INCREASED SUNSHINE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21903, 2 October 1936, Page 16

INCREASED SUNSHINE

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September was; just anonnal spring month, according to the-xnonthly summary' of the' weather issued- from. e Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch. The mean temperature of degrees was slightly above the average, and the rainfall of 2:07 inches was also, slightly in advance of the average. There was a large increase in + the number-of hours of sunshme.,the:total ■heinc 192.4 hours as against, the averaJfof ms Fourteen frosts were recorded last-month, which was_the same total as last year, but the hardest *ost,. one of 9-2 degrees, was lower than the heaviest in- September.’. 1935, when 10.7 degrees was recorded. "The sun<nary of the^weather was as f °Barometer—Mean- for month, 29.V29 inches; highest reading <Sept«»^ r 23) 30.140 inches; lowest reading (oep- . tember 3), 29.354 inches. Temperatures ifi .Shade —Mean for month, 48.56 degrees; highest reading (September 15), 68.5 degrees; lowest reading (September 8) ,-30.9 degrees. _ Temperatures Exposed—Mean maximum in sun, 111.9 degrees; reading .(September 21 and 30), nso degrees; mean minimum on grass, 3345 degrees; lowest reading (September 8), 22.8 degrees. Moisture—Mean daily amount of cloud (0-10), 5.6; total rainfall for month, 2.07 inches; heaviest fall (September 13),- 0.75 , inches. Simshine—Total sunshine lor month 192.4 hours; mean daily hours.