July was milder
A frost reading of —9.4 deg., the heaviest at Christchurch Airport since records were first kept there is 1954, was recorded on July 18. The Botanic Gardens frost reading on the same day, —8.7 deg, was equalled in July last year. They remain the coldest morning recordings since 1945. Over all, July was a finer month than average.
The average temperature was 6.3 deg and the rainfall of 37mm was half the normal reading. The sunshine hourus (135) were 13 above average.
To date this year, 517 mm of rain have been recorded, and 1099 sunshine hours, compared with 435 mm and 1172 hours for the corresponding period last year.
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