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TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. lv. 



Meteorological Observations taken at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 

 during the Month of 'October 1890. 



Distance froia Sea, 1 mile. Height of Cistern of Barometer above Mean Sea-level, 

 71 '5 feet. Hour of Observation, 9 a.m. 



Barometer. — Highest Reading, on the 8th, = 30-374. Lowest Reading, on the 

 lst,=29-260. Difference, or Monthly Range, = 1-114. Mean=29-871. 



S. R. Thermometers. — Highest Reading, on the 13th, =66°-3. Lowest Reading, on 

 the 28th, = 26°-7. Difference, or Montldy Range, = 38°-6. Mean of all the Highest 

 = 54°-9. Mean of all the Lowest = 43°-l. Difference, or Mean Daily Range, = ll°-8. 

 Mean Temperature of Month = 49^-0. 



Hygrometer.— Mean of Dry Bulb=49''-0. Mean of Wet Bulb=46°-7. 



Rainfall. — NumVjer of Days on which Rain, or Snow, fell = 16. Amount of Fall, 

 in inches, =2-341. 



First fall of Snow for season on niglit of 25tli. 



