On the Climate of Strathpeffer Spa. 47 
uniformly [?] brings rain or sleet on the east coast, but the 
storm dies away in the intermediate hills, and there is dry 
weather and sunshine on the west coast.” 
There is unfortunately no systematic record of the compara- 
tive frequency of easterly and westerly winds at Strathpeffer. 
A gentle easterly current is not infrequent, particularly in the 
early morning. Occasionally it may be noticed, passing up 
the centre of the Strath, between two returning “ valley 
winds” or local currents. During spells of prevalent easterly 
current, Strathpeffer is sometimes enveloped in a thin white 
sea mist, which is the only approach to fog met with in this 
district. 
On the average of the six years 1884-90, the rainfall of 
Strathpeffer is 29°42 inches. This falls within Mr G. J. 
Symon’s second lowest grade, from 30 to 25 inches, the first 
TABLE. VI- 
Mean Rainfall. 
: Number 
ana: of Rainy Days. 
¢ Strathpeffer. Ped ath ce Strathpeffer. 
January, 3 , : : 3°00 1°68 17 
February, : 2°25 1°25 17 
March, . P : : = 2°35 1°68 15 
April, . : ; : : 1°87 1°70 14 
May, . 5 . : : 1°81 2°22 16 
June, . : ; : caked 1‘61 1°88 13 
pay,” : : ; 2°46 2°94 17 
August, : a : 2°40 2°13 18 
September, . ; : : 2°20 1°72 16 
October, : : ; ; 527 2°04 17 
November, 3°35 2°42 17 | 
December, 2°86 1:70 18 
YEAR, : ’ 29°43 23°36 195 
or lowest being below 25. The area of lowest rainfall includes 
a considerable portion of the eastern half of England, and 
some districts on the Scottish coast north and south of the 
Moray Firth. Strathpeffer Spa is at the border of one of 
these limited very dry areas, at the junction of low and higher 
