Weather for 1909. 125 



and severe frost and N.W. wind. On two days, the 12th and 

 16th, over 2 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, with a heavy flood 

 each time. On the latter date 2,02 inches of rain fell within 9 

 hours. On the higher lands at the 25th a great portion of the 

 corn crop, cut and uncut, was still in the fields ; nothing could 

 be done to it from the 23rd of September till the 25th of this 

 month. On the 31st the hills were covered with snow and 10 

 deg. of frost on the grass. Temperature — Highest maximum, 

 67 deg. ; lowest, 47 deg. ; highest minimum, 56 deg. ; lowest, 22 

 deg.; lowest on grass, 16 deg. Barometer — Highest, 30.3 in.; 

 lowest, 29.4 in. Only on 4 days did the barometer reach 30 in. 

 Rainfall — Rain fell on 26 days. Total, 10.16 in. This is the 

 higest record for this or any one month during the last 16 years. 



November. — The severe frost of the last week of October 

 passed away as November began, and it is generally expected 

 that a mild winter will follow an early hard frost, and for a few 

 days it seemed as if a mild November was going to follow, but 

 after a week of moderate warmth the frost returned with great 

 intensity, and continued till near the end of the month, doing 

 much damage to the turnip crop, which was still unsecured, also 

 spoiling a lot of potatoes which were still in the ground. There 

 was no autumn grass in consequence, and cattle had to go on to 

 fodder very early. There was a good deal of bright sunshine 

 during the frosty weather, and an exceptionally small rainfall. 

 Temperature — Highest maximum, 59 deg. ; lowest, 42 deg. ; 

 highest minimum, 45 deg. ; lowest, 18 deg. ; lowest on grass, 11 

 deg. Barometer — Highest, 30.4 in.; lowest, 29.15 in. Rain- 

 fall — Rain fell on 11 days. Total, 1.15 inches. 



December. — Was a month of sudden changes. Began with 

 rain and storm, with a gale from S.W. veering to the N.W., on 

 the 3rd, when the barometer fell rapidly from 29.3 in. to 28.4 in. 

 There was a good deal of damage to shipping, with loss of life. 

 From the 3rd till the 9th there was again a severe frost, with N. 

 wind. This was followed by a fall of 1.20 inches of rain. 

 This, combined with the melted snow from the higher land, 

 caused a very heavy flood on the Nith and Cluden. After three 

 mild days with rain another hard frost followed. Two and 

 a-half inches of snow fell on the 24th. This was followed by a 

 very sudden change to mildness, which continued till the end of 

 the year. Christmas day was fine with a little cold wind, and 



