temperature was distinctl}' cooler than that which had been experienced for 

 some months. 



On the 8th, T'ai-jiian Fu was reached, but observations were kept up till 

 the I2th, when the expedition officially came to an end. 



SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



May, 1908. 



Maximum 98-2°, 27th Highest Bar. 27'05 inches, 23rd and 

 Average max. 85"6° 30th 



Minimum 47*0°, 31st Lowest Bar. 26-84 inches, 26th 



Average min. 56-5° Average Bar. 26-95 inches 



Jiine, 1908. 



Maximum 98*0°, loth 

 Average max. 90*0° 

 Minimum 42*9°, 7th 

 Average min. 53*4° 



July, 1908. 



Maximum ioo'o°, 5th 

 Average max. 88-6° 

 Minimum 55-4°, 15th 

 Average min. 65-8° 



August, 1908. 



Maximum 100-4°, 8th 

 Average max. 83*2° 

 Minimum 61-3°, 28th 

 Average min. 71-4° 



Septemher, 1908. 

 Maximum 86-0°, 6th 

 Average max. 77-5° 

 Minimum 46*5°, 23rd 

 Average min. 58-1° 



Highest Bar. 27-08 inches, 20th 

 Lowest Bar. 26-67 inches, 24th 

 Average Bar. 26-84 inches 



Highest Bar. 27-09 inches, 7th 

 Lowest Bar. 26-67 inches, 19th and 



22nd 

 Average Bar. 26-92 inches 

 Rainfall over 6-29 inches 

 Heaviest fall, i8th, 3-66 inches 



Highest Bar. 27-17 inches, 30th 

 Lowest Bar. 26-82 inches, 6th 

 Average Bar. 26-97 inches 

 Rainfall 1-94 inches 

 Heaviest fall, 15th, -6 inch 



Highest Bar. 27-22 inches, 23rd 

 Lowest Bar. 26-79 inches, loth 

 Average Bar. 27-05 inches 

 Rainfall 2-02 inches 

 Heaviest fall, 15th, -94 inches 



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