“SOME LIKE IT HOT”

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29107, 20 January 1960, Page 16

“SOME LIKE IT HOT”

Eight Hours Above

80 Degrees

Temperatures above 80 degrees were recorded in Christchurch for most of yesterday. From just after 9 a.m., when 77.6 deg. was recorded, the temperature rose to the eighties, and stayed there until 5 p.m. At the Botanic Gardens the maximum temperature was reached between noon and 2 p.m. when 87.2 deg. was recorded; Harewood reached its maximum of 85.2 deg. during the following hour.

A north-west wind, averaging 25 m.p.h. with gusts of up to 45 m.p.h. blew in the city and province. The humidity was 17 per cent., not considered unusually low in north-westerly conditions. As perspiring adults trudged hot city streets, hundreds of happy youngsters flocked to the Centennial pool. From their arrival about 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. about 2400 paid for admission to the pool. This was considered the highest figure for the summer, “and believe me it was a very hectic day” said the woman behind the counter. Most milk bars were well attended throughout the day and the demand for soft drinks and ice-cream was heavy. It was estimated that milk bars in the city area sold approximately 250 gallons of ice-cream and more than 500 gallons of soft drink during the day.