# Exract of Meteorological Observations Made at Hawkhill, Near Edinburgh. By John M'Gouan. Communicated by Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. **Author(s):** John Pringle, John M'Gouan **Year:** 1778 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London **Volume:** 68 **Pages:** 4 pages **Identifier:** jstor-106333 **JSTOR URL:** --- XXIII. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at Hawkhill, near Edinburgh. By John M'Gouan. Communicated by Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S. Read February 26, 1778. Lat. 55°. 58'. Long. 3°. 10½'. W. in time, per Astronomical Observations. Fahrenheit's Thermometer. | Months | 1773 | 1774 | |--------|------|------| | | 1st half | 2nd half | at 8 h. | A.M. | at 2 h. | P.M. | at 8 h. | A | at 2 h. | P.M. | | January | 1 | 39.06 | 38.56 | 40.30 | 28.46 | 29.10 | 33.00 | | | 2 | 38.06 | | | 29.75 | | | | February | 1 | 32.14 | 35.07 | 40.75 | 34.14 | 36.21 | 40.43 | | | 2 | 38.00 | | | 38.28 | | | | March | 1 | 40.46 | 42.06 | 48.45 | 34.06 | 37.12 | 43.26 | | | 2 | 43.66 | | | 40.18 | | | | April | 1 | 42.40 | 45.60 | 51.10 | 43.13 | 43.13 | 48.90 | | | 2 | 48.80 | | | 43.13 | | | | May | 1 | 44.33 | 48.57 | 53.13 | 46.73 | 46.61 | 50.84 | | | 2 | 52.81 | | | 46.50 | | | | June | 1 | 54.13 | 55.19 | 60.06 | 54.80 | 55.10 | 59.70 | | | 2 | 56.26 | | | 55.40 | | | | July | 1 | 56.33 | 57.70 | 61.93 | 57.40 | 57.45 | 63.32 | | | 2 | 59.06 | | | 57.50 | | | | August | 1 | 60.40 | 58.26 | 64.77 | 58.13 | 57.25 | 62.21 | | | 2 | 56.12 | | | 56.37 | | | | September | 1 | 53.26 | 51.29 | 55.83 | 52.40 | 51.70 | 57.80 | | | 2 | 49.33 | | | 51.00 | | | | October | 1 | 47.20 | 46.03 | 50.67 | 51.06 | 48.28 | 52.84 | | | 2 | 44.87 | | | 45.50 | | | | November | 1 | 41.53 | 38.23 | 42.33 | 40.03 | 38.06 | 42.00 | | | 2 | 34.93 | | | 35.50 | | | | December | 1 | 35.60 | 36.42 | 38.48 | 37.40 | 37.32 | 39.97 | | | 2 | 37.25 | | | 37.25 | | | Mediums of years at 8 h. A.M. | 46.08 | 44.86 | and 2 h. P.M. | 50.65 | 49.55 | 1775. ### Meteorological Observations, &c. | Months | 1st and 2d half | at 8 h. | A. M. | at 2 h. | P. M. | at 8 h. | A. M. | |--------|-----------------|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------| | January | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 39.10 | 37.80 | 40.80 | | 33.33 | 29.24 | | | 2 | 36.50 | | | | 25.16 | | | February| | | | | | | | | | 1 | 37.64 | 39.07 | 43.96 | | 36.32 | 35.66 | | | 2 | 40.50 | | | | 35.00 | | | March | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 39.80 | 40.05 | 44.32 | | 37.60 | 40.86 | | | 2 | 40.31 | | | | 44.12 | | | April | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 44.83 | 46.83 | 53.35 | | 43.60 | 45.90 | | | 2 | 48.83 | | | | 48.20 | | | May | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 52.60 | 52.74 | 59.61 | | 47.36 | 49.29 | | | 2 | 52.88 | | | | 51.22 | | | June | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 55.66 | 56.60 | 60.43 | | 55.00 | 55.50 | | | 2 | 57.53 | | | | 56.00 | | | July | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 58.20 | 59.13 | 67.53 | | 58.16 | 59.36 | | | 2 | 60.06 | | | | 60.56 | | | August | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 59.10 | 57.65 | 63.67 | | 58.60 | 56.73 | | | 2 | 56.21 | | | | 54.86 | | | September| | | | | | | | | | 1 | 53.20 | 53.26 | 58.87 | | 55.00 | 51.80 | | | 2 | 53.33 | | | | 48.60 | | | October| | | | | | | | | | 1 | 48.86 | 45.30 | 50.22 | | 48.60 | 46.99 | | | 2 | 41.75 | | | | 45.38 | | | November| | | | | | | | | | 1 | 38.00 | 37.96 | 41.10 | | 45.80 | 40.97 | | | 2 | 37.93 | | | | 36.13 | | | December| | | | | | | | | | 1 | 41.16 | 38.58 | 41.48 | | 42.54 | 37.77 | | | 2 | 36.00 | | | | 33.00 | | **Mediums of years at** | 8 h. A. M. | 47.08 | |------------|-------| | 2 h. P. M. | 52.11 | **Depth** Depth of rain at Hawkhill, near Edinburgh, in perpendicular inches, for the year 1776. | Month | Inches | |----------|--------| | January | 3.262 | | February | 2.355 | | March | 1.465 | | April | 1.213 | | May | .626 | | June | 2.367 | | July | 3.075 | | August | 2.410 | | September| 2.755 | | October | 1.735 | | November | 2.750 | | December | 2.080 | Total rain 26.093