HOT WEATHER IN NOVEMBER

Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1933, Page 2

HOT WEATHER IN NOVEMBER

dry MONTH AT NEW PLYMOUTH. Although somewhat dry, the weather at New Plymouth during November was not as dry as during the same period last year. On five days the temperature was over 70 degrees—on November 28 it actually reached 73.6 degrees—and there were other days almost as hot. The rainfall was 3.33 inches, which fell on 16 days; the heaviest fall was .98 inch on the 21st. Figures for this and the two preceding years are as follow:— Rainfall.

Total 51.37 44.41 48.52

Temperature records are:— Mean temperature 56.8 deg.; highest maximum, 73.6 deg., lowest minimum, 43.0 deg.; mean minimum on the grass 48deg., lowest record 38.6 deg. Temperature records for this year and the preceding two years are' as follow:—

The bright sunshine recorded was 206.1 hours (last year 241.3 hours), and the greatest record 13.3 hours. The wind was not very strong during the month, and the prevailing direction early in the day was between north-east and south-east.

1931 inches 1932 inches 1933 inches January 5.64 3.45 3.41 February 2.08 3.14 4.11 March 1.48 2.11 2.29 7.52 7.40 3.75 2.34 4.61 9.36 ...... 5.29 6.16 2.83 July ........... 8.93 2.33 7.46 August 4.84 5.57 6.54 September .... 5.23 1.98 2.85 October 2.58 6.08 2.59 November .... 5.44 1.58 3.33

Mean Temperatures. 1933 deg. 1931 deg. 1932 deg. January 61.1 60.6 64.8 February 63.0 62.8 64.9 March .......... 60.0 61.4 62.7 Anril 57.8 59.0 58.2 May 52.3 52.8 54.8 48.8 50.2 49.6 July ..... 50.0 47.2 50.0 August ..... 48.8 48.9 51.6 September , 50.0 53.9 53.7 October ..... 53.3 57.1 55.0 November . ..... 58.9 57.7 53.6