METEOROLOGICAL RESULTS OP THE PENANG, OBSERVATORY, FOR THE MONTH OP AUGUST, 1890. 
Barometer — 
to 32° 
-REDUCED 
24' N. Lat., 100* 20' E. Long. 
height of Ear Cistern above Sea Level, 20 ft. 
Date 
• 
H 
c* 
S 
•a 
rH 
W 
rH 
CM 
Mean. 
1 
Ins. 
29-872 
Ins. 
29*781 
Ins. 
29-861 
Ins. 
*838 
2 
*859 
•774 
•850 
*828 
3 
*834 
•804 
•843 
•829 
4 
•855 
•776 
■853 
•828 
£ 
*860 
•780 
•860 
•830 
6 
*864 
•791 
•854 
•836 
7 
*878 
•784 
•863 
•842 
8 
*870 
•789 
•869 
•839 
9 
*808 
•838 
•810 
•818 
10 
•855 
•810 
•820 
*823 
11 
•869 
•800 
'760 
•803 
12 
■873 
•810 
*840 
•841 
13 
■809 
■800 
•804 
•804 
14 
*795 
•732 
•760 
•762 
15 
•870 
•819 
•788 
•826 
16 
*937 
•886 
•847 
■890 
17 
*913 
•801 
•813 
*842 
18 
*901 
•803 
•830 
•844 
19 
*881 
•806 
•800 
•82.' 
20 
■923 
•833 
•913 
•896 
21 
*905 
•858 
■891 
•884 
22 
*902 
•821 
•889 
•870 
23 
•888 
•833 
■868 
•859 
24 
•845 
•777 
•886 
•836 
25 
‘851 
■766 
•819 
■808 
26 
•865 
■769 
*860 
■831 
27 
•856 
*761 
•865 
•827 
28 
•874 
•761 
•836 
•823 
29 
•899 
•809 
•865 
‘857 
30 
•893 
■766 
•869 
•836 
31 
•830 
•818 
•887 
.845 
Meau. 
29*867 
29-798 
29*843 
29*836 
Temperature of Air. 
• 
W 
W 
cd 
O 
rH 
o> 
rH 
o» 
°F. 
°F. 
°F. 
79*0 
81-0 
770 
82*0 
83*5 
77*0 
83*6 
80*0 
76*5 
81*0 
85*0 
78*5 
81*0 
83*6 
77*6 
82*6 
85-0 
78*0 
82*0 
86*5 
77*5 
83*0 
87*6 
77*6 
83*0 
88*0 
79 0 
35*6 
89*0 
80-0 
82 5 
790 
78*0 
79*0 
83-0 
78*0 
84*0 
85*0 
79 5 
82*5 
84*6 
78*0 
78*5 
850 
78-5 
77*0 
83*5 
77*6 
83*0 
83*0 
77 6 
80*5 
84-0 
78-0 
79*0 
82-6 
79*0 
81 *U 
84*6 
78*0 
78*0 
82 6 
78*5 
83-0 
83-5 
78*0 
80*5 
82*0 
79’5 
82*6 
78*0 
77*0 
81*5 
83*5 
79*0 
82 5 
86*5 
79*0 
83*6 
87*0 
79 5 
82*5 
83-5 
80 0 
83*5 
82*0 
79*0 
85-0 
84 0 
79*5 
78*0 
79.5 
78-0 
816 
S3 *6 
78-3 
Temperature 
of 
Radiation. 
Highest Atmospheric Pressure 29*937 Inches. 
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure 29.732,, 
, ,, , , ( Highest Temperature 90 ,o 6 Fah. 
In the shade, | Lowest Tempera turo 71*°6 „ 
Greatest Fall of Rain in 24 hours 1.60 Inches 
Mean. 
Maximum, 
i 
ji 
Range. 
d 
Difference Sun 
and Shade. 
Grass. 
3.8 
32 S 
0} -rt 
o T3 
H 5j 
U 
<D 03 
jg pi 
Q 03 
W 
a% 
15 H. 
21 H. 
°F. 
