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Climatological Data for Apia

Normals Total rainfall .. .. .. .. 112-00 in. (58 years). Mean daily maximum temperature .. .. 84*8° f. (57 years). Mean daily minimum temperature .. .. 74-1° f. (57 years). Since the normals shown for temperature and rainfall are long-term averages, they do not give an accurate idea of typical variations in Samoan weather. The wettest months are those associated with the variable northerly and westerly winds, but the trade-wind season is also a rainy one and rain falls on an average of at least eleven days in each month at this time.

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— 1943. 1944. 1945. 1946. 1947. Total rainfall 79-35 in. 108-39 in. 127-46 in. 121-98 in. 127-79 in. Number of rain days 201 198 228 . 198 222 Maximum daily fail 3-48 in. 5-23 in. 4-30 in. 6-02 in. 8-64 in. Date 18tli Oct. 5th Sept. 15th March 18th May 6th Jan. Extreme maximum temperature .. 89-8° jr. 90-1° F. 89-6° F. 90-0° F. 91-0° F. Date 25th Nov. 19th Jan. 6th April 12th April 19th March Extreme minimum temperature 68-0° F. 68-2° F. 68-0° F. 66-5° F. 67-1° F. Date 17th Aug. 10th, 23rd 16th Aug. 19th July 25th Aug. July Mean daily maximum temperature 85-3° F. 85-0° F. 85-31° F. 86-57° F. 86-7° F. Mean daily minimum temperature.. 74-5° F. 74-7° F. 74-8° F. 74-04° F. 74-2° F.