488 TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Sesb. lx. 



II. Meteorological Observations recorded at Eoyal 

 Botanic Garden, Edixburgh, during the Month of November 

 1895. 



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

 76 o feet. Hour of Observation, 9 a.m. 



Barometer.— Highest, 30-478 inches, on the 25th. Lowest, 28-726 inches, on the 12th. 

 Monthly Range, 1-752 inch. Mean, 29-717 inches, being 0-048 inch below the average for 

 Xovember for five x>receding years. 



Protected .S. B. Thermometers. — Highest, 57 "■4, on the 10th. Lowest, 29°-9, on the 2nd. 

 Monthly Range, 27''-5. Mean of all the Highest, 48°-l. Mean of all the Lowest, 39°-2. Mean 

 Daily Range,'^S°-i'. Mean Temperature of Month, 43''-6, being l°-9 above the average for 

 November for five preceding vears. Frost occurred on 2 days. 



Hygrometer.— Mean of Dry Bulb,»42'-7. Mean of Wet Bulb, 41°-3. Temperature of Dew- 

 point, 39*-6. Mean Humidity, 88-7 %. 



Radiation Thermometers.— Highest in Sun, 91°-6, on the 10th. Lowest on Grass, 19*-5, on 

 the 2nd. Frost occurred on Grass on 14 days. 



Sunshine.— Total recorded for month, 40 hours 25 minutes, being 16-3% of the possible 

 amount. The sunniest day was the 11th, with 6 hours 10 minutes, being 72-5 % of the 

 possible amount. None was recorded on 12 days. 



RainfaU —Bain fell on 23 davs. Total Fall, 2-305 inches, being 0*297 inch above the average 

 for November for five preceding years. Greatest Fall in 24 hours, 0-320 inch, on the 15th. 



A. D. RICHARDSOX, Observer. 

 W. H. WAITE, Interim Observer. 



