[ 564  1 
XXIII.  Tix  trail  of  Meteorological  Obfervations  made  at 
Hawkhill,  near  Edinburgh.  By  John  M‘Gouan. 
Communicated  by  Sir  John  Pringle,  Bart.  P.R.S. 
Read  February  26,  1778. 
Lat.  550.  58'.  1 Long.  12'.  42".  in  time,  per 
Long.  30.  io-J'.W.  J Aftronomical  Obfervations. 
Fahrenheit’s  Thermometer. 
1773- 
1774- 
Months 
iftanc 
2d  half 
at  8 h. 
A.  M. 
at  2 h. 
P.  M. 
at  8 h. 
A 
at  2 h. 
P.  M. 
January  j 
1 
2 
39.06 1 
38.06  j 
38.56 
40.30 
28.46 
29-75 
} 
29.  io 
33-°° 
February  j 
1 
2 
] 
38.00  J 
35*^7 
40-75 
34  H 
38.28 
} 
36.21 
40.43 
March  j 
1 
2 
40.46 1 
43.66  j 
42.06 
48-45 
34.06 
40.18 
} 
37.12 
43.26 
April  | 
1 
2 
42.40  1 
48.80  J 
45.60 
51.10 
43-13 
43-r3 
} 
43- 1 3 
48.90 
May  | 
1 
2 
44*33  1 
52.81  J 
48-57 
53-I3 
46-73 
46.50 
} 
46.61 
50.84 
June  j 
1 
2 
54.13  1 
56.26  J 
55-19 
60.06 
54.80 
55-40 
} 
55- 10 
59-7° 
July  { 
1 
2 
56-33  1 
59.06  J 
57-70 
6i-93 
57-4° 
57-50 
} 
57-45 
63-32 
Augull  | 
1 
2 
60.40  1 
56.12  J 
58.26 
64.77 
58.13 
56.37 
} 
57-25 
62.21 
September  j 
1 
2 
53-26  ] 
49-33  J 
51-29 
55-83 
52.40 
51.00 
> 
5i-7o 
57.80 
Oftober  | 
1 
2 
47-20  } 
44-87  J 
46.03 
50.67 
51.06 
45-50 
> 
48.28 
52.84 
November  j 
1 
2 
41-53  1 
34  93  J 
38-23 
42-33 
40.63 
35-50 
38.06 
42.00 
December  .j 
J 1 
35-60  1 
37-25  J 
36.42 
38.48 
37-40 
37-25 
37-32 
39-97 
Mediums  of 
1 8 h.  A.  M. 
46.08 
44.86 
years  at 
i 2 h. 
P.  M. 
50.65 
49-55 
177  5- 
