1913.] BAILIWICK RAINFALL, 69 



On Saturday afternoon, the 22nd (Easter Eve), a violent 

 S.W. gale swept over the Bailiwick, prevailing from about 5 

 to 7 o'clock. The storm at Alderney was reported as follows 

 in the Guernsey Advertiser of the 29th : 



"On Saturday, shortly after 6 p.m., we experienced a violent storm 

 from the south-west. In the afternoon at one o'clock a blinding rain- 

 storm followed some heavy thunder claps and as the day wore on the 

 weather grew worse, the wind increasing in violence. Much damage was 

 done to greenhouses and other buildings which rocked and quivered as if 

 there were an earthquake. Several persons who were out in the gale, 

 unable to keep their footing, were blown along a considerable distance.'' 



In connection with this gale it is interesting to quote the 

 following from the London Daily Weather Report of the 23rd : 

 " A thunderstorm passed eastwards across England during the after- 

 noon [22nd] and a severe gale from the S.W. was experienced during the 

 evening or night." 



Though a thunderstorm, it will be observed occurred 

 at Alderney, Guernsey escaped this part of the bad weather, 

 and as regards rainfall Alderney's total for that day was 

 0*30 in., while Guernsey (Les Blanches), escaped with O'lOin. 

 only, and Sark with O08. 



April's weather divides itself into a dry and cold first 

 half, and a wet second half with normal temperature. On the 

 whole the month was cold and rather wet. The dry interval 

 prevailed from the 2nd to the 14th inclusive and gave as the total 

 rainfall of the 13 days 0*05 in. at Guernsey (Les Blanches), 

 0*12 in. at Sark, and 0*06 in. at Alderney. A solitary but 

 severe hoar frost for the time of year occurred in the early 

 morning of the 13th, which reduced the screened temperature 

 at Les Blanches to 34*0 deg. This frost was reported as 

 having clone considerable damage to the potato crop at 

 Alderney. Mr. Picot reported a " heavy thunder shower " at 

 Alderney on the afternoon of April 29th. This, the other 

 islands escaped, although rain fell everywhere, the amounts 

 being: Guernsey (Les Blanches) 0*24 in., Sark 0*30 in., 

 Alderney 0'44 in. 



The weather of May, at any rate as regards rainfall, was 

 exactly the opposite to that experienced in April, the first 

 half being wet and unsettled, the second half very dry and 

 including a well-marked heat wave in the last week. Rain 

 was of almost daily occurrence in the first fortnight and when 

 it ended on the loth brought to a close a whole month of 

 continuously unsettled conditions. From April 15 to May 15 

 (31 days) the total rainfall in the islands was : 



Guernsey (Les Blanches) 3*94 in. Rain days, 27. 



Sark 3-34in. „ „ 23. 



Alderney 3'45in. „ „ 23. 



