METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DURING THE YEAR 1895. 89 



MeteoFolog"ical Notes, and Remarks upon the Weather 

 during" the Year 1895, with its General Effects 

 upon Vegetation. 



By James Whitton, Superintendent of Parks, Glasgow. 



[Bead 23rd February, 1897.] 



In presenting the accompanying meteorological notes and remarks 

 on the weather of 1895, it may be stated that, while — as men- 

 tioned in the Keport of last year — there are now meteorological 

 instruments in each of the principal parks, the following observa- 

 tions are based upon the record kept at the Queen's Park. It 

 has been thought convenient to follow this course with a view to 

 preserve the continuity of the series of reports for past years. 

 From the tables appended, however, it will be seen that the 

 results of the observations at the other parks are also shown, and 

 these may be valuable for purposes of comparison and as indica- 

 ting the difference of climatic conditions in the various districts 

 of the City. 



The outstanding feature of 1895, it is perhaps needless to say, 

 was the severe and prolonged frost which characterised the early 

 months of the year, and which has had no parallel for many years. 



January. — The year opened with a continuance of the frost 

 which had set in on the 29th December after a long period of 

 very unsettled, stormy weather. By the 4th, the ice on t^^ 

 ponds in the parks was strong enough for skating puposes. On 

 the afternoon of the 5th there was a slight change, with drizzly 

 rain. Intense frost was experienced until the 13th, when another 

 partial thaw occurred, and for four days the atmospheric condi- 

 tions were extremely disagreeable, as the low temj^erature was 

 accompanied by a biting N.E. wind and drizzly rain. Thereafter, 

 until the end of the month, there was a continuance of the frost, 

 with occasional showers of snow and many fogs. 



On the 10th the trees, <kc., in the parks were most beautifully 

 covered with "silver thaw.'' This striking phenomenon is caused 

 by the deposit of frozen moisture from a sudden warm wave 

 after intense cold, and indicates a coming change in the weather. 



