WEATHER IN AUGUST

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27444, 2 September 1954, Page 15

WEATHER IN AUGUST

REPORT OF MAGNETIC SURVEY „.Su most notable feature of August nssJh,^. W j S ? cha nae to warmer temres during the latter half of the 8378 ‘bp report of tbe Magnetic takou 7 °“ “?teorological observations ta r£ l 1“ Ch nstchurch last month. On August 26 the maximum temeoua*l U m Jb aS *u 9 -a degrees, which is *s® thlrd highest maximum Ai?m^r d to tor August The record temperature was 72.6 degrees broueVf Jh* Ja st day of the month ? eturn to winter conditions, wat aXTstIS” 6 IOT the “ ~Jm r .? BtB J we ?? recorded on 21 days Wlth the average of 19, but “udinum temperature th“n normal® “ Fahrenh eit higher thJ^raa 0 ” 1 4 , days compared with lX r MaJ°av^ e a g ? ear ‘° MOlln ’ lower S than hl s e total was seven hours lower than average. Earth temoeral U 4 e de a B ~L Pth 1 8 s O 9 ft ’ 3ft - aad “ft were rr3„«z e^ r ? es ’ I>s degrees, and 1.7 deg O^iS h f^ nhGit hi s her than average. Observations were as follows- * li^rs° m h t ig r hZR? lea l . n f H* r mo , nth - 1014 ’ 6 »nil-n’ws-wJV 1 ® 81 , rea dmg (on August 7) readin*(™AugmiJlU ,>e lfl ur S ln Shade.—mean for ieadl A i* g < USt «> >3 ™oweM tSSU*? Au s, ust 9 >' 25 4 degrees Fi nn o mpera t«^ e ® x P°>ed.—Mean minimum ?An g ?°A 6 degrees F.; lowest reading M^ gu t 9 ,2 nd 10). 21.1 degrees F. , ft ®£ oi ®t ure -”-M ean daily amount of cloud i?"?fuS Se 9 r X«i d at 9 a L m ) ’ 52: total amount h£o^ n, 4.^®?? n: number of rainy days, 14; h^ v l^ t « all (on August 15), O.OBinJ O f E if? h J ? R n^ rature l g-“ Mean at a depth nf 9ft’ egrees £ mean at a depth of Mt’ at « egreeB mean at a depth or sft, 47.6 degrees F. Sunshine (recorded at Hare wood).— Total amount of sunshine, 137.1 hours; mean daily amount, 4.4 hours.