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Summary of the Meteorological Conditions During 1930.
(Compiled from the Registrar-General's quarterly returns).
This precis is included as weather exerts an influence on death
rates and the incidence of sickness; this influence may be detected
by a comparison with the monthly vital statistics.
January was characterised by persistent mild and unsettled
conditions, with strong winds or gales during the first fortnight.
The mean temperature for the month exceeded the normal, but
there were occasional severe ground frosts. The amount of sunshine
was below the normal.
February.— The weather was mainly cold, dry and quiet with
an unusual preponderance of N.E. or E.winds. The mean temperature
for the month was below the normal. The amount of sunshine
was below normal.
March.— The weather was on the whole unsettled. From the
9th to the 24th cold northerly winds prevailed with some snowfall
between the 13th and 20th. Sunshine aggregates exceeded the
normal.
April was dull and wet with a preponderance of northerly
winds. The mean temperature, however, exceeded the normal in
consequence of mild nights and a spell of warm weather at the
end of the month. There was a deficiency of sunshine and the
rainfall exceeded the normal.
May was dull and rather wet and there was a deficiency of
sunshine. The mean temperature for the month was about normal.
June was sunny, warm and dry. Occasional thunderstorms
occurred and some flooding was caused by a severe storm on the
17th. The rainfall total was, however, below the average.
July was on the whole dull, with an excess of rainfall. Monthly
sunshine aggregates were below the normal.
August.— With the exception of a week of very fine weather at
the end of the month, the weather was mostly wet, cool and unsettled.
There was a small excess of rainfall and the total sunshine
recorded was below normal.
September was a wet month with a pronounced deficiency of
sunshine. The first few days were bright and sunny but were