appendix IV 
meteorological report 
BOTANIC GARDENS SINGAPORE, 1968 
Reading daily at 8.00 cun. local time at Bukit Timakfr o m 1 -1- 68 to 31-12-68 
1968 
Total 
Rainfall 
Highest 
fall in 
24 hours 
No. of 
days 
rainfall 
Mean 
Maximum 
Temp. 
Highest 
Maximum 
Temp. 
Mean 
Minimum 
Temp. 
Lowest 
Minimum 
Temp. 
Mean 
Temp. 
Dry Bulb 
Mean 
Temp. 
Wet Bulb 
R.H. 
inches 
inches 
°F 
°F 
°F 
°F 
°F 
°F 
% 
January 
12.56 
4.23 
8 
83.1 
89.5 
72.6 
68.8 
75.7 
73.6 
90.0 
February 
1 05 
0.80 
3 
85.8 
89.7 
72.8 
69.6 
76.8 
73.9 
88.1 
March 
21 65 
3.47 
16 
85.9 
89.2 
73.2 
69.0 
77.4 
75.1 
89.0 
April , . 
13 83 
3.20 
15 
82.7 
89.7 
74.1 
70.7 
72.8 
75.5 
87.1 
May 
14 38 
2.60 
16 
86.5 
90.3 
73.7 
71.0 
78.2 
75.8 
89.0 
June . . 
10 93 
2.50 
9 
87.0 
91.3 
74.3 
69.0 
73.8 
72.2 
88.8 
July 
12 13 
3.35 
17 
85.9 
88.9 
74.0 
68.5 
77.4 
75.4 
91.2 
August 
9.84 
1.95 
15 
86.0 
88.5 
73.4 
69.5 
76.9 
74.5 
88.9 
September 
7.90 
2.50 
12 
85.8 
89.8 
74.6 
71.0 
78.0 
76.0 
90.9 
October 
12.73 
3.47 
14 
86.2 
89.5 
73.9 
70.0 
77.2 
75.1 
90.0 
November 
14.30 
2.60 
17 
85.7 
94.0 
70.6 
55.0 
77.8 
75.2 
87.7 
December 
14.00 
2.35 
14 
86.0 
89.1 
72.4 
69.0 
76.7 
74.5 
89.1 
Total . . 
145.30 
4.23 
156 
•• 
Mean . . 
85.5 
89.9 
73.3 
68.4 
76.9 
74.7 
89.1 
