DECEMBER WEATHER

Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1927, Page 8

DECEMBER WEATHER

AN UNSETTLED MONTH. The weather during the month of December was generally unsettled, but there was no exceptionally heavy rain or wind. The last ten days were hotter than usual. The warm and humid conditions were very favourable to growth. The rainfall for the month was 4.14 inches, and rain fell on 14 days. The heaviest fall was 1.10 inches on the 12th. The mean temperature was 59.8 deg. (58.7 deg. last year). The highest shade temperature recorded was 77.5 deg. on the 29th, and the lowest 36.1 deg. on the 3rd. The mean maximum temperature in the sun was 119 deg. and Hie highest record 141 deg. on the 29th. The mean minimum temperature on the grass was 49.8 deg., and. the lowest record 3'2.2 deg. on the 3rd. There were 218 hours smin bright sunshine, practically the same as last year. There were five sunless days. There were no serious gales during the month. The direction of the wind at 7.30 a.m. was as follows:—North, 6 days; north-west, 1; east, 3; southeast, 7; south, 4; south-west, 1; west, C; north-west, 3. WEATHER DURING’ 1926. The weather during 1926 was on the 'whole favourable for farmers. The first four months were fairly dry, and June and September also had small rainfalls. The spring was warmer than usual, and very much more favourable than 1925 for tdie growth of grass. October was very wet, and November and December ■well up to the average. The rainfall for the last three yeaa-s has been as follows:

RECORDS FOR DOMINION. LESS THAN AVERAGE SUNSHINE. Wellington, Last Night. The weather summary for December states that the month proved to be a cool one, witlli dull and changeable weather, quite in accordance with the general backwardness of the season. The average temperature was reached on December 29, when 74.70 deg. was recorded. On the morning of December 4, the lowest reading (41.3 deg.) was registered. There were no frosts on the grass during the month. The month’s rainfall was half an inch over the average, the total being 3.78 inches, with a maximum fall of 91 points on December 11. There were four days without any bright sunshine at all, the total for the month being 211 hours 10 minutes, over 38 hours less than the average. There was less wind than usual, the daily average velocity being 40 miles less than the average. The daily average was 238 J miles, with a maximum of 593 miles on December 14 and a minimum of 36 miles on another day. The barmrmfciical pressure fluctuated between 3.512 inches and 29.601 inches, the average being 29.935 inches.

1921 Inches. 1925 Inches 1920. Inches. January .. .. 3.84 1.48 5.06 February .» <. 4.46 2.91 3.40 March .. ,. 6.56 3.90 3.48 April i t , Jt .. 8.29 1.83 2.93 May .. 6.91 7.14 10.13 June r. 5.16 6.64 3.08 July .. 6.98 7.53 6.51 August .«. .. 2.85 '5.06 7.21 September .. 5.41 8.66 2.82 October ,.. .. 6.98 4.39 12.13 November . .. 5.20 2.49 6.89 December . .. 9.60 3.02 4.14 Total ... .. 72.24 55.05 67.8!