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TABLE I.
Mean of Meteorological Observations at Drumlanrig and at Cargen (Kirkcudbrightshire).

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Thornhill basins. Igneous rock occur here and there, a large zone
existing in Middlebie, Hoddom, and Dalton to the north of the
Carboniferous.
The climate is variable, but on the whole mild. Of the 55
meteorological stations whose returns appear in the Quarterly
Reports of the Registrar-General, two are in Dumfriesshire, one at
Wanlockhead, the other at Drumlanrig. The Cargen station,
though outside the confines of the County, is so near that for all
practical purposes it may be regarded as within. Table I. is com-
piled from the Drumlanrig and Cargen returns, none having
apparently been made from Wanlockhead during 1891. It may
be considered to give a fairly accurate summary of the meteoro-
logy of Lower Nithsdale during last year.

NOTES.

BAROMETER - Mean Reading for the Year --- 29·889
Mean Highest of Month for the Year (February), --- 30·382
Mean Lowest of the Month for the Year (October), --- 29·633

THERMOMETER - Mean Temperature for the Year, --- 46·2·°F.
Mean Daily range for the Year, --- 15·4°F.

HYGROMETER - Mean of Dry Bulb for the Year, --- 46·8°
Mean of Wet Bulb for the Year, --- 44·7°
Mean Humidity, --- 85
Months of Greatest Humidity (January,
November, and December), --- 91
Month of least Humidity (June), --- 77

WINDS - Direction - N. 45 days. S. 68 days.
N.E. 34 days. S.W. 55 days.
E. 39 days. W. 53 days.
S.E. 24 days. N.W. 48 days.
Pressure - Mean Highest of Month (March), 2·25 on square foot.
Mean Lowest of Month (August), 0·56 on square foot.

RAIN - Aggregate Rainfall for the Year, --- 47·37 inches.
Number of Days it fell, 146.
Maximum Rainfall in Month (October), --- 9·51 inches.
Minimum Rainfall in Month (February), --- 0·19 inches.
Mean Rainfall for Scotland in 1891, Average
over 55 Stations, --- 39·27 inches.

For Local Government purposes the County is sub-divided
into six Districts - two in Nithsdale, three in Annandale, and one
in Eskdale. The general sanitary condition of these may be most
conveniently discussed under the heads of House Accommodation,
Water Supply, Disposal of Refuse, Pollution of Rivers, and
Industries, after which the Infectious Diseases and Vital Statistics
may be considered.