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METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DURING THE YEAR 1895. 89 
Meteorological Notes, and Remarks upon the Weather 
during the Year 1895, with its General Effects 
upon Vegetation. 
By James Wuirton, Superintendent of Parks, Glasgow. 
[Read 23rd February, 1897.] 
In presenting the accompanying meteorological notes and remarks 
on the weather of 1895, it may be stated that, while—as men- 
tioned in the Report of last year—there are now meteorological 
instruments in each of the principal parks, the following observa- 
tions are based upon the record kept at the Queen’s Park. It 
has been thought convenient to follow this course with a view to 
preserve the continuity of the series of reports for past years. 
From the tables appended, however, it will be seen that the 
results of the observations at the other parks are also shown, and 
these may be valuable for purposes of comparison and as indica- 
ting the difference of climatic conditions in the various districts 
of the City. 
The outstanding feature of 1895, it is perhaps needless to say, 
was the severe and prolonged frost which characterised the early 
months of the year, and which has had no parallel for many years. 
January.—The year opened with a continuance of the frost 
which had set in on the 29th December after a long period of 
very unsettled, stormy weather. By the 4th, the ice on the 
ponds in the parks was strong enough for skating puposes. On 
the afternoon of the 5th there was a slight change, with drizzly 
rain. Intense frost was experienced until the 13th, when another 
partial thaw occurred, and for four days the atmospheric condi- 
tions were extremely disagreeable, as the low temperature was 
accompanied by a biting N.E, wind and drizzly rain. Thereafter, 
until the end of the month, there was a continuance of the frost, 
with occasional showers of snow and many fogs. 
On the 10th the trees, &e., in the parks were most beautifully 
covered with “silver thaw.” This striking phenomenon is caused 
by the deposit of frozen moisture from a sudden warm wave 
after intense cold, and indicates a coming change in the weather. 
