RETURNS OF RAINFALL, ETC., IN DORSET. 



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From these returns we may further learn that the day on which \ 

 the greatest amount of rain fell was the 20th August, or, in other 

 words, during the 24 hours commencing on the morning of the 

 20th August. (Some of the returns give August 21st as the 

 rainiest day, but I feel sure that this difference of date depends on 

 the way in which the rain gauge measurements are recorded by 

 different observers.) 



On that day 



1 *79 inch was registered at Swanage. 



1-78 

 2-16 

 1-96 

 1-63 

 1-67 

 1-78 

 1.85 



Langton Herring. 



Portisham. 



Whatcombe. 



Wyke Regis. 



Smedmore. 



Leeson. 



Rushmore. 



Heavy rain also fell on October 6th, when 1*35 inch was 

 registered at Whatcombe, and on November 10th, when 1*63 was 

 registered at Rushmore. General Pitt-Rivers states that "it 

 should be noticed that over 1 inch of rain fell on three days in 

 October, both at Rushmore and Larmer." 



A comparison of the number of days on which rain fell in the 

 months of February, August, and October at the following six 

 localities is interesting : 



Rain was registered In February. In August. In October. 

 At Rushmore 

 At Shaftesbury 

 At Bloxworth 

 At Langton Herring 

 At Chalbury 

 At Wyke Regis ... 



