ANNUAL METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 
FOR THE YEAR 1890. 
This is the seventh report in which the Meteorological Observations, made in 
the Colony, have been shewn systematically. 
2. The results are shewn in the attached abstracts, charts and returns, viz. : — 
(«) Annual abstracts of meteorological observations. 
( b ) Annual abstracts of rainfall. 
* ( c ) Tabular statement of the mean annual and monthly rainfall, and the 
mean number of rainy days, at Singapore, from 1869 to 1890. 
(d) Charts exhibiting the mean annual range of atmospheric pressure, 
of temperature, rainfall and the number of rainy days at Singa- 
pore, for the last ten years. 
( e ) Monthly meteorological results. 
{/) Monthly rainfall results. 
3. The following data deduced from the observations are both interesting and 
valuable : — 
I.— Atmospheric Pressure. 
Stations. 
j Highest. 
1 ' i 
Date. 
* V l‘j| 
Lowest. 
Date. 
S- ■ 
0 h 
TO 
<V 
V 
bn v 
S= -C 
rC ~ 
DC 
Mean for 
the year. 
Ins. 
* 
Ins. 
Ins. 
Ins. 
Singapore,... 
3°-°95 
30th Aug. 
29.7 1 0 
30th April. 
.103 
29.887 
Penanof, 
30.017 
1st Feb. 
29.697 
25th March. 
.094 
29.840 
Province Wellesley, 
29.998 
18th Jan. 
29.690 
8th April. 
•L 33 
29.833 
M alacca, ... . . . 
29.980 
10th Dec. 
29 7 J 3 
8th Aug. 
.01 1 
29.815 
II. — Temperature of Air. 
Stations. 
/ 
' i 
Highest. 
Date. 
Lowest. 
Date. 
Range for 
the year. 
Mean for 
the year. 
°F 
C F. 
°F. 
C F. 
Singapore,... 
91.2 
1 6th March. 
670 
10th July. 
13.2 
78.9 
Penang, 
93 -o 
20th April. 
69-5 
1 6th Nov. 
13-9 
80.0 
Province Wellesley. 
93-5 
5th March. 
70.0 
26th Dec. 
1 7.0 
82.7 
Malacca, ... 
90.0 
14th Jan. 
6 5-4 
22nd Dec. 
I 3-4 
81.8 
III. — Temperature of Solar Radiation. 
Stations. 
Highest. 
Date. 
Lowest. 
Date. 
Mean. 
Singapore, 
Penang, 
Province Wellesley, 
Malacca, 
° F 
164.0 
170.0 
165.0 
172.0 
15th March. 
2nd April. 
16th March. 
2nd May. 
°F. 
92.5 
105.0 
96.0 
140.0 
20th Sept. 
1 8th Jan. 
1 8th Dec. 
1 6th Feb. 
°F. 
I 45-5 
147.0 
143.0 
156.0 
