3 
Humidity . 
Stations. 
1 . i 
Highest. 
Date. 
Lowest. 
Date. 
Mean for 
the year. 
Singapore, 
% 
98 
• 
13th Feb. 
w 
15th June 
% 
' 79 
Penang, 
98 
8tli Aug. 
41 
26th Jan. 
76 
Province Wellesley, 
100 
10th Aug. 
39 
8 th Eeb. 
78 
Malacca, 
100 
28 th May 
36 
15th Jan. 
84 
9. The highest percentage of humidity ( 100^ ) was observed at 
Province Wellesley and Malacca, on the 10th August and 28th May, res- 
pectively. At the latter Settlement, also, the lowest percentage was 
recorded, viz** 36% on the 15th January, and the highest mean per- 
centage, viz., 84 ^d. 
Wind , Direction and Velocity. 
10. From January to March, _ the wind blew from the N.E. and 
occasionally from the N.N.E. and N. In the early part of April, the 
wind was easterly. 
11. The S.W. Monsoon appeared in the latter part of April, and, 
with but slight variations from S.E., continued steady until October. In 
November, the winds were variable, sometimes W. and at times W.S.W. 
12. December ushefea in the N. E. monsoon with occasional winds 
from the N.N.W. and N.W. 
13. The following table shews a summary of the wind direction at 
Singapore during the year 1885 : — 
January. 
u 
2 
f-i 
CD 
March . 
April. 
May. 
o 
a 
s 
July. 
August. 
September. 
- 
October. 
November. 
December. 
North, 
5 
6 
3 
8 
2 
• * • 
4 
4 
N.N.E, 
3 
10 
20 
7 
2 
• • # 
1 
1 
N.E, 
59 
36 
29 
5 
• * • 
... 
• • • 
• * * 
* * » 
* * • 
30 
E.N.E, 
1 
2 
5 
6 
2 
• ■ « 
• • • 
• • * 
1 
1 
East, 
1 
8 
12 
15 
20 
6 
2 
3 
4 
1 
1 
E.S.E, 
• • • 
4 
4 
4 
9 
3 
2 
2 
* • * 
• • 4 
1 
S.E, 
• • • 
2 
3 
9 
7 
11 
8 
23 
7 
1 
S.S.E, 
• • * 
... 
3 
3 
10 
6 
8 
5 
1 
South, 
m * * 
1 
• « * 
5 
10 
7 
6 
o 
O 
4 
s.s.w. 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
4 
1 
S.W, 
1 
• * * 
9 
21 
IS 
44 
48 
23 
24 
5 
W.S.W, ... 
1 
1 
1 
# m 
1 
3 
5 
11 
West, 
• * * 
1 
1 
1 
■ • » 
1 
13 
6 
W.N.W., ... 
• • * 
1 
• * • 
3 
3 
• * ■ 
2 
2 
2 
N.W, 
1 
• * • 
• • • 
* * • • 
• » 1 
■ * « 
... 
1 
1 
7 
7 
N.N.W., ... 
• * * 
1 
1 
2 
III 
3 
1 
■ • • 
2 
4 
13 
Calm, 
23 
25 
21 
34 , 
24 
16 
1 
8 
14 
20 
29 
36 
28 
