﻿RESEARCH IN BRITISH WEST AFRICA. 



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north, where the dry season is of longer duration, although the humidity may 

 reach a very high percentage in the wet season, it does not maintain its intensity 

 during the months when there is little rainfall. 



Table E. 



Monthly Temperatures for 1909. 



Station. 





Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apl. May. 



June 



July 



! 



Aug. Sept. 



1 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Mean. 



r 



Max. ... 



98 



97 



95 



96 



96 



90 



88 



89 



89 



92 



94 



95 



93-2 



Qlokemeji ...< 



Min. ... 



54 



69 



68 



68 



68 



63 



68 



68 



67 



67 



69 



58 



65-6 



Av. Max. 



92 



87-8 



88-1 



90-4 



90 



86-5 



84-2 



83-7 



83-9 



89 



91-8 



91-0 



88-2 



( 



Av. Min. 



69-4 



73-5 



73 



73-1 



72-6 



72-3 



72 



71-3 



70-6 



71-6 



73-6 



69-9 



71-9 



( 



Max. ... 



94 



94 



96 



97 



96 



94 



88 



89 



91 



91 



94 



92 



93 



Onitsha . . . < 



Min. ... 



63 



70 



69 



69 



68 



68 



67 



69 



69 



69 



69 



69 



68-2 



Av. Max. 



89-2 



90-1 



91-3 



92 



90-4 



87-3 



83-6 



83-7 



85-6 



86-4 



89-9 



86-6 



88 



( 



Av. Min. 



72 



74-4 



74-3 



73-3 



73-2 



72-1 



71-4 



71-7 



72-5 



74 



74 



74 



73 



f 



Max. ... 



95 



96 



94 



97 



93 



90 



88 



87 



88 



95 



96 



96 



92-9 



Ibadan ...< 



Min. ... 



55 



61 



61 



59 



61 



59 



60 



60 



58 



59 



61 



59 



59-4 



Av. Max. 



90-9 



92-3 



91-1 



90-7 



89-8 



85-8 



82-6 



82-2 



84-5 



88 



84-8 



91-5 



87-8 



( 



Av. Min. 



64-7 



69 



65-8 



64-3 



64 



63-3 



62-5 



61-4 



61 



62-2 



65-1 



64-3 



63-8 



( 



Max. ... 



90 



95 



92 



94 



93 



95 



93 



90 



96 



95 



92 



89 



92-8 



Sapele . . . < 



Min. ... 



60 



70 



70 



69 



70 



70 



60 



60 



69 



67 



71 



69 



67 



Av. Max. 



86-5 



89 



88-3 



88-9 



89 



85-7 



83-8 



83-6 



84-4 



87-5 



88-2 



86-2 



86-7 



( 



Av. Min. 



70-6 



73-3 



74-6 



73.4 



73-1 



72-3 



67-7 



63-3 



70-5 



72 



72-4 



71-9 



71-2 



r 



Max. ... 



92 



93 



94 



96 



95 



92 



87 



87 



88 



91 



92 



92 



91-6 



Owe.-ri •••< 



Min. ... 



60 



65 



64 



65 



65 



64 



65 



65 



61 



63 



65 



63 



63-7 



Av. Max. 



89-2 



91 



90 



88 



92-5 



88-6 



84-5 



84 



84-7 



87 



88-8 



88-7 



88-1 



( 



Av. Min. 



66 



69 



69"3 



67-8 



67-9 



66-8 



66-9 



67-1 



66-1 



66-4 



69-6 



67-4 



67-5 



i 



Max. ... 



99 



89 



90 



90 



92 



89 



90 



89 



90 



90 



90 



94 



91 



Forcados . . . < 



Min. ... 



59 



64 



62 



60 



60 



59 



59 



59 



59 



65 



60 



64 



60-8 



Av. Max. 



89 



84-1 



86-8 



87-1 



86-8 



84-7 



85-1 



85 



86-8 



87 



86-9 



88-4 



86-4 



( 



Av. Min. 



66-6 



68 



70-3 



66-2 



65-2 



64-7 



65-2 



66 



65-5 



66-7 



65-9 



66 



66-3 



i 



Max. ... 



95 



92 



92 



93 



93 



91 



89 



88 



80 



90 



90 



91 



91 



Calabar . . . < 



Min. ... 



