Meteorological Observations taken in Edinburgh. 197 
squall took place at 5.37 P.M. on the 26th, when the tem- 
perature fell rapidly, after touching 78°°3 at 3 P.M. 
July.—Cool and wet weather prevailed during nearly the 
whole of July, the distribution of pressure being essentially 
cyclonic. The month opened with showery, thundery con- 
ditions, but a dry spell commenced on the 4th, and lasted 
till the 10th, after which the temperature did not once 
touch 70°, the weather turning very cold and wet, with but 
little sunshine. The shade maxima recorded on the 25th 
and 26th were phenomenally low for the season, being only 
53°°0 and 52°°3 respectively. Thick mist prevailed, accom- 
panied by heavy rain, 1°63 inch alone falling on the 26th, 
while in the 3 days ending with the 27th an average rain- 
fall of 1 inch per diem was precipitated. On the days 
under review, including the 28th, not a single gleam of 
sunshine was recorded. The wind attained the strength of 
a gale on the 9th, but the air movement for the whole month 
was very small. 
August.—This month was characterised by a great rain- 
fall, an excess of cloud, a pressure considerably below but 
with the temperature above the normal. Rain fell on 
24 days, while the sunshine recorder showed the miserable 
total of 101 hours, being the least by 20 hours recorded 
in August during the last 18 years. The mean temperature 
of the month was nearly 2° above the average, the excess 
being largely due to nocturnal warmth. Thunderstorms, 
with their accompanying torrential rains, were of common 
occurrence; although the most noticeable downpour of the 
month took place on the 22nd, without any electrical dis- 
turbance. On the day under review, the Richard pluvio- 
graph recorded 0°86 inch of rain between 4.15 and 5.7 p.., 
one of the heaviest falls observed here in so short a time. 
September.—Unusally fine weather prevailed throughout. 
The only dull period was from the 14th to the 17th, two- 
thirds of the total rainfall being recorded on the last day. 
The mean temperature of the month was 58°°6, the highest 
for September since 1846, when the mean was 59°°3, this 
month being the only warmer September recorded since the 
Edinburgh record commenced in 1764. The unusual warmth 
