METEOROLOGICAL RESULTS OF THE PENANG, OBSERVATORY, FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1890 
5°24' N. Lat., 100 c 20 r JE. Long . 
Barometer reduced 
to 32 © 
Date. 
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a 
a 
d 
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1 
O 
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3 
1 
30-017 
29-892 
29-806 
29905 
2 
29-973 
•900 
*915 
■929 
3 
•993 
■881 
•820 
*898 
4 
*914 
■89(1 
•904 
•902 
5 
■909 
-820 
•810 
*846 
6 
•946 
*841 
•820 
*869 
7 
■920 
•797 
'800 
■839 
8 
•819 
•836 
•820 
*825 
9 
•913 
•814 
•804 
•843 
10 
■913 
*804 
•800 
*839 
11 
‘769 
•798 
.802 
*798 
12 
•890 
•810 
•820 
■S40 
13 
*946 
■79! 
•816 
*851 
14 
•875 
■804 
•815 
■831 
15 
•835 
•780 
•800 
■805 
16 
*806 
■707 
■750 
•754 
17 
.837 
•742 
-808 
•795 
18 
■905 
■793 
•830 
■842 
19 
•919 
■820 
•840 
•869 
20 
■910 
•795 
•824 
■843 
21 
•909 
•780 
•830 
•839 
22 
•899 
■800 
•820 
•839 
23 
•891 
*770 
•786 
■815 
24 
■846 
•753 
•774 
•791 
25 
•903 
•785 
•842 
■843 
26 
*936 
•809 
•846 
*864 
27 
*882 
•831 
•901 
•871 
28 
29 
30 
31 
‘955 
•784 
•864 
*868 
Mean. 
29-902 
29-808 
29823 
29-844 
Height of Bar Cistern above Sea Level, 20 ft. 
Temperature of Air. 
a 
OS 
82-0 
7y-6 
81-0 
83.5 
81- 5 
80-0 
82- 5 
82 0 
826 
860 
S0'0 
78.5 
81*0 
825 
83‘o 
80-0 
85-0 
84-0 
82-0 
830 
82-0 
84-0 
81*5 
82-6 
82- 5 
82-6 
82-0 
83- 0 
82-1 
W 
8S’5 
88-0 
87- 0 
88 - 0 
80-0 
86 0 
87- 0 
87 5 
88- 5 
85-0 
84 0 
79-5 
85- 0 
85 '0 
83-0 
87"6 
88-0 
86 - 0 
86-0 
87- 5 
88 - 0 
85 5 
87-0 
83 0 
86.0 
86-0 
83-0 
90-0 
W 
Cq 
O) 
a 
78- 0 
79- 0 
78- 0 
79- 0 
78-0 
76-0 
76- 0 
78-0 
76 O 
78-0 
80 0 
760 
78-0 
79 0 
7vo 
77- 0 
78’0 
78- 5 
78-0 
7V0 79 
80- 
79 
79' 
83- 
81' 
79' 
79' 
80 
80 
80 
79 
77 
79 
80 
79 
79 
81 
80 
80 
76 0 
78-0 
77-0 
76 0 
77-0 
77'0 
77-0 
83-0 
86-2 77*6 
80 
80 
80 
78 
79 
80 
78 
81 
79'9 
9 
90*5 
89- 0 
880 
88-5 
900 
90- 0 
88- 5 
89*0 
89- 5 
89- 0 
88*5 
81 0 
87'5 
88-0 
86 5 
88'5 
89*5 
88‘5 
86 5 
88*5 
90- 0 
88 -6 
90-0 
84*0 
88-0 
88-5 
88*0 
90-0 
88*3 
a 
n 
a 
■ pH 
1 
72- 5 
71- 5 
73 0 
7 1.5 
76 0 
76 0 
74-0 
73- 5 
75'5 
73- 0 
7 5'0 
74 0 
74- 5 
7 4 '5 
75.0 
74 5 
76'0 
75.5 
74*5 
72- 0 
74- 5 
75*0 
74 ’6 
72-5 
72*0 
75- 0 
72 5 
71*5 
73'8 
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Ph 
18*0 
17 
15*0 
17- 0 
14*0 
15 
14*5 
15 
14*0 
16 
13'5 
7.0 
13*0 
13 
U-5 
14 
13-5 
13-0 
12-0 
16-5 
15.5 
43.5 
15-5 
4 1 ’5 
46-0 
13-5 
lo>5 
18- 5 
14-4 
Temperature 
of 
Radiation. 
