192 RAINFALL IN DORSET. 



Feb. The first week of month was very wintry ; on the 5th the 



temperature never rose higher than 28° all day. A very 

 sudden thaw set in on the 6th, and the rest of the month was 

 mild and wet. The max. temp, of the month occurred on 

 the 28th, 56° ; the min. the night of the 2nd, 17°. 



]V[ar. An exceptionally wet month for March. There were no less 



than 20 wet days, and there was a complete absence of E. 

 wind during the month — an unusual feature. 



Max. temp, occurred on the 28th, 57° ; min., the night of 

 the 19th, 30°. 

 April. — A remarkably dry month, only 0-05 of rain registered. 



Max. temp, of the month occurred on 21st, 69° ; min., the 

 night of the 30th, 27°. 

 May. — Max. temp, of the month occurred on the 10th, 70° ; min., the 



night of the 2nd, 34°. 

 June. — A cold, wet month, producing only eight fine days. 



On the 22nd a rather heavy thunderstorm passed from 

 S.S.W. to N.N.E. between 9.30 and 11 p.m. During the 

 storm two cottages were struck and burnt down at Hammoon. 

 Max. temp, of the month occurred on the 22nd, 75° ; 

 min., the night of the 2nd, 36°. 

 jxjLY. — With the exception of a brief spell of hot weather from the 

 13th to the 18th, the month was cold and damp, with 14 wet 

 days. 



The max. temp, of the month occurred on the 15th, 88° ; 

 the min. the night of the 8th, 42°. 

 Aug. — This month will long be remembered for its clouds, its cold, 

 and its continuous rain. There were only three days without 

 rain throughout the month, and the rainfall for the month 

 exceeded Sin. 



The max. temp, of the month occurred on the 25th. 67° ; 

 the min. the night of the 27th, 35°. 

 Sept. — Very little rain fell till quite the end of the month, but the last 

 three days produced 2'59in. of rain. 



The max. temp, occurred on the 16th, 66° ; the min. the 

 night of the 9th, 35°. 

 Oct. — Both day and night temperatures were much below the average 

 throughout the month ; on no less than 15 nights did the 

 temperature fall to or below the freezing point. 



The max. temp, of the month occurred on the 10th, 61° ; 

 the min. the night of the 4th, 25°. 

 Nov. — Heavy hurricanes occurred on 10th and 11th, 16th, and 26th. 

 Max. temp, of the month occurred on the 22nd, 55° ; the 

 min. the night of the 27th, 22°. 



