388 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1885. 
ieee following table shews a summary of the wind 
direction ue Singapore during the year 1885 :— 
| | | 
| ee . 
eeealates | | | S | (ee 
S 5 Se d Sal aes Ol ais ® o 
f12(8| 8/8) 8 2) 2) ooo 
I>! leit lain ls |4\inlo Ae 
| | 
North, Siva eaecihe ape: esl ee 4} 4 
NINE B10) 00 ee _| do 
Ne 59) 36| 2° Soca ieee 30 
E.L.N.E 1 Z| Dl, Oe eae | ce de 7 Sa 
East, 1} 8} 12] 15} 20, 6| 2} ol) ee 
#.S.E., | 4, 4. 4 9 #38 Dy Ol anaes if 
S.E., le | ee | Qt. SE St a) ae "Shee 
S.8.E., Aa dee TS 1 BE 8h 10) > 72 6) Seats eee ee 
South, Se haircare Dl Sees chart i 3 3 “4 
6.5. W., Bs eae OU nos Bale ell) eee |e Les 5 4. if 
©. W. iL eee 9| 21) 18). 44) 48) 23) 24s 
W.S.W., if if Li. oe Ne el ee 5 Act eee 
West, it ee TR tlie 6 
W.N.W. ] ia 33; alee 2 2 
is We uy Re Se ea Dees 7 i! 
N.N.W yall 1 2] 3 j 2 4, 135 
Cahn, D3 D5) ON a4 OA. kG | 14) 20) 29) 35 23 
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Singapore. 
14, The velocity of the wind was registered during nine 
months of the year only, owing to the anemometer having 
gone out of repair; during the other three months no obser- 
vations were eee The mean velocity for this period was 
113 miles, and the greatest in 24 hours was 263 miles on the 
Sth March. 
Penang and Province Wellesley. 
15. During the year 1885, no observations of the direc- 
tion and velocity of the wind were taken. We hope next 
year to have this omission rectified. 
Malacca. 
16. The N. HE. wind ee iled from January to April, and 
again from November to December. During the other 
months of the year, the wind was generally 8S. W. 
17. The mean velocity of the wind during the twelve 
