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DIVISION XII. — (SCOTLAND) S. COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879 from Dum- 

 fries, Kirkcudbright and Roxburgh. 



Dumfries. Rainfall, greatly below av. (Dumfries). Min. rain- 

 fall, Dumfries, alt., 159 ft. ; ht., 6 ins. ; 33-31 ins., on 164 days i 

 max., Langholm, alt., 450 ft. ; ht., 3 ins. ; 50-20 ins. Min. temps., 

 Drumlanrig, alt., 191 ft.; Dec. 6th, 1°: Langholm, alt., 500 ft.; 

 and Lockerbie, alt., 196 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 4° : Dumfries, alt., 159 ft. ; 

 Dec. 4th and 6th, 8°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 21 (1), 13 (2), 6 (3), total at 2 

 places. 



Kirkcudbright. Rainfall, first five and last three months, very 

 deficient ; but greatly above av. in June, July, Aug., and Sept. Min. 

 rainfall, Little Ross, alt., 130 ? ft. ; ht., 3 ft. 3 in. ; 25-84 ins. : 

 max., Carsphairn, alt., 574 ft. ; ht., 3 ft. 10 ins. ; 50-24 ins., on 149 

 days. Min. temp., Cally, alt., 140 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 14°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—4 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3), total at 1 place. 



Roxburgh. Winter (1878-79) late and severe; Rainfall, great 

 in summer ; harvest late, extending to 2nd week in Nov. ; Nov., re- 

 markably fine; early part of Dec, excessively cold (Teviothead 

 Manse). Min. rainfall, Kelso, alt., 130 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 24-92 ins., 

 on 219 days : max., Teviothead Manse, alt., 550 ft. ; ht., 9 ins. ; 

 45-70 ins., on 173 days. Min. temps., Dec. 4th, Crailing and Or- 

 miston* -18° : Kelso, four obs., -18°, -16°, -14°, and -12°: Nr. R. 

 Teviot,* -16° : Ancrum (Kirklands)* -12° : Jedburgh, alt., 273 ft. ; 

 -13° : Mt. Teviot,* -13° : St, Boswell's, alt., 230 ft. ; Dec. 10th, 

 -12°: Ancrum House, -12°: Melrose, alt., 280 ft. ; Dec. 7th, -5° 5 : 

 Wolfelee, alt., 601 ft. ; -5° : Lilliesleaf, alt., 510 ft. ; -4° : Hawick 

 (Silverbut Hall), 0°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80 — 61 (1), 74 (2), 5 (3), total at 4 

 places. 



* Gard. Ckron. 1879, Vol. xii. p. 796. 



