474 TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. lx. 



II. (1) Meteorological Observations recorded at Eoyal 

 Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during the Month of July 1895. 



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

 76 o feet. Hour of Observation, a.m. 



Barometer. — Highest, 30153 inches, on the 5th. Lowest, 29-314 inches, on the 19th. 

 Monthly Range, 0-S39 inch. Mean, 29'702 inches, being 0-086 inch below the average for July 

 for five jjreceding years. 



Protected S. R. Thermometers. — Highest, 74°-2, on the 6th. Lowest, '14°-7, on the 13th. 

 Monthly Range, 29°-o. Mean of all the Highest, 63° -S. Mean of all the Lowest, oO°-8. Mean 

 Daily Range, IS-" 0. Mean Temperature of Month, 57°-3, being 0°-4 below the average for July 

 for live preceding years. 



Hygrometer. — Mean of Pry Bulb, 58° -5. Mean of Wet Bulb, 54°-l. Temperature of Dew- 

 point, 50°'l. Mean Humidity, "3°-7 ?. 



Radiation Thermometers.— Highest in Sun, 126°-1, on the 5th. Lowest on Grass, 35°0, on 

 the 13th. 



Sunshine. — Total recorded for month, 133 hours 15 minutes, being 25-5 % of the possible 

 amount. The sunnie.st day was the 15th, with 11 hours 35 minutes, being 68 % of the possible 

 amount. None was recorded on 5 days. 



Rainfall. — Rain fell on 17 days. Total Fall, 4 900 inch, being 2665 inches above the average 

 for July for five preceding years. Greatest Fall in 24 hours, 1-335 inch, on the 26th. 



