=======+===========+===========+===========+=====+============+====== Month | Mean | Mean | Mean |Rela-| Mean |Number | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | tive| Monthly | of |Temperature| Maxima | Minima | Hu- | Rainfall |Rainy +----+------+----+------+----+------+midi-+----+-------+ Days | F. | ~C.~ | F. | ~C.~ | F. | ~C.~ | ty |Ins.| ~Mm.~ | -------+----+------+----+------+----+------+-----+----+-------+------ January|68·2|~20·1~|77·2|~25·1~|61·7|~16·5~| 86 |7·08|~180~ | 18 Februa-| | | | | | | | | | ry |68·9|~20·5~|78·8|~26·0~|62·7|~17·0~| 86 |8·23|~208~ | 12 March |67·4|~19·6~|77·2|~25·1~|61·8|~16·6~| 87 |5·96|~152~ | 19 April |63·5|~17·5~|73·4|~23·0~|57·5|~14·2~| 87 |2·84| ~72~ | 14 May |61·0|~16·1~|72·0|~22·2~|52·3|~11·2~| 80 |1·90| ~48·3~| 6 June |56·8|~13·8~|69·7|~20·9~|47·5| ~8·6~| 80 |0·48| ~12·3~| 4 July |61·0|~16·1~|71·0|~21·7~|52·8|~11·6~| 78 |1·93| ~48·9~| 10 August |61·0|~16·1~|69·7|~20·9~|55·2|~12·9~| 83 |2·30| ~58·4~| 17 Septem-| | | | | | | | | | ber |62·0|~16·7~|72·8|~22·7~|55·0|~12·8~| 81 |1·02| ~26·2~| 7 October|65·8|~18·8~|78·0|~28·6~|58·5|~14·7~| 79 |0·77| ~20·0~| 5 Novem- | | | | | | | | | | ber |64·4|~18·0~|76·0|~24·4~|57·2|~14·0~| 79 |3·57| ~89·5~| 14 Decem- | | | | | | | | | | ber |80·5|~26·9~|79·0|~26·1~|63·5|~17·5~| 84 |8·74|~222~ | 23 =======+====+======+====+======+====+======+=====+====+=======+====== With a total rainfall of 44·77 ins. (1,137 mm.) and absolute extremes of temperature of 98° F. (36·5° C.) and 55° F. (12·9° C), the climate, though perhaps not bracing, can never be unpleasant. The shore is here washed by a warm southerly current from the equatorial regions, whereas on the west coast the inshore current is a northerly one from the antarctic regions. On this account it is necessary to go a good deal to the geographical north to select a place on the west coast for comparison of the rainfall in the same isotherm. MOLENDO. LAT. 17° 5′ S.; LONG. 72° 0′ W. (THE PORT OF AREQUIPA IN SOUTH OF PERU.)