“E. 
°wv 
n F. 
°F. 
°F. 
°F. 
77*1 
84*5 
71-6 
13-0 
121-0 
36 5 
69-5 
2*0 
E. 
SE, 
NE. 
78*5 
86*0 
715 
14*5 
139*5 
63*6 
69*6 
2*0 
N4 
NE. 
SE. 
78*4 
86*0 
73*6 
12*5 
149*0 
63*0 
70*0 
3*5 
E. 
S. 
SE. 
79*6 
86*0 
74-0 
12*0 
144*0 
58*0 
72-0 
2*0 
SE. 
SE. 
s. 
78*6 
86-5 
72 6 
13*0 
139*0 
63*6 
69*0 
36 
NE. 
S. 
s. 
79-6 
87-5 
73*0 
14*6 
147*0 
59-5 
70*5 
25 
ES. 
SE. 
s. 
79*6 
88-0 
72*5 
15*5 
166*0 
680 
70*0 
2*5 
SE. 
S. 
s. 
80*1 
88*0 
72*5 
15*6 
164*0 
66-0 
70*0 
2-6 
SE. 
SE. 
s. 
83 3 
890 
75*5 
14‘5 
143*0 
67*6 
71*0 
4*5 
SE. 
SE. 
s. 
84 8 
90*5 
74*0 
16*6 
149*0 
58*6 
71*0 
3*0 
NW. 
NW. 
NW. 
79*8 
87*5 
74*6 
130 
162*0 
68*5 
74*0 
0*5 
N. 
NW. 
NW. 
800 
84-5 
74-0 
10*5 
157*0 
72*6 
71-0 
3*0 
NE. 
NW. 
NW. 
82-8 
86*0 
74 
*5 
11*6 
148*0 
62*0 
72*5 
2’U 
NE. 
SE. 
SE. 
81*6 
86 0 
73*6 
12 6 
146*0 
600 
720 
1’5 
NE. 
SW. 
s. 
80*6 
87*0 
73*5 
13-5 
145*0 
58-0 
72-5 
1*0 
E. 
EN. 
EN. 
79*3 
85*5 
73-5 
12 0 
138-0 
52*5 
72-5 
ro 
E. 
ES. 
NW. 
81*1 
84*5 
736 
11*0 
140*0 
65*5 
73-0 
0*5 
SE. 
S. 
S. 
80-8 
85*5 
74*6 
11-0 
130*0 
64*5 
72*0 
2*6 
NE. 
NE. 
SE. 
80*0 
87-5 
73*5 
14-0 
L67-0 
69*5 
73 0 
05 
NE. 
NE. 
NW. 
81’3 
866 
74*5 
12'0 
146-0 
61*5 
71*6 
3*0 
SE. 
NW. 
NW 
79 6 
85-0 
73 5 
11-5 
132*0 
47*0 
71*0 
2-5 
N. 
NW. 
nw! 
81-6 
86*5 
73-6 
13-0 
152-0 
65*5 
72-6 
1*0 
N. 
NW. 
NW. 
80*6 
87*0 
73*5 
13-5 
L55 0 
68 0 
72-0 
1*6 
EN. 
SE. 
SW. 
79*1 
84*0 
72-0 
12’U 
112-0 
28-0 
71-0 
1*0 
E. 
S. 
s. 
81*8 
S6*U 
74*5 
12 6 
145 0 
69*0 
73*5 
1*0 
SE. 
s. 
s. 
82*6 
87*6 
76*5 
110 
145-0 
57*5 
74*5 
2*0 
S. 
SE. 
s. 
83*3 
89-0 
76*0 
13.0 
148-0 
69-0 
74*5 
1*6 
S. 
SE. 
ws. 
82-0 
89*0 
74*6 
14-6 
149 0 
60*0 
72*0 
2*0 
S. 
SE, 
NW. 
81*6 
85-6 
73*0 
12-5 
1460 
60*5 
72-6 
0*6 
NE. 
S. 
s. 
