Meteorological report 
Botanic Gardens, Singapore 
Reading daily at 9.30 a.m. local time at Gardens Office 
APPENDIX H 
1961 
Total Rainfall 
Highest 
fall in 
24 hrs. 
No. of 
days 
rainfall 
Mean 
Max. 
Temp. 
Highest 
Max 
Temp. 
Mean 
Min. 
Temp. 
Lowest 
Min. 
Temp. 
Mean 
Temp. 
Dry Bulb 
Mean 
Temp. 
Wet Bulb 
Mean 
R.H. 
ins. * 
ins. 
°F 
°F 
°F 
°F 
°F 
°F 
% 
January 
6.56 (11.20) 
0.83 
14 
85.3 
91.0 
73.2 
71.0 
78.9 
75.1 
84.0 
February 
3.96 ( 7.28) 
1.66 
15 
87.7 
92.2 
74.2 
71.0 
80.0 
76.0 
84.0 
March 
8.70 ( 8.36) 
1.49 
16 
89.1 
93.0 
74.9 
72.5 
79.3 
77.4 
82.0 
April 
7.35 ( 8.13) 
2.55 
18 
89.4 
93.9 
75.9 
73.2 
82.2 
78.4 
83.4 
May 
5.21 ( 7.53) 
1.82 
13 
90,3 
94.5 
76.6 
72.8 
82.6 
79.6 
87.5 
June 
6.32 ( 6.70) 
2.13 
12 
90.0 
93.6 
75.7 
72.7 
80.2 
79.9 
84.7 
July 
4.27 ( 6.18) 
1.38 
14 
88.7 
94.3 
76.1 
70.8 
82.3 
78.6 
83.2 
August 
1.46 ( 7.15) 
0.69 
5 
88.2 
91.0 
76.2 
71.0 
82.1 
77.3 
78.6 
September 
4.49 ( 7.58) 
1.80 
12 
89.5 
92.6 
78.5 
71.0 
80.0 
77.4 
77.7 
October 
5.93 ( 7.94) 
1.04 
15 
86.3 
92.4 
74.5 
71.5 
82.2 
77.4 
80.7 
November 
10.67 (10.47) 
0.95 
23 
88.3 
91.0 
73.8 
71.0 
82.2 
77.6 
81.6 
December 
4.10 ( 9.81) 
0.53 
23 
86.5 
89.0 
73.7 
72.0 
80.3 
76.6 
85.8 
Total /Mean . . 
69.02 (98.30) 
1 
- 
f 80 
88.2 
i (3J.2°C) 
89.9 
(32.2°C) 
75.3 
|(24.0°C) 
71.7 
(22. EC) 
81.0 
(27.2°C) 
77.6 
(25.3 e C) 
82.8 
* Mean for the period 1914 — 1961 (48 years). 
