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Comparative Annual Abstract of Rainfall for the years 1869 to 1881 — Singapore. 
Mean Registered Rainfall. 
Months. 
Remarks. 
* 
1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 
1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 | 
1877 
1878 
Mean of 
10 
years. 
1879 
1880 
*• 
1881 
Inches- 
Inches. 
Inches.] 
Inches. 
Inches.! 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inohes. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
Inches. 
January 
.... 
3.93 
18.25 
11.05 
2.37 
7.16 
3.88 
2.91 
3.97 
2.89 
13.57 
7.00 
18.17 
5.17 
13.35 
Rainfall was registered 
at 
February . . . 
• •• 
3.23 
7.80 
7.69 
7.72 
9.57 
2.34 
■ 7.02 
1.84 
' 5;~ M 
7.29 
6.02 
9.16 
9.36 
2.00 
During the 
year 1869 
1 
Station. 
March 
... 
... 
3.37 
3.15 
12.95 
3.43 
9.74 
3.20 
16.92 
4.60 
5.01 
n 
.4 
6.45 
9.80 
8.46 
9.03 
do. 
1870 
1 
do. 
April 
... 
9.23 
8.81 
4.85 
4.15 
10.54 
6.54 
*6.47 
7.23 
1.37 
8.0 
6.72 
6.60 1 
11.12 
5.20 
do. 
1871 
4 
S’tions. 
May 
9.19 
5.01 
3.96 
5.12 
5,50 
5.78 
4.09 
7.86 
4.05 
11.59 
6.21 
10.85 
8.88 
9.39 
do. 
1872' 
5' 
do. 
June 
6.81 
11.51 
4 59 
4.89 
4.81 
6.37 
9.53 
10.58 
11.47 
4.07 
\46 
7.07 
6.81 
4,03 
do. 
1873 
5 
do. 
July .... 
.... 
5.43 
5.11 
12.42 
6.43 
3.55 
6.32 
4.26 
4.46 
5.70 
6.33 
6.00 
5.53 
9.83 
6.34 
do. 
1874 
6 
do. 
August 
.' *’ * 
12.31 
11.36 
6.69 
7.12 
6.08 
10.58 
8.36 
9.32 
4.00 
19.33 
9.52 
8.94 
9.75 
5.77 
do. 
1875 
8 
do. 
September,., 
Ml 
... 
3.13 
12.62 
8.97 
10.79 
3.00 
11.02 
8.24 
7.19 
2.74 
5.01 
7.27 
# 5.54 
7.19 
5.51 
do. 
1876 
7 
do. 
October ... 
• •• 
5.11 
9.99 
12.36 
5.74 
7.93 
7.09 
8.29 
10.67 
2.09 
7.38 
7.67 
14.96 
9.95 
10.54 
do. 
1S77 
7 
do. 
FTovember ... 
... 
8.24 
11.50 
11.36 
11.54 
12.56 
16.37 
11.37 
12.06 
5.24 
8.47 
10.87 
8.37 
15.81 
9.47 
do. 
1878 
7 
do. 
December ... 
• • • 
% • 
20.66 
18.13 
12.56 
6.00 
5.16 
7.56 
6.50 
10.13 
8.07 
9.91 
10.47 
10.14 
8.56 
13.32 
Total 
... 
90.63 
123.24 
109.45 
75.30 
85.60 
87.05 
93.96 
89.91 
58.37 
103.16 
91.66 
116.13 
110.89 
93.95 
' 
5.61 
6.25 
4.20 
3.10 
4.40 
• 
4.15 
4.25 
5.16 
5.20 
5.40 
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Greatest Rainfall in 24 f 
hours. i 
31st 
Augt. 
1 
26th 
Dec. 
8th 
Jan. 
12th 
Sept. 
21st 
May 
28th 
N"ov. 
26th 
Oct. 
26th 
May 
16th 
June. 
27 th 
Augt. 
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