METEOROLOGICAL

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4501, 14 January 1941, Page 2

METEOROLOGICAL

QUEENSTOWN STATION. Readings taken at the Queenstown Meteorological station for the seven days ended January 12;

SUMMARY OF READINGS FOR DECEMBER, 19f0. (Figures for last year shown in parentheses). Barometer—highest reading 30.310 (30.210); lowest, 29.311 (29.432); mean 29.973 :(29.890). Shade Temperature: Highest maximum 81 (83.2); lowest maximum 60.4 (60.2); mean maximum 70.7 (69.7); highest minimum 59.2 (64.6); lowest minimum 38.2 (42.4); mean minimum 48.6 (50.3); mean temperature for month 59.6 (60); mean relative humidity 06.8 (62.7). Grass Temperature highest minimum 54.2 (48); lowest minimum 35.0 (32.4); mean minimum 38.5 (40.5); sunshine total for month 306.6 (243.9); most in one day 14.2 (14.1); days without sun 1 (1); rainfall total for month 1.47 (1.69); greatest fall in one day .90 (.97). The sunshine totals for the year are 2133 hours (1939, 2042.8 hours). The rainfall total's for the year are: 35.49 in (1939, 26.49‘in.)F. \V. BAILEY. Observer.

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