METEOROLOGICAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20484, 11 August 1928, Page 17

METEOROLOGICAL.

APIA OBSERVATORY SUMMARY, From the meteorological summary for the months of Alareh and April, forwarded by Air Andrew Thomson, director of Apia Observatory, Samoa, the following extracts have been made, the first figures in each instance being for Alareh and the second for April:— The average shade temperature, Bl.l3deg, So.s3deg; highest 88.7 deg, 88.2d0g; lowest 74.7c1eg, 71.8 deg. Rainfall, 15.78 inches, 11.29 inches; greatest fall in 24 hours—Alareh 13, 3.4Cin; April 19, 2.82 in. The year thus far has been unusually moist, the accumulated excess above normal at the end of April amounting to 13.7!)in. Alcan relative humidity at 2 p.m., 80.0 per cent.; 79.0 per cent, of saturation.

Total hours of sunshine for the month, 157.1 hours; 170.0 hours. CENTRAL OTAGO. <Troh Our Own Correspondent.) OPHIR, August 10. Days of bright sunshine with frosty nights have, on the whole, marked the weather since the beginning of the month. On August 2 the barometer fell to 29.54 in, but then began to rise slowly until the Gt It, when it rose rapidly, and yesterday was stationary at .'iO.OSin for the day. It lias now a falling tendency. Tlie awrtge minimum shade temperature for flic JO days is 2S.2deg. The average temperature on the grass is 21.4 deg, the lowest this morning, when the hoar frost was verykeen. and tlie thermometer showed Bi.Odeg, File points of rain fell, two on (he 2nd and three on t lie !(ii. .