AUGUST RAIN
TOTAL OVER 8 INCHES NEARLY TWICE THE AVERAGE FEATURES OF THE MONTH August wns a particularly wot month in Auckland, nearly, twice the average rainfall for this period having been experienced, according to the report of Mr. S. M. Yallop, official Government observer. It was particularly severe, considering the total fall of 8.1 tin. was recorded on 18 days. Hmfover, there wns only one day on which the sun did not appear. Two heavy frosts were registered in the city, and on two mornings there was fog. The August rainfall last year was 4.09 in., which was also above tho averago for the month of 4.19 in. Rain fell on the same number of days, but the maximum recording last month was 2.98 in., compared with .96in. u year ago. Tho heaviest showers were experienced on August 21 and 22. Odd features concerning tho sunshine recordings are that this August and last there was only one day without tho sun, and that tho third day was tho sunniest in both months, 9 hours 36 minutes being the maximum this year, as against 8 hours 12 minutes last year. Tho total amount was 155 hours 24 minutes last month, in comparison with 129 hours 51 minutes in August of last year. The moan maximum temperature in tho shade for tho past month was 58.75deg., compared with sG.B4deg. in August, 19.')5. Tho mean minimum was 47.42deg., as against 47.59deg. Tho mean temperature was 53.08deg., tho figure last year being 52.21dcg. Extreme maximum temperatures of 65.2deg. were recorded on August 15 and 29, and tho extreme minimum was 35.5deg. on August 2 and .3. Frosts or sJdeg. and sdcg. respectively were also recorded.
Barometric pressures wore fairly high during the month, and generally higher than those recorded during August, 1935. The mean was 30.003 in., and the maximum on August 3 was 30.429 in., compared with 30.453 in., the best recording a year ago. The minimum reading on August 31 was 29.610 in. Variable and generally moderate winds were experienced. On three days the wind rose to gale force.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22512, 1 September 1936, Page 14
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