METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DUEIKG THE YEAR 1899. 141 



Meteopolog-ical Notes and Remarks upon the Weather 

 during- the Year 1899, with its General Effects 

 upon Vegetation. 



By James Whitton, Superintendent of Parks, Glasgow. 



[Read 24th April, 1900.] 



In prefacing these notes it is but needful to state that the figures 

 quoted are from the records kept at Queen's Park, Glasgow. 



January. — The year was ushered in by moist and mild weather, 

 suggesting anything but mid-winter. The opening days were 

 dull and wet, with gales from the south-west about the 13th, 

 when the barometer fell to 28 '30 inches. On the 12th a change 

 took place in the temperature, and the rain, which had been 

 falling incessantly for the previous day or two, gave place to snow 

 and sleet. Frost set in on the 16th, and culminated in a heavy 

 snowfall on the 18th, when it lay to a depth of between three 

 and four inches. Cold frosty weather continued till the 29th, 

 when a gradual thaw begun. On the mornings of the 25th and 

 27th the thermometer fell to 19°— being 13° of frost. The 27th 

 was a day of dense fog in the city, necessitating the lighting of 

 the street lamps. 



The atmospheric pressure for the month was wide and ei-ratic, 

 ranging from 28-30 inches on the 13th to 30-38 on the 26th. 



Frost was registered on 12 days, and amounted to 94° in all. 

 The lowest reading was taken on the 25th and 27th, when 13* of 

 frost were recorded. On three occasions, viz., the 25th, 2Sth, and 

 29th, the temperature never rose above freezing point (32°) 

 The average maximum temperature for the month was 40°, and 

 the average minimum 32°, as compared with 47° and 39° respec- 

 tively in the preceding January. 



