610 TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Skss. lvii. 



Meteorological Observations taken at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 



during the Montli of May 1893. 



Distance from Sea, 1 mile. Height of Cistern of Barometer above Mean Sea-Level, 



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



barometer. — Highest Observed, on the 8tli, = 30-494 inches. Lowest Obsei-ved, 

 on tlio 20lh, ^ 29 392 inches. Difference, or Monthly Kioge, = 1-102 inch. Mean = 

 29-961 inches. 



S. II. Thermometers. — Highest Observed, on tlio 15th and 29th, = 69°-0. Lowest 

 Observed, on the 1st, = 36"-0. Difference, or Montlily Range, =- 3.3°-0. Mean of all 

 the Hi)jhest = 60''-6. Mean of all the Ijowest = 46°-2. Difference, or Moan Daily 

 Range, = 14'-4. Mean Temperature of Month = 53°'4. 



Jlygrometor. — Mean of Dry Rulb = 5.'J'-7. Mean of Wet Bulb = 50°-2. 



Rainfall. — Number of Days on wliich Rain fell ^ 12. Amount of Fall ^ 1-505 

 inch. Cr(;atc'St l''all in 2) Hours, on the 17th, — 0-510 inch. 



A. ]). RICHARDSON, 

 Observer. 



