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



Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 1881, 

 prom Fife, Forfar and Perth. 



Fife. Min. rainfall, Leuchars, alt., 100 ft. ; ht., 9 ins. ; 20-49 

 ins. : max., Lothrie Res., alt., 700 ft. ; ht., 1 ft. ; 34-33 ins. Jan. 

 1881, severe frosts from end of Oct. to end of March (St. Fort). 

 Min. temps., Colinsburgh, alt., 350 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 4° : Kemback, 

 alt., 98 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 7°-5. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 37 (1), 33 (2), 31 (3), total at 2 

 places. 



Forfar. Rainfall, below av. of 30 yrs. (Arbroath, Craigton, 

 &c.) Jan. 1881. Min. temp., Carnoustie, alt., 288 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 

 2°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81-8 (1), 9 (2), 7 (3), total at 1 place. 



Perth. Singularly dry year (Callander, Leny). Min. rainfall, 

 Perth, alt., 79 ft. ; ht., 64 ft. 5 ins. ; 23-43 ins. : max., Glengyle, 

 alt., 380 ft. ; 69 ins. Jan. 1881, frost severer and longer than known 

 for many yrs. (Aberfeldie). First 3 months, severe, well-grown elms, 

 30 to 40 yrs. old, split up by frost (Callander, Leny). Min. temps., 

 Abercairny, alt., 200 ft. ; Jan. 17th, -5° : Carse of Gowrie, alt., 233 

 ft. ; Jan. 10th, low ground, -4° ; higher, 4° : Huntingtowerfield, 

 alt., 45 ft. ; Jan. 14th, 17th, 24tb, -2° : Ochtertyre Ho., alt., 360 

 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 0° : Glen Almond, alt., 533 ft. ; Jan. 13th, 7°-9. 



Plants injured, 1880-81 — 39 (1), 53 (2), 38 (3), total at 5 

 places. 



Reports. 



1. Fife— Colinsburgh. — Mr. E. Tate. [See p. 154.] 

 Rainfall, 1880—32-46 ins. 



Date of Onset and Duration of Frost — End of Oct., more or 

 less till 1881 ; then severe frost from about Jan. 9th to 27th. 



