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Rainfall for September , 1909. 
PENANG. 
Stations. 
Amount. 
No. of 
days 
rain fall. 
No. of 
hours 
rain. 
Remarks. 
Fort Cornwallis ... 
27-84 
18 
147| 
Government Hill ... 
27-77 
21 
1391 
Prison Observatory 
26-57 
14 
49 
Balik Pulau 
21-92 
9 
54 
Lepor Asylum 
11-59 
10 
68 
Lumut 
3-33 
8 
24 
Pangkora 
2-94 
3 
11 
Bruas 
•80 
2 
7 
The last three stations do not come within rain-zone as it were, 
although from previous records for the past 10 years, this month has 
always been wet there. 
There is a striking difference in the number of hours between all 
the stations, the two first are about the same, the next three, very 
slightly different, and regarding the last three, the readings in all 
the columns are low. 
The highest maximum temperature on the plain was 93" ; on the 
Hill 77° ; the lowest 86" and 70°. 
The highest minimum temperature on the plain was 76 ; on the 
Hill 95° ; the lowest 73° and 62 c . 
The highest sun temperature on the plain was 155 ° 5 on the Hill 
135 0 ; the lowest Il8° and III'. 
The rainfall recorded this month in Penang was the highest and 
longest for the past 30 years ; several streets in town and in the 
country were under water, in some places over 4 feet, when boats 
and sampans had to be used, a lot of damage was done to houses, 
gardens, etc.; many large and old trees fell from soakage of the roots 
and destroyed telephone wires and electric lamp posts; the electric 
motor being interfered with, there were no lights in the streets, etc., 
on the night of 14 th; nor could the tram run on that day. The 
Municipal slaughter-house also stopped work with the result of 
getting no mutton or beef for 24 hours. 
M. E. SCRIVEN, 
Met. Observer, Penang. 
