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MEDICAL REPORT. 



Meteorological Return according to the Christian Year. 



RAINFALL. 



I. Annual Return of Rainfall for the Year 1909. 



Months. 



Alor £ 

 Star. ] 

 1 



[ 

 i 



1 



Pya Ka- 



VYi n n 1 1 Ti < f 

 lllUU. Ulil^5 



md Singo- 

 Road 14 

 coiles from 

 tvior ouai. 



ianga 



vl 1 o 



Kulim 



i 



Kota 



Kuala 



Muda. 



Samak, 

 Krian 

 Kedah. 



1 axu 

 Sstate 

 near 

 Semi- 

 Hng. 





cc . 



QJ !« 

 J-) -(J 





m . 



ri 



cc . 



(D a? 

 r-l 



'o i 

 Sr^ 1 





. 



CD M 



la 



03 . 



jH 



"o « 



hH w 



Jsmuary 



f; ftA ! 



O.OD 



O.lo 



d.OO 



1 1 m 



JLi OX 







0.4U 



ireuiutiJ-y 





4.82 



^ 8'2 



13.04 



5.86 



14. 1 7 



zL 71 



March 



4.U0 



O.O'* 





11. < o 



'± Oo 



1 r» 1 Q 

 lU. lo 



4. / 1 



April 



K OA 



1 1 QH 



ft OQ 



11. oo 



't .D / 



lU.D'-l 



O.O / 



May 



. 7.20 



6.58 



5.73 



■ 11.35 



9.14 



5.43 



7.18 



June 



. 8.80 



9.02 



8 00 



4.57 



6.75 



4.35 



6.70 



July 



. 7.04 



7.87 



7.00 



2.49 



7,99 



3.84 



5.85 



August 



. 12.42 



13 50 



12.40 



11.90 



j 16 19 



7 96 



1400 



Septenaber . . 



.11.87 



14.61 



21.06 



15.C6 



12.10 



10.69 



31.65 



October 



. 12.40 



7.77 



8.62 



11.48 



1 1421 



9.37 



11.92 



November . 



. 6.18 



i 5.88 



7.05 



8.18 



; 14.82 



j 9 86 



13 77 



December . 



. .82 



3.30 



i 





5.30 



2.43 



i 



3.83 



,60 



Total . 



.. 87.86 



1 



92.62 



86.51 



118 24 



104.28 



1 



99.18 



112.16 



The greatest rainfall in 24 hours was 6.54 inches at Kulim on 15-9-09. 

 December was the driest month and September the wettest. 



It will be noted that the rainfall in North Kedah (Alor Star and Pya 

 Kamunting) and in Kanga Perlis was rather deficient. While in South 

 Kedah it was normal. In September tbe heavy rainfall of 31.65 inches 

 was registered at Suwgei Batu Estate, near Semihng under Kedah Peak. 



For comparison the rainfalJs'for the yea,rs 1908 and 1907 are appended. 



