90 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Frost was registered on 29 days to the amount of 273°. The 

 lowest readings were 12° on the 9th and 11° on the 29thj giving 

 20° and 21° of frost respectively. On two occasions, 10th and 

 11th, the day temperature did not rise above 20°. The average 

 maximum temperature for the month was 34°, and the minimum 

 23°, against 41° and 31° respectively for January, 1894. 



The month's rainfall was light, only 0"58 inch of rain and 

 melted snow beino^ recjistered. 



The barometric readings showed a very irregular pressure 

 throughout the month, with several sharp changes. There was a 

 quick fall for two days before the 15th, when, with a N.E. wind, 

 the weather was unpleasant. The pressure remained at about 

 28 '80 for five days, when there was a sharp rise with westerly 

 winds. Another sharp depression occurred on the 23rd, the 

 reading on the 24th being again 28*80 inches. With a rapid 

 rise, the pressure on the 30th was up to 30*40 inches, when the 

 wind was from the east. 



February. — Although no intense frost was recorded during 

 the first week, the weather was bitterly cold, the day temperature 

 being uniformly low, with a keen wind from the N.E. On the 

 6th and 7th a severe storm of wind and snow swept over the 

 country ; the snowfall in the City was about 3 inches in depth. 

 From the ^th until the 1 3th the frost was intense dav and nisht, 

 and the day temperature did not rise above 30°. On the 10th it 

 did not rise above 20°. The lowest night temperature was also 

 on the 10th, when 34° of frost were registered, or 2° below zero. 

 Jrost continued with more or less severity until the end of the 

 month, and was registered every morning. The total amount 

 recorded on the 28 days was 356°. 



Although indications of a change appeared on the 23rd, it was 

 not until the 28th that any decided thaw was apparent, when, 

 with a strong S.W. wind, the frost gave way and the ice began 

 to break up. The winds were from the E. and N.E. during the 

 greater part of the month. Only a fractional amount of rain or 

 melted snow was registered, viz., 0*14 inch, in marked contrast to 

 that of February, 1894, when 8*96 inches were registered. The 

 barometric readings do not show any sharp changes, while the 

 range was within one inch — from 29*45 to 30*30 — during the 

 month. The only nt)table drop was from 30 on the 5th to 29*50 



