58 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



Lightning or thunder was noticed on lo days; on i day in 

 July, September, November and December, on 2 days in June 

 and August, and on 3 days in May. 



Observers' Notes. 



Beaminster, Fleet Street. — Average maximum temperature 

 in the shade : — January, 46°'2 ; February, 4o°"2 ; March, 52°"6; 

 April, 54°-9; May, 58°-3; June, 65°7; July, 68°-8; August, 68°-o; 

 September, 64°"o ; October, 56°-3 ; November, 5i°'i; December, 

 4i°-5 ; Average, 56°-5. A thunderstorm occurred about mid-day 

 on August ist, during which a labourer was killed by lightning. 



Bloxworth Rectory. — A remarkable feature in the rainfall 

 was the persistency of rainy days with lesser amounts, and the 

 few days with excessive rain. 



Broadwindsor Vicarage. — May 3rd and i8th: Hail. 

 June 14th : Clap of thunder. November 22nd : Lightning and 

 thunder from 5 to 6 p.m. 



Chickerell, ]\Iontevideo. — Rain or snow on 27 days to a 

 less amount than •oiin. May 12th: Thunder a long way off. 

 Storms came up from the North East. August 1 6th : Heavy 

 thunderstorm. November iSth: At 4.20 a.m. the sky was 

 suffused with a beautiful rose colour. This was a steady glow, 

 not flashing, as is frequently the case with an aurora. December 

 5th : A very little snow fell for about half-an-hour in the 

 morning, with a clear blue sky and bright sun. 



Dorchester, Waterworks. — March 6th : A brilliant sun 

 pillar between 6.15 and 6.30 p.m. The time of sunset at 

 Dorchester on March 6th is 5.55 p.m. 



August 14th : A waterspout in the north was seen from 

 Dorchester about 4.15 p.m. A rainstorm was slowly moving 

 from west to east. Westward of this the clouds were broken. A 

 dark conical projection from a cloud somewhat to the windward 

 of the rain cloud shot downwards from it, and kept extending 

 and retreating, but apparently never reached more than half 

 way to the earth. The column seemed to rotate rapidly and 



