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II 
CLIMATE. 
ITUATED nearly on the Equa- 
tor, in Latitude i° 17 " N., 
Singapore possesses a very 
equable climate. The mean 
monthly temperature ranges 
between 78° and 82° Fahr., the 
highest and lowest temperature in the 
shade, during last year, being gi° 8' 
Fahr. and 68° 6' Fahr. No very distinct 
dry or wet seasons exist. A fortnight 
without rain would be considered a long 
drought. 
As might be expected, it sometimes 
rains very heavily ; as much as six inches 
falling in twenty-four hours. In 1887, 
the rainfall reached 112.97 inches. 
During these heavy rains, tender an- 
nuals, planted in the open ground, are 
more or less spoiled, lienee the paucity 
of flowers, which is frequently remarked 
by visitors. 
