; Min., 41*3. 



Mean temp, for year, 48*5 ; daily range, i4'5. 



Snow fell on 10 days to a total of o'62in. 



There was a total drought of 23 days, Sept. yth to 29th, and 22 

 consecutive days of rain, October 8th to 29th. 



Although we had the largest number of " rain days " of the 

 past 10 years, yet the rainfall was 2in. below the average. In the 

 wet year 1903 we had i3^in. more rain than this year, but falling 

 on 6 less days. 



CHEDINGTON COURT. Our average for the past 10 years is 

 now 36'34ins. A very mild autumn, not sufficient frost to check 

 the growth of vegetation until December 2yth. 



DORCHESTER, WOLLASTON HOUSE. The 24 days, yth 3oth 

 September, without any rain were followed by 28 days in 

 October, in which 10*50 ins. were measured, the average fall for 

 October in Dorchester being 3.90 ins. 



It is also remarkable that in the three months October, 

 November, and December exactly 20 ins. of rain fell here, 

 the average fall for the whole year being 34*20 ins. 



BLOXWORTH RECTORY. The chief characteristics of the year 

 1907 in this district were its general coldness and ungeniality. 

 Fruit and flowers all late, and the former wanting in flavour. The 

 excess of rain in April, October, November, and December was 

 remarkable ; also the absence of thunderstorms, only two at all 

 noticeable (on July 22nd and August i5th), and these not 

 severe. 



