NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 39 



rainfall was 3-14 inches. The temperature averaged 56°; and the 

 quarters of the prevailing winds were the west and south-west. 



October was a remarkably dry month for the season of the year, 

 there being 24 dry days on which no rain fell. The total amount 

 of the rainfall was only '84 of an inch. The average temperature 

 was 42°, and the thermometer was at or below the freezing point 

 on 15 mornings, registering in all 52 degrees of frost. The prevail- 

 ing winds were from the south and the south-west. 



November was certainly the coldest and most variable month of 

 the season. Rain fell heavily on 10 days, and snow or sleet on 9, 

 giving a total of 5*52 inches of moisture. The average temperature 

 was 37°, and the thermometer was at or below the freezing point on 

 12 mornings, showing 159 degrees of frost. Winds prevailing from 

 the north and the north-west. Snow lay on the ground from the 

 14th till the 24th. 



December was upon the whole a seasonable month, the rain-fall 

 being moderate, but the temperature variable. About 4 inches of 

 snow fell on the 15th, and remained on the ground for 3 days. 

 The dry days numbered 18, and 3 6 inches of rain fell. The 

 average temperature was 36°, the thermometer falling below the 

 freezing point on 17 mornings, registering in all 96 degrees of frost. 

 The prevalent winds were from the west and south-west. The 

 following plants were in flower during the month : — daisies, wall- 

 flower, marsh marigold, Jasminum nudiflorum, and the Christmas 

 rose. The river Kelvin was higher in flood on the 24th than it 

 has been during the last four years. 



The highest day temperature during 1880 was upon September 

 4th, when the thermometer registered 82° in the shade, and the 

 lowest temperature was reached on November 20th, when the ther- 

 mometer went down to 10°, or 22° of frost. On 87 days the 

 thermometer was at or below the freezing point, registering a total 

 of 461° of frost, as against 664 degrees in 1*79 5 and 609 degrees 

 during 1878. 



It will be observed from the foregoing notes for each month that 

 the year 1880 has been so favourable in every respect, that it will 

 be a memorable one for this generation. It is worthy of remark 

 that, although the rain-fall was in excess of the previous year by 

 1*16 inches, we were favoured with it at the most seasonable times 

 for the benefit of the growing crops. Another marked feature of 

 the year was the uniform high average maximum temperature 



