Meteorological Report, for the year 1885. 
1. The report for the year 1885 gives the results of the observations 
taken at Singapore, Penang, Province Wellesley and Malacca, and em- 
braces the following meteorological elements : — 
I. Atmospheric Pressure. 
IL Temperature of Air. 
III. Temperature of Solar Radiation. 
IV. Temperature of Grass, Nocturnal Radiation. 
Y. Humidity.*. 
YI. Wind, Direction and Velocity. 
VII. Rainfall. 
2. Monthly returns and annual abstracts of the observations, 
taken at the four recording stations are attached, as are also the monthly 
and annual registers of rainfall. 
3. The accompanying charts shew the mean annual pressure, tem- 
perature, rainfall, and the number of days on which rain fell at 
Singapore, from 1870 to 1885. These tables are interesting, and gain in 
importance every year. 
4. I regret that some of the registers shew a few unavoidable inter- 
ruptions, but care will he taken in future that these returns he made as 
complete as possible. 
Atmospheric Pressure* _ 
Stations. 
Highest. 
Date. 
Lowest. 
Date. 
Range 
for the 
year. 
Mean for 
the vear. 
V 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Singapore, 
30.088 
22nd Jan. 
29.708 
29th Oct. 
.106 
29.889 
Penang, 
30.197 
7th Jan. 
29.712 
17th Dec. 
.102 
29.972 
P. Wellesley, 
29.999 
21st Jan. 
29 611 
10th June 
.073 
29.833 
Malacca, 
29.968 
20th Oct. 
29.702 
9th June 
.073 
29.860 
5. The highest barometrical pressure (30.197 inches) was recorded 
n Penang on the 7tli January, and the lowest (29.611) at Province 
