188 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Meteorological Notes and Remarks upon the 

 Weather during- the Year 1907, with its General 

 Effects upon Vegetation. 



By James Whitton, Superintendent of Parks, Glasgow. 



[Read 31st March, 1908.] 



In order to preserve the continuity of the series, these notes 

 have been compiled, as in former years, from the records kept 

 at Queen's Park, Glasgow. 



January. — The new year was ushered in with weather con- 

 ditions of an unpleasant nature. The morning was dull and 

 cold, while at night a storm of wind and rain set in, which 

 continued throughout the following day. After a slight touch 

 of frost on the 3rd and Ith, rain, intei-niixed with hail and 

 sleet, again occurred on the evening of the latter, and continued 

 irregularly for a few days. Then the weather moderated, and 

 for about a fortnight it was unseasonably open and mild, the 

 17th being a remarkably fine, spring-like day. After the 18th it 

 was more wintry in character, with some sharp frosts, 14° being 

 registered on the 21:th, while on the same day the first fall of 

 snow of the season occurred. The wintry conditions lasted until 

 the 27th, when a strong, fresh wind sprang up, which quickly 

 dispelled all the snow from the ground. On the 28th a severe 

 gale, which lasted over the 29th, sprang up, and was accompanied 

 with thunder, lightning, and rain. A considerable amount of 

 damage was caused throughout the country by this stoi-m. The 

 last two days of the month were diy and frosty. 



The barometrical readings show a wide range. On the 1st 

 the atmospheric pressure indicated was 29' 10 inches; on the 2nd 

 it was down to 28'70, from which point it rapidly rose to 29'90; 

 on the 4th, with four exceptions, the pressure was over 30' 00 

 inches daily until the 27th, when a sharp depression set in, 

 followed by the gale of the 28th and 29th. The readings for these 

 days were 29'30 and 29" 10 inches respectively. The highest 



