670 



SCOTL AND. 



Statistics. At Glasgow, on an average of thirty years, 29-6 



** *"Y~" ^ At Peebles, on an average of fourteen years, 28-7 



On the CH- At Dalkeith, on an average of eight years, 22.6 



mate of At Duddingston, on an average of eight years, 25'7 



Scotland. ^ \f ou ntstewart * n Bute, on an average of seven 



years, . . . . . 4-6.6 



At Branxholm in Roxburghshire, on an average 



of five years, .... 31.3 



At Langholra in Dumfries-shire, on an average of 



five years, . ... 36.7 



At Wool in Selkirkshire, on an average of four 



years, . . . . 32-9 



At Bothwell, on an average of three years, 24.8 



At Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, on an average of 



two years, . . . 30-9 



At Dumfries, .... 36.1 



At Hawkhill near Edinburgh, . . 29.9 



At Ditto, in 1776, . . 26.1 



At Dundee, on an average of nine years, 22. 



At Huntly Lodge there fell in 



1821 last nine months 



:1822 



1823 . ' . 



1824 



1825 



24.03 

 27-80 

 28.31 

 24.03 



Edinburgh, Canaan Cottage, Mr. Adie, 260 feet 



above sea, 1824,* . . . 24.6 



At Edinburgh, in 1794 7 Professor Playfair 28.7 



1 795 j 35.7 



Botanic Garden, 1796, Dr. Ruther- 

 ford, . . . . 19.4 

 17971 25.9 



At Edinburgh, in 1798 > Professor Playfair 23-9 

 1799J 25.9 



and what is very remarkable, the very same numerical Statistics. 

 results were obtained in the same district during a \^*y*^S 

 period of other five years, beginning with 1788. On the Cli. 



At Longforgan on the Tay, the following results are mate of 

 the average of twelve years 1 observations, beginning Scotland. 

 with 1785: 



Days 



Rain. 

 Ill 



Snow. 



24 



Fair. 

 230 



At Belmont in Strathmore, the results of ten years' 

 observations, beginning with 1781, give: 



Days 



Rain. 



151 



Snow. 



27 



Frost. 



38 



Fair. 



187 



The following table shows the state of the weather 

 in Banffshire in 1805 and 1808. Among the fair days 

 are included those that are gloomy and foggy, and 

 among the rainy days those that are showery. 



1805. 



Fair. Rain. Snow. 



January, 23 4 3 

 February, 22 1 6 

 March, 24 3 4 

 April, 23 5 2 



May, 17 11 3 hail 



June, 20 9 1 hail 



July, 19 12 



August, 22 9 



September, 17 13 

 October, 20 9 2 

 November, 24 4 2 

 December, 21 4 6 



1808. 



Fair. Rain. Snow. 



9 10 12 



At Edinburgh, 

 Bothwell Castle, 

 Glasgow, 

 Greenock, 

 Largs, 

 Gordon Castle, 



1810. 



Inches. 



25.0 

 21.4 



38.7 

 25,9 



1811. 



Inches. 



32.6 

 33.1 

 27.8 



56.6 

 31.3 



1812. 

 Inches. 

 27.1 



25.0 



22.8 



30-9 



35.2 



30.8 



At Carbeth in Stirlingshire, the following quantities 

 of rain fell in the years 1815 to 1820: 



1815 

 1816 

 1817 

 1818 

 1819 

 1820 

 1821 

 J823 



Inches. 



41.393 

 38.589 

 44.765 

 41.387 

 42.845 

 40.621 

 47.368 

 45.478 



Mean of eight years, 42.950 



Proportion In the middle ward of Clydesdale, on an average of 



of fair and fiye years from j ygg 



rainy days. _, . _ , , 



The number or dry days was 280 



' of wet days was 85 



The following is the distribution of fair and rainy 



days at Kinfauns : 



Rain or Snow. 

 Days. 



150 

 150 

 132 

 132 

 160 

 160 

 143 

 147 

 172 

 155 

 169 

 148 

 129 



Mean of thirteen years, 150 



Fair. 

 215 

 215 



233 

 234 

 205 

 205 

 222 

 219 

 193 

 210 

 196 

 218 

 236 



215 



At Drymen, in Stirlingshire, on an average of four- 

 teen years, from 1795, there were 



Days completely fair . . 

 Days completely wet . . 

 Days showery .... 

 Days more or less rainy . 



* See Dr. Brewster's Edinburgh Journal of Science, No. I VIII. 



