200 RAINFALL IX DORSET. 



of lin. and more) in one year. Highest temperature 79, July 22nd ; 

 lowest 25, February 23rd and 24th. 



Cheddington Fourteen years' average rainfall has been 40'26in. 

 Rainfall of tha year only 2^in. under average. There was no 

 remarkably heavy rain or thunderstorm during the year. Highest 



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temperature 81 on loth of June and 13th and 21st of July. There 

 was no snow worth mentioning. 



Dorchester Slight thunderstorm in the afternoon, July 7th. 



Hamworthy May 20th, Rain O'llin., thunder ; June 4th, 

 0'46in , thunder; September 8th, l'96in. At 7.30 p.m. com- 

 menced one of the heaviest thunderstorms I have noticed in England 

 although it only lasted four hours. It was a continuous series of 

 storms. The lightning was so vivid that the whole country was 

 more brightly lighted than with a full moon. 



Hazelbury Bryan September 8th, heavy thunderstorm ; 25tb, 

 strong gale of wind W. S.W., maximum about 2 p.m. Many 

 large trees blown down. 



Langton Herring Greatest rainfall in 24 hours 96in. on 

 September 3rd. September 4th, 0'70in. ; 8th, 0'59in. Highest 



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temperature 79 on June 14th, lowest 26 on February 25th and 



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December 21st. Average 50'4, 0'6 above the mean of 25 years. 



Max. Min. Max. Min. 



January 44 -9 37 '4 July 70 '6 55 '9 



February 45 '8 35 '6 August 68 '0 53 '6 



March 51'8 41'3 September 63'3 52'9 



April 58-i 42-8 October 52'1 41-9 



May 64-6 46'8 November 45'6 35-9 



June 69-3 54-2 December 44-2 36'5 



[On ten days * seems to indicate slight rain not measurable. 

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Marnhull June 15th, shortly after 3 p.m. a labourer was killed 

 by lightning. 



Melbury July was dry and much blight on trees. All the 

 brassica tribe very much blighted. 25th grass all browned. Short 

 crop of hay. Harvesting on 28th. Plums earlier than usual by 

 two weeks. September 25th heavy north-west gale, which did 

 much damage to trees and shrubs. 



