164 Part II. Chapter 2. 
The highest and lowest temperatures recorded in Kingston, Jamaica since 
1880, when regular observations were commenced, are 96.7°F. (36° C.) and 
56.7°F. (13.7°C.) respectfully. In the following tables the meteorologic observa- 
tions at Kingston for ten years from June 1880, to May 1890 inclusive are given. 
Tempera Temperature (F.). ER Rainfall. 
Month. = nn Mean. Max. Min. Range er || Kingston 2 
en cent. | inches. ua 
(° Celsius). o o ro [ inches. 
TER 23.6 74.6 86.4 66.8 | 19.6 29 0.96 3.87 
Kebruary .....i.... 23.4 74:7 85.8 66.8 | 19.0 28 0.32 2.62 
N 24-3 75.8 85.7 67.8 17.9 2 1.59 2.88 
RAR 25.5 77.9 86.5 69.8 16.7 39 1.02 4.18 
Re are? 26.3 79.4 87.2 72.4 14.8 56 6.00 8.40 
TEE REN 27.1 80.8 88.5 73.3: :| 024.7 57 8.51 7-83 
RE 27.3 Sı.ı 89.7 73-5 | 16.2 52 2.15 4.32 
Koma, 2. .; 26.9 80.4 89.4 73.2 16.2 55 4.09 6.83 
September ... .. 26.7 80.1 89.7 73:3 16.4 62 3.59 6.86 
OBER. 27, : 26.0 78.9 88.9 TEN 16.8 58 4.69 7.54 
November... ... 25.4 77.8 88.9 70.7 18.2 44 1.22 5.07 
December... ... 243 | 75-7 87.0 68.4 | 186 38 1.50 5.60 
Mes ve tean 25.6 8.1 878 | 707... ı7.1 Tu 2% 
KOtals5 „ie ee —_ FR u Du FR 32.64 66.30 
d. Puerto Rico. 
The average daily temperature of the island is 80°F. (26.7°C.), which is 
ameliorated by a cool north breeze which generally prevails on the hottest 
days. The mean monthly temperature of the capital, San Juan, for a period 
of twenty years is 78.8°F. (26.1°C.). The maximum attained only three times 
during this period was g99°F. (37.2°C.) and the minimum 4.805, (14° C.). 
The temperature rises to 88° FF, (31.1°C,) at midday, and sinks to 80.6° F. 
(27° C.) at night. It stands ordinarily on the cool mornings at 69.8° F. (21°C.) 
but falls sometimes as low as 60.8°F. (16°C.). The coolest places in the 
island are found in the interior highlands, where the nights are always cool. 
June, July, August and September are the hottest months, while December, 
January and February are the coolest. The cold winds, which blow down from 
the mountains in the other islands, are seldom fe in Puerto Rico, though 
tropic hurricanes are frequent between July and October. 
The average rainfall has been 59.5 inches (143 cm) for the past twenty yeal® 
The month of February is the driest month, when less than two inches of rain- 
fall. January and March have less than three inches, December less than four. 
Five inches of rainfall occur in the remaining months April to November iN- 
clusive. The greatest quantity of the year, 7.62 inches (19 cm) is precipitated in 
November. During the hottest months, it rains hard and abundantly. The fall 
of rain comes in heavy gusts with strong winds between noon and four p- M- 
An hour later the skies appear in beautiful colors of gold, violet, purple and 
