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of Edinburgh, Session 1863 - 64 . 
1. Mean Temperatures at Balfour, in Fife, in the months of October, 
November, and December, during seven years ending with 1863. 
A comparison of 1863 with the Means of the iprevious six years 
is also given. 
YEAR. 
1857 
1858 
1859 
1860 
1861 
1862 
Mean of 1857-62 
1863 
Excess of 1863 over the'i 
Mean of the previous > 
6 years . . J 
October. 
November. 
December. 
Mean 
of 
Day. 
Mean 
of 
Night. 
Mean 
Temp. 
Mean 
of 
Day. 
Mean 
of 
Night. 
Mean 
Temp. 
Mean 
of 
Day. 
Mean 
of 
Night. 
Mean 
Temp. 
54-0 
41-8 
47-9 
48-1 
360 
42-0 
48-7 
39-0 
43-8 
50-8 
38-3 
44-5 
45-0 
33-8 
39-4 
43 3 
33-9 
38-6 
51-7 
39 9 
45-8 
42-8 
32-7 
37*8 
38-1 
30-8 
34-4 
52-7 
42-1 
47-4 
42-5 
37-6 
40-0 
36-3 
29-0 
32-6 
55-4 
43-7 
49-6 
43-7 
34-0 
38-8 
41-2 
32-8 
37-0 
54-3 
4M 
477 
42-9 
30-6 
36-8 
46-2 
38-6 
42-4 
53-2 
41-1 
47-2 
44-2 
34-1 
39-1 
42-3 
34-0 
38-1 
53-6 
42-5 
48-0 
49-4 
37-3 
43-4 
46-6 
36-5 
41-6 
0-4 
1-4 
0*8 
5-2 
3-2 
4-2 
4-3 
2-5 
3-5 
II. The Highest Temperature of the Day observed at Balfour, in Fife, 
in each week of the three months October, November, and December, 
during seven years ending with 1863. 
Year. 
October. 
November. 
December. 
1 
8 
15 
22 
29 
5 
12 
19 
26 
3 
10 
17 
24 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
1857 
630 
56-0 
59-5 
56-0 
57-0 
51 0 
51-5 
52-5 
54-0 
56'0 
50-5 
53 5 
51-5 
630 
57-0 
56 0 
1858 
61-0 
59 0 
51-5 
540 
520 
47 0 
46 0 
46-0 
56 0 
52-0 
45-0 
50-5 
46'5 
61 0 
56-0 
54-0 
1859 
65-6 
61-1 
57-6 
39-6 
45-9 
51-6 
47-9 
46-4 
45 6 
46-5 
45 4 
40T 
43-6 
65-6 
51-6 
46-6 
1860 
60*1 
56-6 
55-6 
59-1 
48-6 
47-6 
46-6 
45 T 
45-6 
45-1 
44-6 
37-6 
36-1 
60-1 
48-1 
45*6 
1861 
59-6 
63 6 
56-1 
59-6 
50-6 
49-6 
44 6 
51-6 
54-6 
44-6 
54 T 
47-6 
41-6 
63 6 
54 6 
546 
1862 
65-6 
65 1 
59 6 
55-6 
54-6 
47-6 
46-1 
43 T 
44-1 
52-6 
49-6 
51-6 
49 '6 
65-6 
54-6 
52 6 
1863 
610 
57-0 
58-0 
58-0 
55-0 
47-5 
56-0 
57-0 
58 '0 
52-0 
530 
55-0 
50-5 
61-0 
58 0 
55 0 
III. The Lowest Temperature of the Night observed at Balfour, in 
Fife, in each week of the three months October, November, and 
December, during seven years ending with 1863. 
Year. 
October. 
November. 
December 
1 
8 
15 
22 
29 
5 
12 
19 
26 
3 
10 
17 
24 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
1857 
31 0 
44-0 
42 0 
31-0 
31-0 
32-5 
33-0 
26-0 
26-0 
36-0 
36-0 
33 0 
28 0 
31 0 
26-0 
28-0 
1858 
35-0 
34-5 
33-0 
30-0 
30-0 
31-5 
28 0 
22-0 
36-0 
26-5 
25 0 
31-5 
310 
30-0 
22-0 
25-0 
1859 
41-3 
£8-5 
29 5 
24-5 
24-3 
24-5 
27-5 
29-5 
28-5 
26 '5 
23 5 
150 
26-5 
24-3 
24-5 
15-0 
1860 
41-5 
30-5 
40 0 
39-0 
37-5 
38 5 
27-5 
26-5 
30-0 
39-5 
30-5 
18-0 
1-5 
30-5 
26-5 
1-5 
1861 
36-0 
37-5 
34-0 
35-5 
31-5 
25-5 
23-5 
22-5 
25-5 
29-0 
31-5 
26-5 
22 5 
32-5 
22-5 
22-5 
1862 
34-5 
37-0 
36-5 
35-0 
29-0 
27-0 
20-5 
20-5 
22-0 
.35 5 
33-0 
34-5 
31-5 
29-0 
20-5 
31-5 
1863 
29 5 
45-5 
40-0 
34-0 
28-5 
26-5 
32-5 
35-0 
300 
31-0 
38-5 
30 0 
23-5 
29-5 
26-5 
23 ‘5 
