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“ Results of Meteorological Observations taken at Lang- 
dale, Dimbula, Ceylon, during the years 1868-72,” by 
Edward Heelis, Esq. Communicated by J oseph Baxen- 
DELL, F.R.A.S. 
The approximate situation of the place of observation is 
6° 57 ' N.; 79° 42' E.; and elevation 4,600 feet above sea 
level. 
Mean Temperature. 
1 1869. 
! 
1870, 
1871. 
i 
1872. ' 
Mean. 
January 
... 
63-78 
64-13 
65-52 ! 
64-48 ; 
February 
65-27 i 
64-79 
65-88 ' 
65-31 i 
March 
67-26 i 
66-84 
66-84 
66-98 
April 
68-36 
68-14 
67-73 
68-08 
May 
68-33 
67-65 
69-03 
68-34 
June 
66-15 
64-66 
66-55 
65-78 
J^iy 
64-48 
62-99 
65-78 
64-42 
August 
64-02 
64-73 
65-55 
65-40 
64-92 
September 
64-55 
, 64-07 
; 64-12 
64-66 
64-35 
October 
64-25 
63-85 
! 65-21 
64-63 
64-48 
November 
64-59 
1 64-08 
i 65-77 
65-18 
64-90 
December 
65-06 
1 64-32 
1 65-64 
65-34 
65-09 
Means 
! 65-39 
65-45 
1 
66-04 
65-59 
Mean Daily Range op Temperature. 
j 
1869. 
1 
1870. 
1871. 
1 
1872. 
Mean. ' 
t January 
••• 
15-73 
14-94 
17-49 
16-05 
i February 
20-39 
21-89 
19-24 
20-51 
i March 
21-19 
18-62 
23-05 
20-95 
! April 
21-49 
18-15 
15-80 
18-48 1 
May 
I 
14-56 
12-76 
16-71 
14-68 ! 
June 
11-44 
7-45 
9-56 
9-48 1 
July 
... 
9-55 
7-08 
10-12 
8-92 
August 
8-95 
10-63 
11-10 
9-43 
10-03 ; 
September 
9-29 
9-81 
11-55 
8-74 
9-85 j 
October 
12-46 
11-07 
15-70 
9-52 
12-19 1 
November 
13-95 
17-27 
13-41 
13-13 
14-44 1 
December 
17-15 
16-43 
15-53 
14-52 
15-91 
Means 
14-96 
14-01 
13-94 
14-29 
