SUNSHINE RECORDING YESTERDAY WAS OVER ELEVEN HOURS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 September 1947, Page 6

SUNSHINE RECORDING YESTERDAY WAS OVER ELEVEN HOURS

Greymouth has this week experienced quick changes from spring to wintry weather, with a high average of sunshine during the day and two early morning frosts. Yesterday 11.3 hours of sunshine were recorded at the Karoro climatological station, the highest daily total since the station was established in March last. On two other days during the week the sunshine totalled 11.1 hours.

Last Saturday’s maximum temperature of 61 degrees was the highest experienced for a long time, but with the mid-week change there was a sharp drop, with frosts being recorded on Thursday and yesterday morning. The minimum grass temperature during the 24 hours ended at 9 o’clock yesterday morning was only 29.9 degrees, giving a frost heavy enough to damage tender plants in some localities.Temperatures rose again yesterday, under the influence of the 11.3 hours of sunshine and the minimum grass temperature for the 24 hours ended at 9 o’clock this morning was 38.2, over eight degrees higher than in the previous 24 hours. The maximum temperature yesterday was 53.9 degrees, again well below, the temperatures of last week-end.