A FAIR NOVEMBER
Meteorologically speaking, November is the last month of spring, but this year it partook of a summery character. The rainfall, 1.79 in., was yconsiderably less than half the average, of former years, and rain fell on four days, although traces were found in the rain-gauge on four other, days. The heaviest fall was 0.99 in. on the 6th,.. •■
The total bright sunshine, 2*44 hours 22 minutes, was also above the average! The earth temperatures.also rose considerably during the month. The mean temperaT tur'e of the air in shade during the month was 58.3deg., which is l.ideg. above the average. The highest shade temperature during the month was 70.9deg. on the 30th, and the minimum. 45.5deg. on the 2dth.
Atmospheric pressure also -was high during the greater part of the month' and the mean, 30.111, is .238 above the mean,for the same month in previous years. The highest reading recorded at 9 a.m. -was 30.442 on the 11th, and the minimum 29.754 on the i9th' and 20th. ." Wind was 17 miles below the average per day—thp maximum, 518 "miles, on the 22nd, and the minimum 74' miles on the 25th. < Qn fourteen mornings the wind.was from a southerly: direction, fourteen mori\ings from; a northerly, and two calm mornings!
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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 134, 4 December 1917, Page 2
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210A FAIR NOVEMBER Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 134, 4 December 1917, Page 2
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