Tauranga Is Lessd Favourably Placed For Sunshine

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14916, 2 March 1949, Page 3

Tauranga Is Lessd Favourably Placed For Sunshine

Increase In Rainfall Last ■ ! Month

Cooler Temperatures Experienced %

Last month’s weather returns for the Tauranga district, recorded at the Tauranga Aerodrome, show an all-round deterioration for summer weather conditions, as compared with last year. Less sunshine, an increase in rain and cooler temperatures were recorded. The greatest discrepancy in the returns was in the number of sunshine hours. The total- for last month was 188.5 hours compared with 254.6 hours in 1948, making a deficiency of almost two hours 25 minutes in each of the 28 days. With 3.67 inches falling on nine clays this year, the Tauranga district was more favourable olaced for rain, only .79 inches falling on 10 days in February, 19-18. The heaviest fall this month cccured on February 16 with 2.62 inches recorded, compared with .38 inches recorded on February 24. last year. Tim average temperature for th n month was 66.3 degrees, compared with 65.8 decrees in 1948 and th n large was 161 degrees compared with 29 '■’agrees

The highest temperature was reforded rn February 14 with 79.1 degrees. In 1948. bo—ever, the t r "' 1 - oeratnre rose to 83 7 degrees. The lowest screen and grass temperatures for last mon + h we r '* J 6.2 degrees on February 21 and 37 dearees on Pobruerv 26 respectively. Those for 1948 were 44.1 degrees cn February 25 and 33.9 degrees on February 10,