METEOROLOGICAL

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4433, 12 September 1939, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

SUMMARY OF READINGS FOR AUGUST.

QUEENSTOWN STATION

Readings taken at the Queenstown Meteorological station for the seven days ended Sept. 10: 'O X> rO .2 . -2 'a 9 S" a g J >,s?g s*B tfS ill a 2 So t? .? A n.3 * 3 Q ml QH SH OH M m

(Figures for previous year shown in parentheses). Barometer. Highest afUT> on Ist (30.492 on 26th); lowest readiiw 28.932 on 30th (29.402 on 9th); mean reading 29.565 Shade Temperature— Highest maximum 59.4 on 29th (59.2 ;on Lowest maximum 37.8 on HtH (404 on 2®d); mean maximum 47.0 (00-), highest minimum 39.4 on 26th (40.0 on 14th); lowest minimum 22.6 on 2nd (2-2.2 on 2nd); mean minimum 31 .b ZOO Mean temperature for month 39.3 Mean relative humidity’ 75 (77). _ # Grass Temperature— Highest minimum 36.4 on 27th (35.0 lowest minimum 14.4 on hst (13.4 on sth); mean minimum* 22.9 (24.5) Sunshine total for month IP--most in one day 7.1 on 2otn 7 4 on' 24th. 25th, 26th): days without) sun 3 on 9th 11th, 17th Jl on 9th). Rainfall total for month 1.37 (Wo 4); greatest fall on one day .42 on 29tn (.70 on 9th).

F. W. BAILEY, Observer.

8ept.29.112 38.8 37.4 47.2 35.2 29.2 .03 17 5 29.456 44.0 38.0 60.0 34.0 26.2 7.1 6 29.624 39 6 37.4 47 8 34.4 25.4 .04 .2 7 29.960 47.8 41.4 53.6 37.0 34.0 8.1 8 29.930 4S.0 42.8 52.0 39.8 33.8 4.5 9 29.936 46,8 414 60 4 37.8 25.0 .35 8.d 10 ,29.878 49.8 46.4 55.8 42.2 34.8 7.4