Meteorological Observations taken in Edinburgh. 7 



during the last twenty years. The only anti-cyclone ex- 

 perience occurred on the first four days of the month. 



September. — The weather this month presented few features 

 of interest, most of the elements approximating closely to 

 their normals. The most noticeable feature w^as the scanty 

 precipitation, namely, 1'64 inch. More than half the month's 

 rainfall fell in the first four days, which were cold and stormy. 

 There was no pronounced spell of fine sunny weather, but, 

 on the other hand, no really unseasonable weather was 

 experienced. During the last week strong westerly winds 

 prevailed, which attained the strength of a gale on 

 the 25th. 



October. — Very high pressure prevailed during nearly the 

 whole mouth, the mean of 30*106 inches being the highest 

 since 1866. Mild weather predominated, the mean temper- 

 ature being 2 degrees above the average. The excess was 

 largely due to the high day temperatures, which culminated 

 on the 21st in a value of 64°-3, which is the highest on 

 record so late in the season during the last fifty-seven years. 

 Cold weather prevailed on the 14th, on which day the mean 

 temperature was only 36°'2, but on the 17th the mean had 

 risen to 57°'8. The average temperature of the week ending 

 22nd October was 54°-4, or 7°'7 in excess of the normal. 

 Very foggy weather was experienced during the last ten 

 days, no less than six of which were foggy. October 

 1827 had also six fogs, the maximum being seven fogs in 

 October 1786. 



November. — This was a very mild month, the mean temper- 

 ature being 45° '6, a value exceeded only in the Novembers 

 of 1818, 1881, and 1894, with mean temperatures of 46°-7, 

 46° -3, and 46° '0 respectively. The excess was largely 

 brought about by the remarkable nocturnal warmth, the 

 mean of the day values being 2°'6, but the night values as 

 much as 5° "3 in excess of the normal. The mean of the 

 minima was 41°-8, the highest since 1857, when the average 

 was 41° "9. The barometric pressure was 0*295 inch in 

 excess of the normal. The only Novembers since 1770 with 

 so high a pressure were 1805, 1857, 1867, 1879, and 1896. 

 A dense fog was experienced on the 11th, which was 



