206 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



On the 18th the thermometer fell considerably, and 4° of frost 

 was registered at Queen's Park on that morning. On the next 

 day the frost increased, and was accompanied by a black dismal 

 fog, which hung over the city for two days. The spell of frost 

 broke up on the 23rd, and the atmospheric conditions again 

 became mild and wet. 



Throughout the month there were only 9 dry days, and the 

 amount of the rain which had fallen measured 6*20 inches. 



The range of the barometer was wide, and had some sharp 

 changes. On the 2nd it was at 29*90 inches, from which it fell 

 steadily to 29-10 inches on the 7th. From 28*90 inches on the 

 15th it rose sharply to 30*20 inches on the 18th and 19th, and 

 falling again to 29*10 inches on the 25th. 



Frost to the amount of 21° was registered on five mornings. 

 The average maximum temperature was 46° and the average 

 minimum 38°, as against 49° and 40 9 respectively for the corre- 

 sponding month of last year. 



December. — The protracted spell of wet weather prevailing 

 last month continued throughout December, and on only three 

 days out of the 31 was no rain recorded. Until the 7th the 

 weather conditions were dull and depressing, but on this date 

 the weather improved a little, being dry and mild. On the 8th 

 rain again prevailed, and was accompanied by a strong wind 

 from the south-west. These atmospheric conditions obtained 

 till the 20th, when the wind greatly increased in force, 

 and a severe gale raged for several hours between the 20th and 

 the 21st, the worst experienced in this part of the country for a 

 number of years, causing much damage to property, and consider- 

 able loss of life in the city and throughout the country. 

 Christmas day was dull and damp, and the closing days of the 

 year were likewise dull and unseasonably mild. 



The rainfall for the month amounted to 7*71 inches, and is the 

 greatest monthly total since February of 1894, when the total for 

 that month was 8*96 inches. 



As showing the unseasonable mildness of the month, no frost 

 was recorded at Queen's Park, and the thermometer fell to freez 

 ing point (32°) on only one occasion. The average maximum and 

 minimum temperatures of the month were 47° and 40° respec- 

 tively, while these for December 1899 were 39° and 30°. 