Wind, 
Direction. 
Highest Atmospheric Pressure 30*017 Inches. 
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure 29 707 „ 
Tn tb* shade } 41 ighest Temperature 90*°5 Fah. 
ln tae Biiaae * i Lowest Temperature 71*°5 „ 
Greatest Fall of Rain in 24 hours 2' 48 Inches. 
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69-5 
3-0 
NE. 
NW. 
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69 5 
2-0 
NE. 
NW. 
• • ■ 
68-0 
5-0 
NE. 
NW. 
65'5 
6-0 
NE. 
NW. 
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t • • 
71-5 
4-5 
NE. 
NW, 
f#t 
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72-0 
30 
NE. 
NW. 
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72-0 
2-u 
NE. 
NW. 
» t • 
• * • 
69-5 
4"0 
NE. 
NW. 
■ « • 
,,, 
72-5 
3-0 
NE. 
NW. 
146-0 
56 - 0 
72-0 
1.0 
NE. 
NW. 
160*0 
71.6 
73 5 
1.6 
NE. 
NW. 
123*0 
42 0 
71-0 
3-0 
NE. 
NW, 
1600 
72-6 
72-0 
2-5 
NE. 
NW, 
1520 
640 
700 
4-5 
NE. 
NW. 
159 0 
72‘5 
70-0 
5-0 
NE. 
NW 
161-0 
75,5 
720 
2-6 
NE. 
NW. 
1530 
63‘5 
72'5 
3-5 
NE. 
NW. 
151*0 
62-5 
72-5 
3-u 
NE. 
NW. 
148-0 
61 ‘6 
72-0 
2-6 
NE. 
NW. 
146-0 
57-5 
68-5 
3-5 
NW, 
NW. 
149-0 
59-0 
73C 
1*6 
NW. 
NW. 
164-0 
55-6 
73-0 
2,0 
NW. 
NW. 
160-0 
60 0 
72-5 
2-0 
NW. 
NW. 
121-0 
37-0 
7u-(J 
2-5 
N W 
NW 
154-0 
66-0 
69-0 
3-0 
NW. 
NW. 
161*0 
62-5 
70 0 
5'0 
NW. 
NW 
149-5 
61-5 
69-1 
2-6 
NW. 
NW. 
148-5 
58-5 
7U-5 
1-0 
NW. 
NW. 
149-2 
60-8 
70-8 
3*0 
a 
p-H 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
N W. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW, 
NW. 
NW, 
NW. 
NW. 
NW 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
NW, 
NW. 
Velo- 
city. 
Temperature of 
Evaporation. 
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110 
73'5 
76-0 
77-0 
74-7 
45 
74-5 
76-0 
77*0 
74-7 
105 
73-0 
75-0 
75-0 
740 
210 
73-0 
79-0 
76‘0 
74-8 
202 
73-5 
760 
75‘0 
75- 1 
110 
72-5 
76-0 
74'0 
74-3 
60 
77-5 
78-0 
75-0 
73-6 
50 
76-0 
74-0 
76-0 
74-8 
140 
74-0 
76 0 
75-0 
75*1 
105 
76-5 
78-0 
76-0 
70-8 
85 
73-u 
770 
75-0 
75-0 
125 
75-0 
76-5 
75*0 
75-1 
125 
76-0 
78-5 
77-u 
76-5 
100 
76 5 
78-0 
76-0 
76-2 
76 
78-5 
77-u 
760 
76-6 
30 
77-5 
7g‘0 
75-0 
76-2 
85 
79-0 
78-u 
76‘0 
77-a 
165 
77-o 
78-0 
76-0 
/ 6*7 
130 
77-5 
78-0 
75-o 
76.0 
130 
78-0 
78 0 
75-p 
75-0 
140 
75-5 
7$-5 
75-0 
75-8 
60 
75-5 
78-0 
77. U 
76-0 
50 
76 5 
79-0 
75-0 
76-2 
75 
77-0 
76-o 
74-0 
75-7 
85 
76-5 
78-0 
75-0 
76-5 
45 
76-0 
78-o 
76-0 
75. 7 
95 
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76-5 
75-5 
74-7 
100 
77-0 
79,0 
77-5 
75-5 
101 
75-8 
77 a 
75"6 
75 "8 
Computed 
Vapour Tension. 
