TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. 27 
Mean humidity of air at 9 a.m. for eight years ...... 712 
bp 9 3 6 :;) pce 60:1 
a 5, OREN 8S 0 Ribs oP Sraee, 81:2 
3 » for eight years ..... hia Oa og 70°8. 
Thunderstorms. Hot winds. 
Days on which a thun- Days on which strong 
derstorm occurred. hot winds occurred. 
Greatest ‘ Greatest ; 
number in ee - number in ee for 
8 years. Nace 8 years. es 
January .... 12 79 January .... 3 1:3 
February 10 6-6 February .. 3 12 
March...... 9 5:2 March .... 4 0-7 
April... 7 2:9 Acpril 3 wares 3 0:8 
INE ea 6 15 Mayor caacteat 3 1:2 
MITC 4 x ai 1 0:2 JUNE) 2. aces 3 0:8 
Lillie scone 2 0:8 Ais anode 4 2:3 
August : 3 11 August .... 7 3:2 
September . . 10 3°6 September . . 8 51 
October .... 14 6:2 October . 8 4:2 
November .. 12 7:3 November ; 4 3:0 
December . 11 81 December .. 5 17 
Average for 8 years ..51 Average for 8 years ..25 
Entire number of storms in six wet months 40*, andin six dry months19. Days 
of lightning without thunder, that is, on which there are storms just beyond ten 
miles, 12. 
Sunshine and cloud.—Number of days of unbroken sunshine in six wet months 10, 
in six dry months 49, Number of days of unbroken cloud in six wet months 44, in 
six dry months 21. 
Number of days in year of unbroken sunshine 59, of unbroken cloud 65, of min- 
eled sunshine and cloud 241. 
Wind.—The wind was blowing during the year, at nine in the morning, 238 times 
on shore—E., S.E., 8. (cool direction); 77 times off shore—W., N.W., N. (warm 
direction); 50 times along shore—N.E., 8. W, 
At three in the afternoon 296 times on shore, 28 times off shore, 41 times along 
shore. 
At nine in the evening, 286 times on shore, 40 times off shore, 39 times along 
shore. 
During 1095 evenly distributed observations the wind was blowing 820 times 
from the cool quarter (that is, in the direction of the combined trade and mon- 
soon), and 145 times in the opposite direction, that is, of the higher compensatory 
current. 
The predominant or natural air-current was only disturbed 69 days in the after- 
noon, 79 days in the evening, and 127 days in the morning. 
* Kach unit means one, or more storms, present on a single day. Several storms on the 
same day are entered as 1. 
