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CLIMATE. 



Results. — During these 207 days, there fell 79-50 inches of rain. Tlie 

 greatest daily fall was 8'09 inches. The total number of rainy days 

 was 137, or about two-thirds of the whole. On 24 days, more than an 

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



OBSERVATIONS^ OF THE BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER IN 

 THE SOLOMON GROUP, BY LIEUT. LEEPER, R.N. 



(Taken on board H.M.S. " Lark.") 



MONTH. 



THERMOMETER. 



Highest. Lowest, ^aUy 



1882. 



April, , 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, I 94 



September, i 92 



October, i 89 



Nov. lstto22d,... ' 88 



o 



94 

 94 



92 

 90 



o 



74 

 78 

 77 

 75 

 75 

 76 

 77 

 78 



BAROMETER. 



Highest. 



In. 



)-09 

 »-09 

 1-18 

 )-14 

 »-16 

 )-14 

 >-18 

 >-13 



Lowest. 



In. 



29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 



•88 

 -89 

 •86 

 -92 

 -96 

 -93 

 -88 

 •84 



Daily Mean. 



In. 



30-041 



29^994 



30-013 



30-05 



30-067 



30-041 



30-021 



29-981 



1883. 

 April 14th to 30th, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, "... 



September, 



October, 



Nov. 1st to 12th, 



30-08 



30-'68 

 30-12 

 30-08 

 30 10 

 30-12 

 30-08 



1884. 

 April 5th to 30tli, 



May, 



I June, 



I July, 



j August, 



I September, 



I October, 



-15 

 •13 

 -14 

 •10 

 •15 

 •15 

 •12 



29-86 



29-91 

 29-88 

 29-92 

 29-91 

 29-86 

 29-91 



29 974 



29-99 



29-90 



29-992 



29-992 



29-993 



29-982 



1 TUe observations were taken at 4 a.m., 8 a.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. 



