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II. Meteorological Observations recorded at Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during the Month of February 

 1895. 



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

 76-5 feet. Hour of Observation, 9 a.m. 



Barometer. — Highest, 30-580 inches, on the 16th. Lowest, 29e-22 inches, on the 26th. 

 Monthly Range, 0-958 inch. Mean, SO'OTl inches, being 0-312 inch above the average for 

 February for four preceding years. 



Protected S. R. Thermometers,— Highest, 47°-4, on the 23rd. Lowest, ll'-S, on the 10th. 

 Monthly Range. 35°6. Mean of all the Highest, 3"°-0. Mean of all the Lowest, 25'-l. Mean 

 Daily Range, ll''-9. Mean Temperature of Month, 31°-0, heing 8°-3 below the average for 

 February for four preceding years. Frost occurred on 22 days. 



Hygrometer.— Mean of Drv- Bulb, 29''-3. Mean of Wet Bulb, 28°-l. Temperature of Dew- 

 point, 23°-9. Mean Humidity, 79 %. 



Radiation Thermometers. — Highest in Sun, 97*-9, on the 23rd. Lowest on Grass, 9°-0, on the 

 10th. Frost occurred on Grass on 28 days. 



Sunshine.— Total recorded for month, 75 hours 25 minutes, being 28-4 % of the possible 

 amount. The sunniest day was the 21st, with 8 hours 15 minutes, being 82-8 % of the possible 

 amount. None was recorded on 4 days. 



Rainfall. — Rain or Snow fell on 7 days. Total Fall, 0-460 inch, being 2-334 inches below the 

 average for Februarj- for four preceding years. Greatest Fall in 24 hours, 0-235 inch, on the 1st. 



A. D. RICHARDSON, Observer. 