64 



70 



70 



70 



70 



69 



70 



71 



70 



71 



71 



70 



69-6 



Av. Max. 



89 



88 



89-6 



89-8 



90 



87-7 



86-4 



86 



86-1 



88-9 



89-1 



89-4 



88-3 



/ 



Av. Min. 



73 



72 



71-5 



70-5 



70-6 



70 



70-4 



71 



70-3 



71 



71-2 



70-7 



71 



( 



Max. ... 



94 



95 



96 



95 



92 



92 



84 



83 



91 



87 



88 



89 



90-5 



Oshogbo ...< 



Min. ... 



58 



60 



64 



68 



67 



65 



64 



64 



68 



65 



65 



64 



64-3 



Av. Max. 



91-6 



91-4 



92-4 



91-2 



88 



87-9 



79 



79-1 



88 



84-3 



86-2 



86-4 



87-1 



( 



Av. Min. 



62-4 



64 



68-5 



70-9 



69-7 



67-7 



66-2 



66-2 



69-8 



69 



71-5 



70-3 



68 



( 



Max. ... 



92 



92 



92 



92 



92 



90 



88 



88 



88 



90 



91 



90 



90-4 



Brass ...< 



Min. ... 



52 



59 



60 



63 



71 



70 



71 



71 



68 



68 



70 



67 



65-7 



Av. Max. 



86 



89-7 



89-5 



85-5 



88-7 



84-8 



82-6 



85-5 



84-9 



86-3 



87-3 



87-6 



86-5 



( 



Av. Min. 



62-6 



64 



64-2 



69-8 



74-7 



73-2 



73-4 



74 



73-7 



72-8 



74 



73-1 



70-8 



r 



Max. ... 



89 



90 



92 



99 



96 



90 



78 



85 



89 



91 



89 



90 



89-8 



Bonny ...< 



Min. ... 



66 



68 



66 



60 



71 



66 



68 



70 



67 



68 



68 



71 



67-4 



Av. Max. 



86-4 



86-8 



89-2 



89-2 



88-2 



82 



80-2 



83-9 



82-0 



84-8 



86 



88-5 



85-6 



/ 



Av. Min. 



72-8 



73-8 



72-2 



73-2 



4 



72-8 



71-3 



72-1 



71-1 



70-7 



71-1 



72-4 



72-3 



r 



Max. ... 



91 



90 



93 



91 



90 



89 



85-2 



88 



87 



89 



91 



90 



89-5 



Lagos ,..-\ 



Min. ... 



68 



71 



73 



72 



73 



70 



71 



71 



70 



71 



72 



71 



71 



Av. Max. 



86-8 



87-4 



89-9 



87-8 



87-9 



87-4 



82-7 



83-7 



84-5 



86-3 



87-9 



87*7 



86-5 



f 



Av. Min. 



73-8 



75-7 



77-2 



76-4 



76 



74 



74-1 



73-8 



73-1 



74-1 



75-6 



75 



74-9 



r 



Max. ... 



89 



89 



90 



95 



97 



85 



89 



86 



85 



88 



89 



89 



89-2 



Degema ...< 



Min. ... 



70 



72 



69 



71 



69 



65 



61 



69 



64 



62 



68 



72 



67-6 



Av. Max. 



86-1 



87 



87-1 



87-2 



85-8 



80-8 



79 



81 



80 



81-8 



83 



84-8 



83-6 



( 



Av. Min. 



71-5 



76-2 



75-5 



75-4 



73-6 



71-8 



70-1 



73 



72 



71-8 



74-2 



76 



73-8 



l 



Max. ... 



87 



89 



88 



89 



90 



86 



84 



84 



84 



87 



88 



88 



87 



Badagri , . . \ 



Min. ... 



61 



66 



67 



63 



70 



71 



67 



69 



70 



66 



66 



67 



67 



Av. Max. 



85-1 



85-4 



863 



85-9 



86-3 



81-8 



81-3 



81-1 



81-4 



84 



86-7 



86 



84-3 



I 



Av. Min. 



71-5 



73-3 



74-6 



73-8 



76-6 



77-5 



73-6 



71*8 



71-7 



71-2 



73-1 



71 



733 



