
Vol, vA No, 9.] Standard Temperature for Tropical Countries, 491 
of ide es 37 to 62 of Sir John Eliot’s beautiful, Sphiplagical 
of India. The following table shows the limi ts betwe 
in the ae containing the main centres of intellectual activity 
in India : 



Tasie I. 
Mean Mean Mean of the 
minimum. maximum. day. 
January eae ste eee pee 42—75 70—85 60—80 
February oe eee ee tae 45—75 73— 93 60—80 
March ee is nel 57—77 85—95 70—82 
April ee 65—77 90—102 
M | 75—80 90—102 82-—95 
June | 72—82 82—102 5 
August | 7O—80 82—95 77—87 
September oe | T7O0—75 9 7 
October ae dys we eae 65—75 85—92 77—80 
November... oe eel 80—85 65—78 
December ote eee eee ote 42—75 72—85 57—77 



The following oe gives the mean daily temperatures of 
Calcutta, Paige aang rian mbay, Poona, Bangalore, Madras, and 
Rangoon for the different months of the year :— 





Tasre IT. 
? Oo ° 
3 3 a : 8 4 
Bs} 3 e a a 
iy ve —_ S oo 
a (ee £42 : Z : 
3S < a sim =] 
January ... ace 66 61 73 74 76 76 74 
February ... oe ow OS 66 75 ea ae 7 § 78 
March me a 79 73 83 78 
A ss. eee 85 88 2 87:5) 84 85°5 
May oa ee 92°5 87°5| 887| 87°5| 83 
June coe 82:5} 83 2°5| 80 
July Se une 83 85 8 79 855} 795) 80 
A ont 82°5| 83 78 78 86 79°5| 795 
September... bee eee 83 78 78 86 79 
MEE <45 ie ate 79°5 80°5| 81 81 795) 8h 
November .,. a ase 72-5; 69 78 77 78 77 78 
ecember ... eis ee 665; 61 76 745| 76 74 75 






