Articles | Volume 17, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-791-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-791-2021
Research article
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07 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 07 Apr 2021

Building a long-time series for weather and extreme weather in the Straits Settlements: a multi-disciplinary approach to the archives of societies

Fiona Williamson

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This paper focuses on the recovery of instrumental weather records available for Singapore and Malaysia (Straits Settlements) from the late 1780s to 1917. Taking a historical approach, the paper explores the types of records available, the circumstances of their production and their value to the scientific community.