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DIVISION XII. — (SCOTLAND) S. COUNTIES. 



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 1881, 

 from Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Roxburgh. 



Dumfries. Aug. dry : all crops, exceptionally good (Wanlock- 

 head). Min. rainfall, Dumfries, alt., 159 ft. ; ht., 6 ins. ; 27*02 

 ins., on 158 days: max., Wanlockhead, alt., 1330 ft. ; ht., 5 ins; 

 56-41 ins., on 166 days. Jan. 1881, severe frost from about Jan. 4th 

 to nearly end: mean temp., 2b°-3, greatly- below av. (Dumfries, 

 Crichton Inst.). Min. temps., Arkleton, alt., 500 ft. ; Jan. 16th, 

 -17°: Lockerbie, alt., 196 ft.; Jan. 17th, -8°: Drumlanrig, alt., 

 191 ft. ; Jan. 17th, -2°: Dumfries, alt., 159 ft.; Jan. 17th, 3°-5. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 28 (1), 12 (2), 10 (3), total at 2 

 places. 



Kirkcudbright. Rainfall, 14-69 ins., below av. of 20 yrs. : mean 

 temp., -7 above av. (Cargen). Jan. 1881, very severe frost, but little 

 snow (Carsphairn). Min. temps., Cargen, alt , 86 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 7° : 

 Auchencairn, alt., 20 ft. ; Jan. 25th, 11° : Cally, alt., 140 ft. ; Jan. 

 17th, 13°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—6 (1), 1 (2), 4 (3), total at 1 place. 



Roxburgh. Fine sum., and severe frosts from Nov. to Dec. (Te- 

 viothd. Manse, Hawick). Rainfall, 5-21 ius., below av. : mean temp., 

 43°-8, about av. (Melrose). Jan. 1881, lowest mean recorded, 21°-9 ; 

 temp, below 32° on twenty-nine nights; below U° on seven nights; 

 snow on 9 days, 28*5 ins. ; 9-5 ins. fell on 13th. Tweed frozen (Mel- 

 rose). Min. temps., Kelso, alt., 130 ft. ; Jan. 17th, -16°: Melrose, 

 alt., 280 ft. ; Jan. 17th, -10° : Wolfelee, alt., 601 ft. ; Jan. 17th, -1°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—39 (1), 19 (2), 8 (3), total at 1 place. 



Reports. 



1. Dumfries — Langholm, Arkleton. — Mr. J. Dickson. [See p. 127.] 

 Rainfall, 1880—50-30 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — Nov. 2nd to March 27th, 

 with very little mild weather. 



Min. Temp, and Date— Jan. 16th, -17°. 



