Results.—During these 153 days, there fell 60·43 inches of rain. The greatest fall in one day was 2·23 inches. The total number of rainy days was 120, or about four-fifths of the whole. On 14 days, more than an inch of rain fell; and on 7 days, more than two inches fell.
(D) BOUGAINVILLE STRAITS IN 1884.
| 1884. | Total in inches and hundredths. | Number of rainy days. | Greatest daily fall. |
|---|---|---|---|
| April (from the 8th), | 7·82 | 12 | 4·32 |
| May, | 4·02 | 17 | 1·02 |
| June, | 9·22 | 22 | 1·58 |
| July, | 18·16 | 19 | 8·09 |
| August, | 11·87 | 21 | 2·58 |
| September, | 17·46 | 23 | 3·76 |
| October, | 10·95 | 23 | 1·84 |
| Total, | 79·50 | 137 |
Results.—During these 207 days, there fell 79·50 inches of rain. The greatest daily fall was 8·09 inches. The total number of rainy days was 137, or about two-thirds of the whole. On 24 days, more than an inch of rain fell; and on 7 days, more than two inches fell.
OBSERVATIONS[505] OF THE BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER IN THE SOLOMON GROUP, BY LIEUT. LEEPER, R.N.
(Taken on board H.M.S. “Lark.”)
[505] The observations were taken at 4 a.m., 8 a.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.
| THERMOMETER. | BAROMETER. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH. | Highest. | Lowest. | Daily Mean. | Highest. | Lowest. | Daily Mean. |
| 1882 | ° | ° | ° | In. | In. | In. |
| April, | 94 | 74 | 84·4 | 30·09 | 29·88 | 30·041 |
| May, | 94 | 78 | 84·5 | 30·09 | 29·89 | 29·994 |
| June, | 92 | 77 | 83·7 | 30·18 | 29·86 | 30·013 |
| July, | 90 | 75 | 81·8 | 30·14 | 29·92 | 30·05 |
| August, | 94 | 75 | 81·1 | 30·16 | 29·96 | 30·067 |
| September, | 92 | 76 | 80·9 | 30·14 | 29·93 | 30·041 |
| October, | 89 | 77 | 81·4 | 30·18 | 29·88 | 30·021 |
| Nov. 1st to 22d,. | 88 | 78 | 81·5 | 30·13 | 29·84 | 29·981 |
| 1883 | ||||||
| April 14th to 30th, | 92 | 75 | 82·1 | 30·08 | 29·86 | 29·974 |
| May, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| June, | 93 | 78 | 81·8 | 30·08 | 29·91 | 29·99 |
| July, | 94 | 75 | 82·3 | 30·12 | 29·88 | 29·96 |
| August, | 92 | 78 | 83·5 | 30·08 | 29·92 | 29·992 |
| September, | 95 | 76 | 82·6 | 30·10 | 29·91 | 29·992 |
| October, | 95 | 75 | 83·3 | 30·12 | 29·86 | 29·993 |
| Nov. 1st to 12th, | 90 | 76 | 81·5 | 30·08 | 29·91 | 29·982 |
| 1884 | ||||||
| April 5th to 30th, | 90 | 76 | 82·2 | 30·15 | 29·83 | 29·984 |
| May, | 95 | 78 | 84·5 | 30·13 | 29·86 | 29·992 |
| June, | 94 | 77 | 82·2 | 30·14 | 29·93 | 30·023 |
| July, | 87 | 76 | 81·5 | 30·10 | 29·87 | 29·985 |
| August, | 87 | 76 | 81·0 | 30·15 | 29·85 | 30·009 |
| September, | 90 | 75 | 82·3 | 30·15 | 29·92 | 30·025 |
| October, | 96 | 75 | 81·1 | 30·12 | 29·85 | 30·007 |