531 



Rainfall for September. 1909. 



PENANG. 



No. of 



No. of 

 hours 

 rain. 



Stations. 



Amount. 



days 

 rainfall. 



Remarks. 



Fort Corn wallis ... 

 Government Hill ... 

 Prison Observatory 

 Balik Pulau 

 Lepor Asylum 

 Lumut 

 Pangkora 

 Bruas 



27-84 

 27-77 

 26-57 

 21-92 

 11-59 

 333 

 2-94 



•80 



18 

 21 

 14 



9 



10 



8 

 3 

 2 



147£ 

 139i 



49 



54 



68 



24 



11 

 7 



The last three stations do not come within rain-zone as it were, 

 although from previous records for the past 10 years, this month has 

 always been wet there. 



There is a striking difference in the number of hours between all 

 the stations, the two first are about the same, the next three very 

 slightly different, and regarding the last three, the readings in all 

 the columns are low. 



The highest maximum temperature on the plain was 93 ° ; on the 

 Hill 77° ; the lowest 86° and 70°. 



The highest minimum temperature on the plain was 76 ; on the 

 Hill 95° ; the lowest 73 and 62°. 



The highest sun temperature on the plain was 155 ; on the Hill 

 135 ; the lowest Il8° and III . 



The rainfall recorded this month in Penang was the highest and 

 longest for the past 30 years ; several streets in town and in the 

 country were under water, in some places over 4 feet, when boats 

 and sampans had to be used, a lot of damage was done to houses, 

 gardens, etc.; many large and old trees fell from soakage of the roots 

 and destroyed telephone wires and electric lamp posts; the electric 

 motor being interfered with, there were no lights in the streets, etc., 

 on the night of 14 th; nor could the tram run on that day. The 

 Municipal slaughter-house also stopped work with the result of 

 getting no mutton or beef for 24 hours. 



M. E. SCRIVEN, 

 Met. Observer, Penang. 