82*8 
88-0 
75-0 
130 
151-0 
63*0 
74*0 
1*0 
S. 
SW. 
s. 
78-5 
81*5 
73*0 
8-6 
112-0 
30*5 
72-0 
1*0 
NE. 
NW 
EN. 
81*1 
86-4 
73-7 
12-7 
143 0 
56*C 
71*8 
1*9 
Wind. 
Direction. 
Velo- 
city. 
Temperature of 
Evaporation. 
01 
<D 
S 
$ 
o 
Eh 
W 
9) 
75-0! 
450 
40-0] 
36 *0 
35 ‘0 
45*0 
125*0 
66*0 
45*o| 
65 
115-01 
700| 
65 
70 
30*01 
•0 
45*0 
30*0 
45*0 
75 0 
45*01 
60*0 
40 o! 
25-01 
80*0 
75*0 
76*0 
76 ‘0 
35‘0 
60*0 
no-o 1 
w 
iO 
°F. 
76*5 
76*5 
7 6*5 
76*5 
74*5 
760 
75 5 
76*0 
76*0 
790 
76-6 
75*5 
77*5 
77*6 
75*0 
76-0 
78*5 
70 0 
78-0 
76-0 
72-5 
77*6 
76-5 
75-0 
75-6 
76*0 
760 
78*0 
76*0 
76*5 
760 
°F. 
77*0 
770 
760 
77*6 
75*5 
770 
77*0 
78-0 
80*0 
80*0 
76*5 
79*0 
79*0 
77*5 
790 
78*0 
77-5 
77*0 
76*5 
77 5 
76 0 
77*0 
78*0 
77*0 
76*5 
76*5 
79.0 
78 0 
75*0 
76*5 
77*0 
60*0 76*2 
H 
rH 
CN 
°F. 
76*0 
76*5 
74*0 
75*5 
74*5 
76*0 
76*5 
76*5 
77*0 
78*0 
76*0 
76*0 
77 0 
76*0 
75*0 
76*0 
76*0 
76*0 
76*0 
76*0 
70-0 
75*0 
78-0 
75*0 
76*5 
77-1* 
7 5*5 
76-6 
76*0 
75*0 
750 
pi 
<3 
V 
77 3 
°F 
74*9 
75*0 
74 
75*0 
73*9 
750 
74*6 
75 
77 
79*0 
76*3 
76 
77 
77*0 
76.3 
76 6 
73*3 
76-3 
76-8 
76 2 
74-8 
75 
76 
76 
76*0 
76*3 
76 
77 
76-0 
76*3 
76*0 
Computed 
Vapour Tension. 
M 
o 
Ins. 
73*9 
76*4 
Relativ 
Humi- 
dity. 
15 H. 
a 
rH 
SSI 
Mean. 
y H. 1 
Ins. 
Ins. 
Ins. % 
*875 
*858 
*843 S 
•841 
*887 
*822 7 
*845 
■807 
■787 7 
*828 
•837 
•809 7 
•776 
•816 
*768 7 
•821 
•872 
•809 7 
•801 
•858 
•774 7 
•832 
’858 
•802 7 
*917 
•902 
•871 7 
•903 
*933 
•918 7 
1 *872 
•872 
•880 7 
L *938 
*938 
•874 6 
L -911 
*895 
*877 7 
) -834 
*872 
•868 
1 *911 
*822 
•845 c 
3 -88b 
’879 
■865 
1 -971 
*879 
•712 7 
6 -834 
•872 
■838 
7 *833 
•868 
•858 
1 -834 
•872 
•831 
4 *81 
■866 
•796 
0 -841 
•829 
■795 
8 *906 
■940 
•860 
6 *843 
•833 
.868 
2 *819 
•880 
•827 
0 -78 
•902 
•824 
4 -884 
•83l 
•839 
9 *886 
-852 
•819 
6 -775 
*8*3 
•79l 
9 -796 
•832 
•816 
2 -795 
•83l 
■833 
1 *84J 
•858 
•838 
eH 
iC 
% 
83 
73 
82 
70 
67 
6s 
63 
64 
69 
66 
89 
83 
76 
72 
76 
77 
77 
82 
75 
72 
73 
73 
83 
91 
79 
61 
69 
a 
<U 
a 
.o 
62 
91 
78 
% 
87 
91 
88 
84 
86 
91 
91 
91 
91 
91 
91 
91 
89 
91 
84 
93 
93 
91 
87 
9 
89 
86 
96 
75 
89 
91 
82 
77 85 
71 
69 
77 
75 
9 
85 
89 
80 
♦The daily Mean Temperature of air is obtained 
from the results of the observations at 9 H, 15 H, 21 
H, and Minimum Temperature. 
