TO-DAY WAS HOTTEST DAY THIS SUMMER.
After a period of unsettled weather, to-day’s bright sunshine and cloudless sky were very welcome. During the morning, the weather was very warm, and by noon the thermometer had risen to 79 degrees, the second highest noon reading this summer. The highest noon reading recorded so far was 80 degrees, on December 27, the highest previous to that having been 78 degrees, on December 4. The river-banks proved extremely popular, and large numbers of people spent their lunch hour beneath the trees. The Cathedral grounds, under the shelter of the big trees in the south-west corner, were also a popular place of retreat, large numbers of people resting in the shade. By 2 p.m. the temperature had risen to 82.7, „a, .record for this summer. A light north wind was blowing, but it was scarcely strong enough to flap the flags. People who were compelled to walk about the city streets found the conditions rather oppressive.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18959, 3 January 1930, Page 10
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