236 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
1893. The maximum was 48° and the minimum 38’, the latter 
being thus higher than that of October! The winds were chiefly 
from the S.W., hence the mild, showery weather. During the 
first fortnight the barometer showed a low and irregular pressure, 
being down to 28°60 in. on the 14th; after which it steadily in- 
creased, and stood on the 30th at 30:30 in. The rainfall registered 
was 3:96 in. There were only eight dry days in the month. 
December.—During the first week the weather, though foggy, 
was fine for the season; but afterwards it resembled that of 
November in being changeable, though more stormy, while it 
was also colder. There was much variety in the intermit- 
tent turns of frosts, fogs, rain, and snow-showers, which, com- 
bined with several gales, did not make the weather pleasant 
in the city. The barometer fell, with slight variations, from 
30:30 in. on the Ist until the 17th, and from that date until the © 
end of the month the readings were exceedingly erratic. On the 
21st the pressure was 29°70 in., and sharply fell to 28-50 in. on 
the 22nd, when we experienced the great gale which caused so 
much damage throughout the country. The barometer rose as 
rapidly as it fell, standing at 29°80 in. on the 23rd, and gradually 
increased to 30°30 in. on the 27th, when it again rapidly fell to 
28-90 in. on the 29th, on which date another severe gale swept 
over the country. With the exception of four days, the winds in 
December were all from the W. and S.W., and were extremely 
variable. The thermometer was at or below freezing (32°) on ten 
mornings, and a total of 30° of frost was registered. Though less 
frost was recorded, the average temperatures are lower than in 
December, 1893—the maximum being 44° and the minimum 34°. 
The rainfall, however, is less, as only 2°97 in. fell, and there were 
thirteen dry days. 
In comparing the records, we find that the rainfall of 1894 
considerably exceeded the average of the past twelve years. Rain 
to the amount of 41°48 in. fell on 196 days. In 1893 the amount 
was 33°05 in., on 171 days. October was the wettest month in 
1893, with 5-02 in., and only 8 dry days; while February proved 
the wettest month in 1894, with 8:96 in., and with only 6 dry 
days. The driest month of the year was September, with only 
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