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METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DURING THE YEAR 1894. 937 
an infinitesimal quantity of rain recorded. In the previous year, 
March was the driest month, when only 0°74 in. of rain fell. 
It may be interesting to give the following table of rainfall as 
registered in the various Parks. It must, however, be explained 
that the registering instruments in the Parks—other than the 
Queen’s—were only placed out at the end of March last; and that 
some allowance must be made for the difference in altitude, ex- 
posure, and situation of the gauges. 
RAINFALL DURING 1894 IN THE PUBLIC PARKS. 
*LA W| ALEX- ELVIN-| MAX- 
MONTH. QUEEN'S. GLASGO SPRING- | KELVI 
GREEN. | ANDRA. | BURN, | GROVE. | WELL. 
: Inches. Inches, Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches, 
January, 4:87 
February, | 8-96 
Mareh,.... | 3°37 Bs we =e 34 a 
Spr .s. | 1-9 1:39 1-72 1°81 1:87 1:84 
May, ...| 2-28 2:98 orl 3°66 3°00 2-72 
pane es O76 “ah 3°05 3°63 2-61 2°86 
Oa, 6. | 27 3°19 2°93 3:08 2:97 2°90 
August,... | 4:87 5:28 5°41 6°49 5°85 5:49 
September,) 0-14 0:20 0-21 0-19 0:00 0-11 
October, 2°68 2:71 2°65 2°89 2-49 2°76 
November,| 3:96 3°91 3°51 3°39 3°50 4-21 
December, | 2°97 3°68 3°29 3°21 3°69 3°68 
Totals,... | 41:48 | 26°71 | 25-72 | 28°35 | 25°98 | 26:57 
_ Regarding the temperatures, they have been slightly lower than 
in 1893, when the mean temperature was 47°, while in 1894 
it was 46°. On no occasion did the highest (day) temperature 
reach that of 1895, when 83° in the shade were registered on 
19th June. The highest in 1894 was only 79°, on the Ist July. 
Again, in 1893 the thermometer was at or above 70° on thirty 
days, while in 1894 it was only so nineteen times. The coldest 
month in 1894 was January, when 103° of frost were registered 
on fifteen mornings, the lowest reading of the year being on the 
7th, when there were 21° of frost. Throughout the year 256° of 
frost were registered on fifty-five mornings, against 306° on fifty- 
six mornings in 1893. 
