96 The Weather of 1908. 



data, is 41.6 degs., and the relative humidity (saturation being 

 equal to 100) 79. 



Thunderstorms during the year were infrequent. I have 

 noted only five — one on the 15th of May, another on the 2nd of 

 June, a third on the 27th August, a fourth on the 10th Septem- 

 ber, and a fifth on 22nd November. 



The records of wind direction given in the table vary very 

 little from what is usual. The wind which prevailed during the 

 greatest number of days — as it never fails to do — was the south- 

 west, which had 74^ days. The next was the south-east, with 

 61^ days. The east and the north-west had each 51^ days. 

 The east had 46, and the west 39. The north had 18J, and the 

 south 15^; while on 8 it was calm or variable. 



I have received reports of the rainfall from several stations 

 in the neighbourhood in addition to Dumfries, which I give as 

 under: — 



Elevation above sea level at Lochrutton, 272 feet ; at Castle- 

 Douglas, 200 feet. The average rainfall at Lochmaben for 16 years 

 is 39.95 in. 



At Lochrutton there were four days on which the rainfall 

 exceeded an inch. They occurred in March, June, August, and 

 September, and the heaviest was 1.41 in. on 2nd June. At 

 Arbigland there was one, on 14th June; and at St. Mary's Isle 

 there were six, in March, June, August, September, November, 

 and December, one in each of these months, and the heaviest 

 was 1.64 on 24th March. At Drumlanrig the wettiest months 

 were March and September, the former with the amount of 6.24 

 in., the latter with 6.27 in. 