% 
91 
84 
82 
80 
80 
80 
73 
78 
77 
77 
91 
87 
79 
81*0] 
82 
89 
68 
80 
87 
78 
80 
76 
82 
87 
80 
74 
74 
80 
75 
73 
85 
‘77 
*28 
RAIN 
| Inch -1 
ES. 
*15 
*25 
*05 
1*04 
1*10 
*25 
*09 
*07 
•04 
1-50 
1*30 
1*60 
•04 
.15 
•12 
: i’s 
| Total. 
7-98 
Cloud 
Cloud k Weathkr 
0 TO 10 
Initials. 
a 
a 
a 
< 
CO 
pi 
O* 
o 
eo 
* cd 
11 ” 
3*5 *H 
3 
<D 
a 
«H 
S 
— ! 
M 
M 
< 
a 
< 
6 10 
8 
Pk,c. 
Pk, c. 
Pk, c. 
6 6 
8 
P,c, 
P, c. 
Pk, c. 
4 8 
6 
Cs, c. 
Pk, c. 
Pk, c. 
8 6 
6 
rk, c. 
P, c. 
P, c. 
6 4 
6 
P, c. 
P, c, 
P, c. 
3 4 
4 
C, c. 
C, b. 
Cs, c. 
4 4 
*- 
Cs, c. 
Cs,c. 
C,b. 
0 0 
2 
b. 
b. 
C, t. 
2 6 
7 
C, b. 
Pk, c. 
Pc, c. 
4 6 
8 
0, b. 
Ck, c.c. 
Pc, c. 
6 S 
10 
K, c. 
Pc, c. 
Pk, o. 
3 7 
10 
Cs, c. 
Ck, c. c. 
Pk, o. 
5 8 
10 
Cs,c. 
O, r. 
O, r. 
10 8 
10 
O, r. 
Ck, c. 
O, r. 
10 8 
10 
0, r. 
Ck, .c 
Cs, b. 
HO 4 
4 
Pk, c. 
Cs, b. 
Cs, b. 
10 7 
3 
Pc, c. 
Pk, c. 
O, r. 
8 7 
10 
Cs, b. 
Pk, c. 
O, r, 
3 8 
10 
Ck, b. 
Ck, c. 
Pk, o. 
l ^ 
9 
Ck, c, 
Pc, c. 
Pc, c. 
8 7 
6 
Ck, c. 
Pk, c. 
Pc, c. 
7 9 
8 
Pc. c. 
Pk, c. 
Pc, c. 
6 7 
8 10 
7 
Pk, c, 
O, r. 
O, r. 
K 
Pc, c. 
Cs, c. 
Pc, c. 
8 7 
It 
C, b. 
K, b. 
O, d. 
3 4 
It 
Cs b. 
Ck, c. 
Pc, c. 
2 6 
7 
Ck, b. 
Pc, c. 
Cs, b. 
4 6 
4 
Ck, b 
Pc, c. 
Cs, b. 
| 4 8 
fc 
Pc, c. 
Ck, b. 
Ck, c. 
2 5 
7 
Cs, b. 
Cs, b. 
Ck, c, 
10 8 
0, r. 
Pc, c. 
Pk, c 
5 t 
; 
F. K. HAMPSHIRE, 
Colonial Surgeon. 
M.B., 
