WEATHER REPORT
OBSERVATIONS FOR OCTOBER.
,The following are extracts from the ■ monthly meterological return for October prepared by . Miss K. L. Butcher, official observer: Mean maximum temp.' 65.1 deg. Mean , minimum temp. 47.9 dee* Range 1 deg! Mean temp, for month 56.5 deg Highest maximum temperature (on 10th) . ■ 70.8 deg. Lowest minimum temperature (on 9th) ' 31.8 deg. Lowest grass minimum temperature (on 9th) 28.6 deg Total rainfall 6.11 Inches Greatest fall in l day . w. 2.42 inches Number of days with rain 19 Total hours bright sunshine 210 9 Most sunshine in 1 day (on 10th, 12th, 13th, * 18th) . 11.7 hours AV ml age daily sunshine : 6.8 hours ' The rainfall was above the average for the month of 4.67 Inches. Clear sky was recorded on 7 days and overcast sky on 9 days. Thunderstorms were recorded oh the - 7th and, Bth, and a gale on the 30th. A frost was recorded on the 9th. South-westerly winds predominated. Much warmer temperatures prevailed than In the previous month, but the wet tendency of the weather continued, particularly in the latter half of the month. - . ■
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11866, 5 November 1935, Page 2
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182WEATHER REPORT Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11866, 5 November 1935, Page 2
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