BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18174, 21 August 1922, Page 6

BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS.

WEEK OF MILD WEATHER * ' ' • FAIRLY WARM NIGHTs!IM OVER INCH OF RAIN LAST |g| The weather at Auckland lavt week I comparatively mild. The observationJlM S taken at Albert Park by the official 111 lfi observer, Mr. P. A. F. Burnett, show that -fl the nights were fairly warm for this se&- ||f| son of tha year, whil-j many d»vs «m V^ ; bright and sunny. The minimum temperature registered c# the grass during tho week was that o n i| Friday morning, when the reading was 18 42.5 degjees, though yesterday morning's -If minimum reading was only half a degree ''I above this. On Monday and Saturday mornings the minimum temperatures were as high as 51.5 and 51 degrees respec- -|' ; tively. A total of 36 hours 55 minutes Mi of bright sunshine was recorded during th o week, compared l with 30 hours 45 minutes in the previous week. The longest period occurred on Monday, when eight hours 10 minutes were recorded, while over six '")• hours were recorded on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The rainfall for the week tota.lled I.oßin. .' compared with 11 points for the previous week. About half the amount of rain for the week fell on Monday," when "51 If?' points, were registered. The rainfall {bp , tho month to 9 a.m. yesterday -wasl.33iir. ■ \S'L: The highest wind velocity experienced during the week was 213 miles. This was during the 24 hours ended at 9 o'clock on Monday morning. The velocity yesterday morning was 84 miles. CONDITIONS DURING WEEK-END. ■ ■ • -$|| SUNSHINE AND RAIN ALTERNATE. /; The changeable weather ifjl which have been experienced at Auckland during the last week continued over the week-end. On Saturday the wind was from the south-west, and the morning waft dull and showery. Toward mid-day the sky cleared and the sun shone brightly'fff during the afternoon. Yesterday mora. ffPjj ing the conditions had again changed. M 1 There was a light variable wind, • chiefly J| 1 from the north-east, the sky was dull and overcast and showers fell frequency -<",j J throughout, the day. Toward 3 p.m. § rain ceased, and was followed by fins 1 weathsr up to a late hour. After midnight lilj there were further heavy, showers. 1 The barometer, which had been practi- f|| cally steady at 29.80 in. since Thursday, PU-i? began to fall at an early hour yesterday, !|f| Last night it registered 29.60 in. "