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Wellesley on the 10th June. These two Settlements also registered the 
highest and lowest mean, viz., 29.972 and 29.S33 inches, respectively. 
Temperature of A ir . 
Stations. 
Highest. 
Date. 
Lowest. 
Date. 
Range. 
Mean for 
the year. 
V 
°F. 
• 
°R 
■ °F. 
°F. 
Singapore, 
92.0 
24th May 
63.4 
10th Feb. 
14.9 
81.7 
Penang, 
96.5 
14th June 
70.0 
10th Jan. 
14.5 
82.7 
P. Wellesley, 
98.0 
9th Jan. 
65.5 
28 th Feb. 
18.9 
83.5 
Malacca, 
96.0 
18 th June 
69.0 
15th Jan. 
14.8 
82.3 
6. The highest temperature ( 98.0°F. ) was observed at Province 
Wellesley on the 9th January, and the lowest ( 63.4°F. ) at Singapore on 
the 10th February, the lowest mean was also recorded at the latter Settle- 
ment, but in all, the mean temperature for 1885 is slightly higher than 
that for 1884. 
Temperature of Solar Hadiation. 
Stations. 
Highest. 
Date. 
Lowest. 
Date. 
Mean for 
the vear. 
V 
Singapore, 
Penang, 
Province Wellesley, 
Malacca, 
°F; 
161.6 
159.0 
163.0 
175.0 
:25 th Mar. 
2nd Feb. 
5th Jan. 
14th Feb. 
°F. 
91.3 
90.1 
90.0 
125.0 
9th Aug. 
27 th June 
7th Aug. 
16th May 
op 
148.7 
145.7 
140.1 
156.1 
7. The highest temperature of the sun’s rays (175.0°F. ) was ob- 
served at Malacca on the 14th February, and the lowest (90.0°F. ) was 
recorded on the 7th August at Province Wellesley ; the lowest mean, viz., 
140.1 was registered at the same station. 
Temperature of Grass, Nocturnal HadiaUon . 
Stations. 
Sfc 1 
Highest. 
Date. 
Lowest. 
Date. 
Mean for 
the year. 
Singapore, 
Penang, 
Province Wellesley, 
Malacca, ••• 
°p. 
74.9 
76.5 
74.0 j 
27th July, 
Not 
12th Aug., 
27th May, 
op 
54.5 
observed. 
63.5 
66.0 
10th Eeb. 
28th Feb. 
2nd Mar. j 
°F. 
69.1 
70.0 
71.7 
8. The highest temperature on grass ( 76.5°F, ) was observed on the 
12th August at Province Wellesley, and the lowest ( 54. 5°F. ) at Singa- 
pore on the 10th February. At this station also was recorded the lowest 
mean, viz., 69.1°F. 
