MILD WINTER IN CITY
Weather In July July was the third consecutive t'non.h in which air and soil temperatures in Christchurch were considerably above the average, says the monthly report from the Meteorological Service at Harewood The mean temperature of 45.2 deg was the highesi July temperature since 1928. and the soil temperature was the highest since the service began keeping records at Harewood The temperature of 69 deg recorded at the airport on July 15 was the second highest July temperature on record Sunshine was only slightly below average with 120 hours and rainfall was 30 per cent, below the average for July. The lowest temperature during the month was 18.2 deg., on July 18. Frosts were about normal, both in number and severity, and only one fog was reeprded. on Julv 30 The heaviest rain fell on Julv 28 when 0-55 in was recorded The rainfall for the month was 1 87in. compared wi’h the average for July of 262 in Rain fell on 10 days during the mon’h. compared with 13 days in July last year.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29890, 2 August 1962, Page 15
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