CLIMATE. 365 



season ; and since, during the two following years, we spent about two- 

 thirds of each year in this region, the record is, iu consequence, not con- 

 tinuous. 



(A) OFF THE NORTH COAST OF ST. CHRISTOVAL AND THE 

 NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS IN 1882. 



Total in inches and Number of rainy Greatest daily 

 1882. hundredths. days. fall. 



Sept. (from the 9th), 18-40 15 3-32 



October, 10-84 21 2-38 



Nov. (to the 21st), 18-31 12 5-74 



Total, 47-55 48 



Besults. — Total Rainfall for this interval of 74 days from Sept. 9th to 

 Nov. 2Ist, 1882, was 47-55 inches. The greatest daily fall was 5-74 

 inches. The number of raivy days was 48, or about two-thirds of the 

 whole. On 17 days, more tlian an inch of rain feU; and on 8 days, more 

 than two inches fell. 



(B) OFF THE NORTH COAST OF ST. CHRISTOVAL AND THE 

 NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS IN 1883. 



Total, GO -43 120 



Besults. — During these 153 days, there fell 60-43 inches of rain. Tlie 

 greatest fall in one day Avas 2*23 inches. The total number of rainy days 

 was 120, or about four-fifths of the whole. On 14 days, more than an 

 inch of rain feU ; and on 7 days, more than two inches feU. 



(D) BOUGAINVILLE STRAITS IN 1884. 



