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May was a fairly bright moist month of moderate
temperature. There were 12 rainy days, giving a rainfall
of 0-76 inch. The sunshine varied from 19 to 32 per cent.
Minimum temperature, 36° 0 ; maximum, 69o,0 ; mean,
53°3.
June was a bright, dry, warm month ; rain fell on three
days only (0.29 inch). The sunshine varied from 14 to
82 per cent. Minimum temperature, 37°.0 ; maximum,
83°.2 ; mean, 65°.5,
September Quarter.
July was a fine hot sunny month. There were seven
rainy days, giving a rainfall of 2 inches. The sunshine
varied from 29 to 41 per cent. Minimum temperature, 46°.5 ;
maximum, 86°.2; mean, 68°.1.
August was also a sunny, dry month. On only one day
rain fell (0.04 inch). The sunshine varied from 38 to 64
per cent. Minimum temperature, 40o.5 ; maximum, 86°.8 ;
mean, 710.9.
September was wet and unsettled. There were 13
rainy days, giving a rainfall of l.8 inch. The sunshine
varied from 20 to 37 per cent. Minimum temperature,
43° 0 ; maximum, 79°-2 ; mean, 62°.5
In the official report of the Registrar-General the
following remarks occur :—" The weather from the beginning
of the quarter until September 9th was generally fine,
bright, and warm ; three remarkably hot periods occurred,
extending from 6tli to 22nd July, from 29th July to 27th
August, and from 3rd to 8th September respectively.
From 10th September until the end of the quarter there
was frequent rain, the amount at several stations being
exceptionally heavy, but the temperature was above the
average, except on 10th, 11th, 20th, 21st, and from 27th to
30th of the month The duration of bright
sunshine was above the average during each month of the
quarter, the excess amounting to 79.9 hours in July, 110.2
hours in August, and 40.5 hours in September."