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visited parts of Somersetshire, much damage being done 

 to property. Weston-super-Mare and the neighbourhood 

 seem to have been the centre of the disturbance. It appears 

 to have passed over Bristol and Clifton, and finally dispersed 

 over Gloucestershire. 



The longest spells of rainless weather were from May 20 

 to June 24, Aug. 18 to 30, and Nov. 14 to 28. 



The average rainfall for the year calculated from the 16 

 stations marked with an astsrisk in the tables is 40.870 

 inches ; the average for 60 years 1856 to 1915 is 34.119 

 inches, showing 6.751 inches above the average. 



The wettest day throughout the county generally occurred 

 on Oct. 24, the greatest fall being registered on that day 

 at 17 stations. 10 observers record the greatest fall on 

 Oct. 2?, 6 on Dec. 14, 4 on July 16, 4 on Oct. 31, and 2 on 

 Feb. 16. 



The greatest fall in the 24 hours was registered at Chardstock 

 Vicarage, 2.96 inches, Oct. 23. 



Days with one or more inches. The exceptional number 

 of days in which an inch and over of rain were registered has 

 already been referred to ; 4 stations record 10 such days, two 

 stations 9, nine stations 8, ten stations 7, six stations 6. The 

 lowest returns of such days record 2. 



The maximum of wet days were recorded at Broadwindsor 

 198, Chardstock 196, Sherborne Castle 191, and Broadstone 

 190. The minimum 124 at Fleet House, Chickerell. 



OBSERVERS' NOTES. 



HAMILTON LODGE, BEAMINSTER. The average Beaminster 

 rainfall for a period of 42 years =38.29 ; the fall of 1915,6.06 

 above the average number of rainy days. 178 was relatively 

 small, due to the numerous heavy falls in single days ; notably 

 2.06 on December 14, 1.99 on Oct. 23, and 1.94 on Feb. 16. 

 The fall of 14 Dec. was the heaviest in the 24 hours here since 

 August 28, 1910. 



