=======+===========+===========+===========+=====+==============+===== Month | Mean | Maximum | Minimum |Rela-| Rainfall |Num- | Monthly | Tempera- | Tempera- | tive| | ber |Temperature| tures | tures | Hu- | | of +----+------+----+------+----+------+midi-+-----+--------+Rainy | F. | C. | F. | ~C.~ | F. | ~C.~ | ty | Ins.| ~Mm.~ |days -------+----+------+----+------+----+------+-----+-----+--------+----- January|37·0| ~2·8~|60·0|~15·6~|20·0|~-6·7~| 78 | 2·03| ~51·8~| 10 Februa-| | | | | | | | | | ry |39·4| ~4·0~|61·9|~16·6~|23·8|~-4·9~| 79 | 2·44| ~62·0~| 11 March |46·0| ~7·8~|74·1|~23·4~|29·0|~-1·7~| 77 | 3·29| ~83·6~| 13 April |56·5|~13·6~|84·0|~28·9~|36·9| ~2·7~| 77 | 3·49| ~88·8~| 13 May |65·5|~18·6~|88·5|~31·4~|46·4| ~8·0~| 76 | 3·64| ~92·0~| 13 June |73·4|~23·0~|95·0|~34·9~|57·3|~14·1~| 79 | 6·78| ~172·0~| 14 July |80·6|~27·0~|98·5|~36·9~|67·5|~19·7~| 80 | 4·74| ~120·1~| 11 August |80·1|~26·8~|97·4|~36·3~|67·0|~19·4~| 80 | 6·08| ~154·6~| 11 Septem-| | | | | | | | | | ber |72·8|~22·7~|92·0|~33·3~|56·6|~13·7~| 79 | 4·89| ~124·3~| 12 October|63·2|~17·3~|83·5|~28·6~|41·4| ~5·2~| 76 | 3·23| ~82·0~| 10 Novem- | | | | | | | | | | ber |52·0|~11·1~|73·4|~23·0~|29·9|~-1·2~| 76 | 1·94| ~49·2~| 8 Decem- | | | | | | | | | | ber |41·7| ~5·5~|65·0|~18·3~|21·8|~-5·7~| 76 | 1·15| ~29·2~| 7 -------+----+------+----+------+----+------+-----+-----+--------+----- Year |59·0|~15·0~|99·4|~27·3~|20·0|~-6·7~| 78 |43·68|~1109·1~| 131 =======+====+======+====+======+====+======+=====+=====+========+===== The above table, which is drawn up from the observations of several years, shows, apart from the remarkably low temperatures, an amount of both diurnal and annual variation that is very remarkable in a place so close to the sea. Strictly speaking, indeed, it should not come in the category of hot climates at all, but in the absence of other accurate material it is valuable for the purpose of showing how soon tropical temperatures are left behind as we proceed northward along the Pacific coast of Asia. _The Malay Archipelago._--Consists of a number of large islands situated on either side of the Equator, and generally too close to it to enjoy the benefits of a well-developed monsoon. BATAVIA. LAT. 6° 11′ S.; LONG. 106° 53′ E.