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May was unusually bright, warm, and sunny. The sunshine
no week fell below 45 per cent., and attained one week
even 57.4 per cent. There were six rainy days, yielding a
rainfall of 063 inch. The temperature varied from 36.5° to
81.2o.
Only the third week of June was one of summer, the
remainder of the month was wet, cool, and unsettled. There
were 15 rainy days, the total fall being equal to 4.44 inches.
The winds were variable. Temperature ranged from 48.0o to
79.0°. Sunshine was deficient during the first week, averaging
only 9.8 per cent., the remaining weeks it varied from 28 to
51.7 per cent.
September Quarter.
A warm July followed, the mean temperature being 62.1°;
maximum 87.2°. On seven days rain fell, the rainfall being
equal to 0.64 inch. Winds mostly W.S.W. Sunshine about
29%.
August was moderately fine, the mean temperature was
61.6°, and the maximum 75.6°. There were 11 rainy days, the
rainfall equalled 0.79 inch. Winds south-westerly. Sunshine
41%.
September was cool, owing to the prevalence of N.E. winds.
The mean temperature was 57°, the maximum 74.0°. There
were 12 rainy days, the rainfall measuring 2.08 inches. The
sunshine was deficient, the average being 26 %.
December Quarter.
October was a fairly dry month, on seven days slight rain
fell, giving a rainfall of 0.38 inch. The temperature sunk on
several occasions for a short time under freezing point, the
maximum was 59 0° and the mean 467. The winds were mostly
N.W. The sunshine about 25%
November was cool and wet, on 17 days rain fell, the total
rainfall being being equal to 3.61 inches. There were several
frosts in the early hours of the morning, the mean temperature
was 43° and the maximum only 64.5. Winds S.W. and N.E.
Average sunshine 13%.
December was a mild month, on 12 days rain fell yielding
0.96 inch. During the first two weeks the sunshine varied in
Regent's Park from 10% to 28%, but during the remainder of
the month frequent fogs and much cloud prevented, with the
exception of transient gleams of sunshine, the direct rays of the
sun reaching the district. Frost was almost entirely absent, the
minimum temperature being on only two mornings 30°, the
maximum temperature was 56.5°, the mean 41.7°, The winds
were variable.