north latitude, and Manila is in 14d.35m.

The thermometer during July and August rarely went below 79 or above 85.

The extreme ranges in a year are said to be 61 and 97, and the annual mean, 81.

There are three well-marked seasons, temperate and dry from November to February, hot and dry from March to May, and temperate and wet from June to October.

The rainy season reaches its maximum in July and August, when the rains are constant and very heavy.