Nov. 189;'..] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



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(2) Meteorological Observations recorded at Eoyal 

 Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during the Month of August 

 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, 30-105 inches, on the 15th. Lowest, 29-218 inches, on the 4th. 

 Monthly Range, O'SSr inch. Mean, :i9-683 inches, being 0-028 inch below the average for 

 August for tive preceding years. 



Protected S. K. Thermometers. — Highest, 76° -7, on the 17th. Lowest, 45°-7, on tlie 25th. 

 Monthly Range, 31'0. Mean of all the Highest, 05°-5. Mean of all the Lowest, 53°-6. Mean 

 Daily Range, ll°-9. Mean Temperature of .Month, 59°-5, being l°-5 above the average for 

 August for tive preceding years. 



Hygrometer.— Mean of "Ury Bulb, 59°-2. Mean of Wet Bulb, 5G°-2. Temperature of Dew- 

 point, 53° -5. Mean Humidity. Si -5%. 



Radiation Thermometers. — Highest in Sun, 12S''-8, on the 17th. Lowest on Grass, 39°-8, on 

 the 15th. 



Sunshine. — Total recorded for month, 92 hours 15 minutes, being 198% of the possible 

 amount. The sunniest day was the Sth, with 7 hours, being 44 9% of the possible amount. 

 None was recorded on 3 days. 



Rainfall. — Rain fell on 27 days. Total Fall, 4-635 inches, being 1-032 inch above the average 

 for August for five preceding years. Greatest Fall in 24 hours, 715 inch, on the 5th. 



A. D. RICHARDSON, Ohserver. 

 W. H. WAITE, Interim Observer. 



