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May was a fine and fairly bright month. Rain fell on seven
days—0.75 inch. The sunshine registered ranged from 17 per
cent. to 41 per cent. of the possible. Winds, westerly. Mean
temperature 54o.
June was characterised by warm summer weather, with
occasional thunderstorms. The temperature reached 88.6°, the
mean was 62.7o. The sunshine varied from 32 to 46 per cent.
There were 12 rainy days, the total rainfall being 1.57 inch
Winds mostly S.W.
september quarter.
Most of July was a month of tropical heat, the minimum
temperature being 40.3o, the maximum 94°, the mean 64.9°.
The mean temperature of the weeks ending July 14th and 21st
was above 65o, and hotter by 3o and 9o respectively than the
average temperature for the corresponding week for 50 years.
During the month there were seven rainy days, the rainfall being
1.62 inch. From 20 per cent. to 74 per cent. of the possible
sunshine was received.
Three out of four weeks of August were fine and warm;
one week very wet. The rainfall for the month was 1.88 inch,
rain falling on 11 days. The maximum temperature attained
was 82.1°, the mean being 61.5°
September was a dry, fine month. Rain fell on only three
days—0.72 inch. The mean temperature was 61.2°, the extremes
ranging between 41o and 75°. The sunshine received in
Regent's Park varied from 23 per cent. to nearly 50 per cent.
december quarter.
October was a month of fine autumnal weather, with but
nine rainy days—0.96 inch. The sunshine received varied from
17 per cent. to 46 per cent.
November was overcast and wet. On 15 days rain fell,
the rainfall being 1.91 inch. The sunshine ranged from 7 per
cent. to 22.5 per cent. The mean temperature was 48.5°, the
maximum 63°.
December was gloomy and mild. 1.10 inch of rain fell in
11 days. The lowest temperature was a degree above freezingpoint;
the highest 57.5o and the mean 47.4o. The sunshine
varied from 4 per cent. to 15 per cent.