DIVISION XVI. — (SCOT.) E. MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1879, from Fife, 

 Forfar and Perth. 



Fife. Very sunless up to the mid. of Sept. ; then bright and 

 dry. Unusual frost in the beginning of Dec. ; on 3rd, temp., 0° 

 (Kilmany). Min. rainfall, Isle of May, 19-60 ins. : max., Falk- 

 land, alt., 700 ft., ht., 1 in. ; 43-78 ins. Min. temps., Colinsburgb, 

 alt., 350 ft. ; Dec. 4th, -1° : Kilmany, Dec. 3rd, 0° : Kembach, alt., 

 98 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 5th, 7° : Pittenweem, alt., 100 ft. ; Dec. 13th, 8°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—15 (1), 10 (2), 4 (3), total at 3 places. 



Forfar. Summer sunless (Glammis Castle). Rainfall not 

 much above av., except in the summer months (Hally burton). 

 Min. rainfall, Montroseness, 18-72 ins. : max., Crombie Res., alt., 

 522 ft.; ht., 3 ins.; 42-26 ins. Min. temps., Hallyburton, alt., 

 280 ft. ; Dec. 3rd, 0° : Glammis Castle, Dec. 3rd, 8° ; 4th and 9th, 

 9°: Carnoustie, Dec. 13th, 9°: Montrose, alt., 200 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 

 10° : Cortachy, and Arbroath, Dec. 4th, 12°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80—7 (1), 8 (2), 3 (3), total at 4 places. 



Perth. Want of sunshine and cold weather were the charac- 

 teristic features of the year (Blair Athole). Rainfall, not so large 

 as in some years ; for although the summer was cold aad sunless, 

 there were no great falls ; but rather a continual drizzle. Har- 

 vest, very late ; but crops were gathered in very good order in Oct. 

 (Lanrick Castle). Min. rainfall, Perth Academy, alt., 83 ft. ; ht., 

 64 ft. 5 ins. ; 19-15 ins. : max., Glen Gyle, alt., 380 ft. ; 87 ins. 

 Min. temps., Moncrieff [Dec. 4th ?], 2° : Huntingtowerfield, alt., 

 45 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 3° : Abercairny, alt., 200 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 4° : Bal- 

 gowan, alt., 200 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 5° : Perth, alt., 34 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 7° : 

 Ochtertyre House, alt., 360 ft. ; Dec. 4th, 8° : Glen Almond, alt., 

 533 ft.; Dec. 4th, 10°. 



Plants injured, 1879-80^-9 (1), 14 (2), 2 (3), total at 3 places; 

 elsewhere (at 4 places) very slight or none. 



