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Meteorological Observations taken in Edinburgh. 331 
November since 1815. The sun shone on only 22 hours, 
the next lowest back to 1860 being the Novembers of 1887 
and 1888, when 33 hours bright sunshine was recorded. The 
mean barometric pressure was 0°320 inch in excess of the 
normal, being the highest since 1879. The mean daily 
range of temperature, owing to the overcast skies, was 
very small. 
December.—December was a most unsettled month, with 
only ten hours sunshine, being barely one-third of the 
average. In 1890 only seven hours sunshine was recorded, 
but, with this single exception, the month under review was 
the most sunless since the commencement of the record in 
1860. No sunshine was recorded on 25 days, or 11 more 
than the average. 
NOTEWORTHY PHENOMENA IN THE METEOROLOGY OF 1896. 
Highest barometric reading 31:072 inches, on January 9th, 
at 9 A.M. 
Lowest barometric reading 28°299 inches, on March 3rd, 
at 3 P.M. 
Highest temperature in shade ie, on May 11th. 
Lowest temperature in shade 25°'8, on December 1st. 
Greatest range of temperature 33°°2, on May 11th. 
Least range of temperature 2°:2, on November 13th. 
Highest temperature in sun’s rays (black bulb thermometer 
in vacuo) 133°°9, on July 20th. 
Greatest excess of sun maximum over shade maximum 626, 
on July Ist. 
Lowest temperature on grass 19°°9, on December 1st. 
Greatest difference between minimum on grass and in shade 
9°-4, on November 14th. 
Sunniest days May 25th and 26th, with 146 hours bright 
sunshine, being 87 per cent. of the total possible. 
Stormiest day October 8th, average velocity of wind 20°8 
miles per hour. 
Greatest daily rainfall 1:23 inch, on July 8th. 