Relativ 
Humi- 
dity. 
a 
*699 
*774 
*703 
*678 
*705 
•924 
*862 
*818 
*726 
•784 
•719 
•839 
•831 
•818 
•893 
•895 
■89l 
•84l 
•868 
■893 
•782 
•785 
■83] 
-855 
.833 
-811 
.818 
•848 
a 
W5 
■730 
•737 
*707 
•871 
•723 
•764 
•838 
•659 
■737 
•812 
a 
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a 
a 
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•916 
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35 
54 
95 
•902 
*804 
78 
56 
91 
■829 
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67 
55 
86 
•S58 
•802 
59 
66 
87 
•829 
•752 
67 
53 
86 
•814 
•834 
68 
61 
91 
•856 
•852 
78 
65 
95 
•759 
•745 
75 
50 
91 
•856 
.773 
65 
54 
63 
•872 
.840 
66 
72 
91 
•702 
•751 
70 
72 
78 
•856 
•851 
39 
87 
95 
•916 
•875 
78 
72 
95 
•858 
•836 
75 
72 
87 
•872 
•871 
79 
75 
91 
•843 
•856 
39 
63 
91 
■872 
•862 
70 
62 
91 
•865 
•855 
73 
68 
89 
•829 
■849 
81 
68 
66 
863 
862 
79 
64 
75 
•856 
■823 
73 
64 
95 
■922 
•855 
65 
70 
95 
•843 
•852 
78 
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91 
1 -814 
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77 
71 
91 
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75 
63 
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73 
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60.0 
76.0 
76.0 
90.0 
81.0 
78.0 
81.0 
81.0 
74.0 
76.0 
71.0 
72.0 
77.0 
76.0 
79.0 
79. 
79. 
78. 
80 
71. 
75 
.20 
.70 
.10 
Vio 
.30 
■60 
mo 
.40 
.30 
•HO 
•70 
•12 
1.15 
2-48 
Pota' 
8-90 
Cloud 
0 to 10 
35 
Cloud & Weather 
Initials, 
5 
a 
o 
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a 
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Before 9 A,M. 
9 A.M, to 3 P.M. 
1 
6 
10 
Cb. 
Ck, e. 
4 
5 
7 
Ck, b. 
Cs, c. 
1 
3 
5 
Cb. 
Kb. 
1 
6 
9 
Cb, 
Ck, c, 
3 
8 
10 
Cs, b. 
Ck, c. 1 
9 
8 
10 
Pc, Pkc. 
Pk, c. 
7 
6 
10 
Kc. 
Kc. 
2 
4 
10 
Cb. 
Kb. 
3 
4 
10 
Cs, b, 
Kc, b, 
3 
4 
10 
Cs, b. 
Ck, b, 
6 
10 
10 
Ck, .c 
Or. 
9 
9 
9 
Pc, o. 
Pc. o. 
8 
8 
10 
Pc, c. 
Pc, Ckc. 
8 
8 
10 
Ck, c, 
Pc, c. 
5 
6 
5 
Cs, b. 
Ck, c 
L 0 
7 
10 
Od. 
Kc. 
4 
5 
9 
Kc, b. 
Ke, b. 
4 
8 
10 
Kb. 
Ck, c, 
7 
8 
10 
Pc, c. 
Pk, c, 
4 
3 
s 
Cs, b, 
Kb, 
2 
7 
10 
Kb. 
Pc, c, 
5 
5 
4 
Cs, b, 
Cs, b, 
8 
3 
1C 
Cs, b. 
Pc, c. 
3 
14 
It 
Cs, b, 
Pk, Or. 
7 
2 
t 
Mb. 
Ck, b. 
€ 
4 
4 
Ck, b, 
Cs, b. 
5 
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Cb, 
Pc, c. 
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Pk, o. 
Pc, c. 
Ck, c. 
Pc. c, 
Or. 
Or. 
Or. 
Or. 
Pc, o. 
Or. 
Or. 
Ck, c, 
Or. 
Or. 
Or, 
Ck ,d. 
Ck, d. 
Or. 
Cs. b. 
Or. 
Od. 
Cs. d. 
Ck. b. 
Cb, 
Pc, b. 
K. HAMPSHIRE, m.b , 
Colonial Surgeon. 
’“The daily Mean Temperature of air is obtained 
from the results of the observations at 9 H, 15 H, 2L 
H, and Minimum Temperature. 
