The quantity of rain that fell during the month of March is less than that of any one month for the last six years. In other respects there is nothing deserving particular notice. The mean temperature has been gradually, though slowly, increasing-the average for the month being one degree and a half higher than that of February, the same quantity less than that of March 1819, and nearly a degree higher than the mean of March for the last four years. The Thermometer, during the month, sunk eight times below the freezing point, and rose eleyen times above 50. The mean daily range is about half a degree greater than is usual for the season. The Barometer has not been so stationary as might have been expected during so long a tract of dry weather. The fluctuations were frequent, and sometimes of considerable extent, generally preceded or accompanied by gales of wind. The mean of the Hygrometer is above the usual average of the spring months, and the point of deposition is consequently below the mean minimum temperature. This is generally the case, indeed, during the months of March and April, owing, as has been often remarked, to the prevalence of dry cold winds from the north and northeast. The season altogether has been uncommonly favourable ; and though vegetation has not been so rapid as last year, there is reason to expect a much more abundant crop of all kinds of fruit. In this district the orchards were scarcely ever known to present a more promising appearance than they do now. VOL. VII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25', Elevation 185 feet. MARCA 1820. Extremes. THERMOMETER. Degrees. Mean of greatest daily heat, 46.9 56.0 ... ...................cold, 34.8 Minimum, 24.5 ......... temperature, 10 A.M. 41.6 35.5 ........................... 10 P M . 39.0 Highest minimum, 28th, 44.0 ... of daily extremes, 40.8 54.5 .......... 10 A.M. and 10 P.M. 10.3 Lowest ditto, . 2d, 31.0 ............ 4 daily observations, 40.6 Highest, 10 P. M. 14th 49.5 Whole range of thermometer, 375.0 Lowest ditto . 2d, 28.5 Mean daily ditto, 12.1 | Greatest range in 24 hours, 4th 19.5 .....temperature of spring water, : 40.6 Least ditto, 6.0 BAROMETER. Inches. BAROMETER. Inches. Mean of 10 A.M. (temp. of mer. 47) 29.702 Highest, 10 A. M. . 18th, 30.350 ............ 10 P.M. (temp. of mer. 17) 29.714 Lowest ditto, 23d, 28.700 ............ both, (temp. of mer. 47) 29.708 Highest, 10 P. 17th, 30.415 Whole range of barometer, 8.070 Lowest ditto, 23d, 28.765 Mean ditto, during the day, .133 Greatest range in 24 hours, 22d, .935 ................................. night, • .127 . 015 ................. in 24 hours, . . .260 HYGROMETER. Degrees. HYGROMETER, Degrees. Leslie. Highest, 10 A, M. 22d, .32.0 Rain in inches, 0.332 ....... Lowest ditto, 14th, 3.0 Evaporation in ditto, 1.720 ...... Highest, 10 PM 30th, 21.0 Mean daily Evaporation, .055 3.0 Leslie. Mean, 10 A. M. 16.5 Anderson. P. of Dep. Highest, 10 A.M. 15th 48.0 .................. 10 P. M. 11.3 .............................. Lowest ditto. 3d 10.0 . ............ both, 13.9 .... Highest, 10 P.M. 14th 47.0 Anderson. Point of Dep. 10 A.M. 30.4 ............ Lowest ditto, 3d 17.0 ..................... 10 P.M. 31.4 ........ Relat.Hum. Highest, 10 A.M. 14th 95.0 ..................................... both. 30.9 ................................... Least ditto. 25th 39.0 Relat. Humid. 10 A.M. 70.1 ................................. Greatest, 10 P.M. 28th 96.0 ........................................ 10 P. M. 77.7 ................................ Least ditto, 7th 65.0 ....................................... both, 73.9 ...... Mois. 100 cub.in, Greatest, 10 A.M. 15th .226 ...............Grs. mois. in 100 cub. in air, 10 A.M. .134 .............................. Least ditto, 3d 063 "...... .......... 10 P.M. .136 Greatest, 10 P. M. 14th .223 ...... .............. both 135 Least ditto, .30 .082 Fair days, 25; rainy days, 6. Wind west of meridian, 21; east of meridian, 10. .. ... ..... ......... 00000000000000 . . . METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, extracted from the Register kept at Edinburgh, in the Observatory, Calton-hill. N.B.-The Observations are made twice every day, at nine o'clock, forenoon, and four o'clock, afternoon. The second Observation in the afternoon, in the first column, is taken by the Register Thermometer. do. 19th Feb, 1820 Lieut. Tubb, from 5 Vet. Bn. Lieut. - -Montgomerie, 57 F. Clonmell 28th Jan. Ist Nor. 1819 7 V. B. Balderson, from h. p. 100 F. Lieut. Horse Guards, 25th March 1820. 24th Feb. 1820 His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief has Capt. Logan, from R. Seots, Capt. vice been pleased to appoint Major-Gen. Sir Herbert Frederick, cancelled do. Taylor, to be his Military Secretary. Ordnance Department. Royal Artillery. do. 2d Capt. Stopford, from h. p. 2 Capt.. Lieut. Hargrove, from h. p. 92 F. Lieut. 26th Dec. 1819 vice Taylor, cancelled do. 1st Lieut. Campbell, 2d Capt. do. Ensign M Phail, from h. p. 35 F. Ensign, Tomkyns, from h. p. 1st Lieut. do. do. -- May, from h. p. 2d Lieut. do. Medical Department. Royal Engineers. Hosp. Asist. Arthur, from h. p. Hosp. Assist. Ist Lieut. Baddeley, from h. p. 1st Lt. 7th Sept. vice Moir, cancelled 13th do ad Lieut. Foster, 1st Lieut. do. -Smith, from h. p. 2d Lieut. do. Staff: Medical Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.B. to be Adj. 2d Assist.-Surg. Parratt, from ho p. 2d Assist.-Surg. Gen. to his Majesty's Forces 25th Mareh 1820 vice Humphreys, h. p. 1st Feb. 1820. Vice-Admiral, Sir Graham Moore, Commander in Chief in the Mediterrancan. Secretary, Harry Munro. Ships, Ships. Carnation Wasp Bann Names. Captains. Lieutenants. Royal Marines. Masters. Brazen Names. Surgeons. Assistant Surgeons. Pursers. Clinker Vigo Bann Vigo Alban Queen Charlotte |