Wettest August for five years
Christchurch has just had its wettest August for five years, the Meteorological Office has reported. The rainfall total for Christchurch was 111 mm, more than twice the August average of 53mm. Christchurch Airport recorded 97mm, compared with an average of 56mm. There were 20mm of rain in the city on August 22 and at the airport on August 10. Temperatures were about a degree below average, with a mean of 6.ldeg. in the city and s.7deg. at the airport. August 6 was the coldest day, with a low of — 3.2 deg. at the airport and
—2.4 deg. in the city. The highest temperature for August was 19.4 deg., recorded in the city on August 20. The sun shone for a total of 138 hours, compared with the August average of 145 hours. The Meteorological Office says that August’s weather was affected by several cold, southerly outbreaks, two of which were caused by mid-lati-tude depressions crossing over central New Zealand on August 8 to 12 and 21 to 24. All readings, except sunshine, were taken in the Botanic Gardens and at Christchurch Airport at 9 a.m. daily.
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Press, 2 September 1986, Page 2
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