Beturns of Bainfaii in Dorset 

 in 1915. 



By the Rev. H. H. TILNEY BASSETT, R.D. 



HE prevailing meteorological conditions of 1915 

 were remarkably similar to those that prevailed 

 during 1914. The summers of both years 

 produced no very high temperature, and 

 summer conditions continued late into the 

 autumn of each year ; both winters were 

 exceptionally mild. Abnormal rainfalls were 

 registered in December of both years. Slow 

 moving storm areas constantly moving inland 

 from our W. and N.W. coasts, invariably associated with 

 secondary systems, were characteristic of both autumns 

 and winters ; these secondary systems were chiefly responsible 

 for the heavy rainfalls over the W. and S. of England. 



A feature, however, to be noticed, peculiar to 1915, is the 

 great number of days in which an inch and more of rain was 

 registered in the 24 hours throughout the county. 



On July the 3rd, between 2 and 3 p.m., a remarkable storm 

 of hail (the hail stones of which were of abnormal size), 



