41- On a Meteorological Table kept at Chiswick in 1849. 



explore events and themes so far removed from us : and so wide 

 is their suggestiveness, that the reflective observer may read, 

 even on tliis narrow field of Linton, the continuous history of his 

 country's fortunes and of its growth in civilization. The records 

 of the little spot seem to expand themselves into the general re- 

 cords of our race ; and the subject rises into importance enough 

 to show, that such topics are only trifling when they are looked 

 upon with the eye of the trifler. 



Kelso, 13th July, 1850. 



A Meteorological Table from a Daily Registe?' kept at Cheswick 

 House, in lat. 55° 41' N., long. 2° 03' W., for the year of our 

 Lord 1849. By Alexander Aitken, Gardener to John S. 

 Donaldson Selby, Esq. 



Months. 



o c 



January ... 

 February . . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . 

 September 

 October ... 

 November 

 December 



Mean for the year 



Barometer. 



IS 



a:5 



Inch- i 



28-60 

 28-96, 

 2927 

 29 351 

 2910| 

 29-60 

 29-34 

 2918' 

 2905 

 29-42, 

 28-66 

 29-30i 



Inch. 



30 19 



30-60: 



30-30; 



30 24| 



30-24 



3018; 



3036 



30-14' 



30-50, 



30-50! 



30- lO! 



3070 



29-15 



Inch. 



29-391 



29-78| 

 29-78 

 29-79 

 29 67; 

 29-89 

 29-85' 

 29-66 

 29-79 

 29-95 

 29-361 

 30-00 



30-33 29-74 29-7726-7 



Inch. 

 2959 

 29-92 : 

 29-90: 

 29-61 

 29-86, 

 29-93 , 

 29 46 

 29-83 36 

 29-95:34 

 29 74325 

 29-6620 

 29-83 20 



Thermometer. 



J3 S 



27 



43 



38 



41 + 



51 



51 



55 



50 



47+ 



41 + 



35 



30 



36 



37 



38+ 



47 



49 



53 



52 



46 



37 



35 



33 



56-7 41 5 41-2 23-42 228 137 



^3 



•350 



Inch. 



1-99 

 083 

 1-42 

 223 

 2-00 

 1-79 

 2-26 

 2-25 

 1-49 

 2-61 

 1-60 

 2-95 



Extremes of Barometer and Thermometer during the Year. — 

 Barometer was highest on December 23rd, viz. 30-70 inches, 

 and lowest on November 5th, viz. 28*66 inches. Thermometer 

 was highest on July 8th and 10th, viz. 70°, and lowest on 

 January 3rd, viz. 10 . The hottest days were July 8th and 10th, 

 the mean = 63°. The coldest day was on January 3rd, the 

 mean = 15^. 



Rain Gauge. — The greatest fall of rain was on July 23rd, 

 which was 0*78 inch. The wettest month was December; 

 rain fell during the month = 2*95 inches: and the driest month 

 was February; the rain fell during the month = 0*83 inch. 



August 4th, observed the blight on the potatoes, and found 



