Dr Heineken's Meteorological Journal kept at Funchal. S5 



Pressure. 

 Max. 30. 43 



Min. 29. 77 

 Mean. 30.172 



February. 

 Coi. for Temp. 

 64°= 30.344 

 65 = 29.685 

 64 = 30.087 



Temperature. 

 Max. 69 

 Min. 51 

 Mean. 60.4 



Diurnal range of thermometer, max. 16 ; rain. 10 ; mean. 13. 

 Rain, 1.64 in. No. 1 ; Dew Point, max. 56 ; min. 50 ; Dri/- 

 ness, max. 14 ; min. 9- 



Winds, N. 1 ; N. E. 17 ; E. 2 ; W. 5 ; N. W. 4 ; = 29. 

 A fine seasonable month. 



Pressure. 

 Max. 30. 28 

 Min. 29. 85 

 Mean 30.092 



March. 

 Cor. for Temp. 

 64 = 30.194 



64 = 29.765 



65 = 30.007 



Temperature. 

 Max. 74 

 Min. 53 

 Mean 61.8 



Diurnal range of thermometer, max. 16 ; min. 8 ; mean 12. 

 Rain, 1.68 in. mean ; Dew Point, max. 65 ; min. 48; X)r«/- 

 ness, max. 17; min. 1. 



Winds, N. 9; N. E. 2; E. 7; S. E. 1 ; W. 8; N.W.4; 

 = 31. 



A remarkably warm fine month. 



April. 



Pressure. Cor. for Temp. Temperature. 



Max. 30. 26 65 = 30.174 Max. 77 



Min. 29. 34 65 = 29.257 Min. 52 



Mean 30.056 66 = 29-971 Mean 61.9 



Diurnal range of thermometer, max. 17 ; min. 8 ; mean 12.5. 



Rain, 3.35 in. mean ; Dew Point, max. 63 ; min. 45 ; Dry- 

 ness, max. 28 ; min. 1. 



Winds, N. 1. ; N. E. 14 ; E. 5 ; S. E. 2 ; S. W. 1 ; W. 4 ; 

 N.W. 3;=30. 



The hygrometer showed 4° of dryness during heavy rain, 

 and with snow on the mountains on the 5th. 



The sirocco continued much longer than usual, but it was 

 irregular and imperfect. A perfect and regular sirocco I have 

 never known to blow more than three days. 



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