8i6 



C. SKOTTSBERG 



There are no figures from coast stations between 37^08' and 40° fit for use; 

 south of 39° the temperature gradually decreases slowly, whereas the precipita- 

 tion increases rapidlyi see Table XI. 



Table XI. Punta Galera (Corral), 40^01' S. 40 m above sea-level. 1899-1942 



(38-40 years). 



Jan. . . 

 Febr. . 

 March . 

 April. . 

 May . . 

 June . . 

 July . . 

 Aug. . . 

 Sept. . . 

 Oct. . . 

 Nov. . . 

 Dec. . . 



Temperature, °C. 



16.7 

 16.4 

 15-8 

 143 

 13.0 

 II. 8 

 II. 2 



II-3 

 12.0 

 13.0 

 14.2 

 15-7 



10.9 



10.7 



10.2 



9.2 



8.2 

 7.0 



6.5 

 6.4 

 6.8 



7-7 



8.7 



10.2 



Rainfall 



66.8 



69.4 



119. o 



1997 

 296.9 



345-5 

 304.6 

 251.2 



176.4 



105-3 

 98.7 



93-9 



10 



8 



13 

 16 

 21 

 23 



13 

 14 

 13 



Year | 11.4 



^ 84921.2: 40 = 2 123 



13.9 8.5 2 127. 4I 190' 



^ 7197: 38 = 190 



Note. Absolute extremes: 

 32.6 (Jan., 1901) 

 - 0.5 (Aug., 1938) 



Means of annual 

 maxima and minima 

 22.5 and 1.7 



Table XII. Comparison between all stations recorded above. 



For two reasons the figures from the different coast stations are not quite 

 comparable: the observation series are of unequal length and the altitude above 

 sea-level is not the same, even if the differences are small. Even if my old con- 

 clusion that the climate at sea-level in Juan Fernandez is not matched by that 

 of any coast station on the mainland still holds good, it is evident that our 

 knowledge of the mountain climate in Juan Fernandez is very fragmentary and 

 that the rain-forest of the upper slopes and the scrub communities on the elevat- 



