Tue WEATHER oF 1905. 97 
26th January, 1906. 
Chairman—The PRESIDENT. 
New MempBers.—Mr and Mrs T. A. Halliday, Dumfries. 
THE WEATHER OF 1905. By Rev. WiLL1AM ANDSON. 
The past year has been in some respects remarkable in point 
of weather. On the whole it has been a favourable year as far as 
temperature and sunshine are concerned, but marked by a 
deficiency of rainfall, which entitles it to be described as the driest 
of the last twenty years or more. 
To begin with the barometrical pressure, on the variations of 
which the state of the weather so much depends, I find that the 
highest reading of the year.occurred on the 12th December, when 
it rose to 30.890 in., and the lowest on the 15th March, when it 
fell to 28.365 in., thus giving an annual range of no less than 
2.545 in. It is worthy of note that not only in December, but also 
in January, there was an exceedingly high reading, viz., of 30.856 
in. on the 28th of that month. These are both abnormally high 
readings, occurring but rarely in many years. And taking the 
year as a whole, there were no fewer than six months in which the 
mean pressure (reduced to 32 degs. and sea-level) exceeded 30 
inches. These months were January, February, May, June, July, 
and December ; and they were all very favourable months in point 
of weather ; while those which had the lowest mean pressure, viz., 
March, with a mean of 29.570 in., and November, with a mean 
of 29.601 in., were the most unfavourable. The mean pressure 
for the whole year was 29.933 in., which is a little above average. 
Low readings falling below 29 in. occurred in January, February, 
March, and November, which for the most part were accompanied 
by strong winds and heavy rains. But these cyclonic disturbances 
were on the whole less numerous than usual. One of the worst 
was about the middle of March, when a good deal of damage was 
done both by sea and land; and others occurred in the end of 
November and first part of December. 
Temperature in the shade, 4 feet above the grass. The 
highest readings of the year were recorded on the 23rd June and 
the 9th July, when the s.r. thermometer registered 84.5 deg. 
The lowest reading was on the 19th November, when a minimum 
