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recorded on the 13th. The thermometer readings show that the 

 temperature was on no occasion very high, the highest reading 

 being 66° on the 27th. On nine occasions the thermometer fell 

 below 40°, and the average maximum was 58° and the average 

 minimum 42°. 



Notwithstanding the cold winds of the middle of the month, 

 vegetation made satisfactory progress, and trees and shrubs were 

 in better foliage than has been the case for several years. With 

 the comparative freedom from frost, flowering trees and shrubs, 

 such as laburnum, lilac, and cherry, bloomed exceedingly well, 

 and made a brilliant display — the notable exception being 

 rhododendrons, which generally bore a light load of flower. The 

 ash leafed on the 18th, and the oak on the 24th, both some days 

 later than usual, and in reversed order to what usually occurs, 

 and, as the sequel proved in our district, not in accordance with 

 the old " saw," which gives a dry season when the ash leafs first. 

 The notes of the cuckoo were first heard on the 7th. 



June. — The bright warm days of the close of May continued 

 through the first week of June, though on the 7th the weather 

 became dull and unsettled. Saturday, the 9th — the "Children's 

 Day " in the Parks of Glasgow — was dull and wet in the morning, 

 but, fortunately, broke up fine, enabling the youngsters to enjoy 

 their fete under fairly comfortable conditions. On the evening of 

 the 12th, after two or three sultry days, a sharp thunderstorm 

 was experienced. From the 14th there was a spell of fine warm 

 days, and on the 22nd there was a recurrence of the thunder, and 

 the weather was changeable and showery. On the 25th the total 

 rainfall recorded for the preceding twenty-four hours was 1*42 

 inches, and the total rain for the month was 4*04 inches, there 

 being 13 dry days. 



The atmospheric pressure during the month was very steady, 

 varying little between 30-20 inches on the 1st to 29*30 inches on 

 the 30th. 



The highest reading of the thermometer in the shade was 74°, 

 which was recorded on the 11th and 12th. and on other five 

 occasions the thermometer was at or above 70°. The averages for 

 the month were — maximum 65° and minimum 49*, while in 1899 

 these were 69° and 50° respectively. 



