625 GENERAL REPORT ON THE RESIDENCY OF SINGAPORE. 
refreshing showers, keeps its atmosphere cool, prevents the parching 
effect of the sun, and promotes continual verdure. It never expe¬ 
riences furious gales. If more than ordinary heat has accumulated 
moisture and electricity, a squall generally sets in, followed by a 
heavy shower of rain, these squalls seldom exceed one or two 
hours in duration. According as the monsoon blows you will 
have them rising in that direction. In 1841 during the north east 
monsoon there were 4 squalls from that direction—but the most 
severe and numerous are from the southwest, which are called 
Sumatras—and they most frequently occur between 1 and 5 in the 
morning. The north east monsoon blows from November to 
March, and after which the wind veers round to S. E. and gra¬ 
dually sets into the S. W. between which point it continues—in 
May, June, July and September. The north east monsoon blows 
more steadily than the south west one. The temperature of 
Singapore is one or two degrees cooler during the former than the 
latter, which also brings more rain. It is further remarked that the 
wind always lulls at night during the height of either monsoon. 
During the south west monsoon a wind from the south prevails at 
times, which is termed by the natives Angin Jawa or Java Wind, 
because it comes from the direction of that island. This especially 
exists in September, which is attributed to the usual cooling land 
breeze being replaced in the mornings during that month by the 
hotter breeze from the sea, as we advance into the interior this hot 
breeze is not felt. 
Table on the Winds. 
Months. 
Number of hours in which the wind 
is in each quarter. 
Remarks. 
• 
N.W. 
9 
S.W. 
N.E. 
S.E. 
January .... 
1,389 
94 
2,097 
126 
A Thesfi obser- 
February .... 
645 
105 
2,154 
277 
1 vations were 
March. 
422 
276 
2,145 
537 
S taken dur- 
April ... 
746 
1,213 
1,106 
655 
ling 
May. 
524 
1,070 
356 
1,028 
/5 years. 
June. 
343 
1,627 
286 
1,549 
i ' 
J uly.. 
456 
2,142 
185 
925 
! 
August. 
661 
1,737 
210 
1,080 
J 
September ... 
481 
1,332 
287 
704 
October ..... 
941 
1,048 
726 
347 
> 4 years. 
November ... 
1,085 
412 
431 
231 
3 years. 
December ... 
1,207 
237 
1,370 
162 
4 years. 
Total.. 
8,899 
11,293 
11,347 
7,621 
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