Summer was warm, sunny and dry
Last month completed a warm, sunny and relatively dry summer, according to meteorological observations made at Lincoln College. February was warm, with above-average rainfall.' Regular . north-westerlies and above-average sunshine hours meant high evaporation rates, and resulted in 16 days of zero soil moisture. Growth conditions were
good but irrigation was used' widely. The mean temperature for the summer was 17.3 deg. Celsius, 1.6 deg above normal. Sunshine hours were 5.3 per cent above normal, and rainfall 29 per cent below normal. Frequent hot winds and sunny days produced dry soils during much of the season.
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Press, 13 March 1985, Page 23
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