220 RETURNS OF RAINFALL, ETC., IN DORSET. 



At Chalbury the greatest rainfall occurred on June 6th, when 

 1-13 inches fell in 24 hours. The western part of the county was 

 subject to atmospheric oscillation, as shewn below in the paragraph 

 on the waterspout at High Stoy. The rainfall for the month of June 

 recorded at Wey mouth of 3 '84 inches shews a curious contrast 

 with that of Swanage and Poole of '66 and '62 respectively. The 

 month of October will be seen to have been extremely wet, the 

 highest rainfall having occurred at Creech Grange, where 6 '92 

 inches of rain fell on 14 days. Mr. Galpin, at Tarrant Keynstone, 

 remarks that the river Tarrant was dried up this season, " a cir- 

 cumstance which has only occurred four times in 23 years." 



General Pitt Rivers, F.R.S., has made most careful daily returns 

 of the rainfall at Rushmore and at the Larmer Grounds, which 

 are situated one mile south-west of Rushmore, a valley lying 

 between them. Both places are about 500 feet above mean sea 

 level, and at both places the rain guages are in open spots. The 

 results are : 



Total rainfall at Larmer 32-89 inches. 



Rushmore 31-56 



Difference 1-33 



In 1888 the rainfall at Larmer was 3'04 inches in excess of that 

 at Rushmore, and in 1887 it was 2 -34 inches in excess. 



A remarkable phenomenon in the shape of a waterspout occurred 

 on the 7th of June, at six p.m., at High Stoy, the highest point in 

 the range of hills between Melbury and Minterne, and caused a 

 great deal of damage, a fuller account of which will be found in 

 the Presidential address for 1890. 



