“IN THE SHADE”
Sir, —Could you or any of your readers give a definition of the.term, “In the shade,” when used about air temperature. I have a standard “maximum and minimum” thermometer, which hangs in the porch of my home. The rays of the sun do not shine on it, , but it may be rather close to the roof for accuracy’s sake. As from Thursday last the maximum temperatures recorded have been 109 degrees, 109 degrees, 106 degrees, and 104 degrees, . a 1! of which are higher than any temperature recorded in the last 10 years. —Yours, etc., L K. DUNBAR. Waiau, January 22,'1956. [Thermometers are usually mounted jn an instrument shelter, painted white, with a double roof and louvred, sides’ The shelter—or Stevenson screen—is usually placed in the open over short grass and about four feet from the ground. Such a screen (1) prevents heating of the thermometer by radiation. and (2) allows free circulation of air. This information was gained from the Harewood Meteorological Office.]
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27875, 25 January 1956, Page 7
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