THE WEATHER IN SEPTEMBER

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22523, 4 October 1938, Page 13

THE WEATHER IN SEPTEMBER

A NORMAL MONTH

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY FIGURES

There were no abnormal features'aboul the weather in September. Meteorological data collected by the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory show that the mean temperature was 48.66 degrees, while the average for the month of. September is 48.5 degrees. The total sunshine for the month was 152.7 hours, this being below the normal of 163.5 hours. Although there were only four days on which rain was recorded, the total for the month was 2.35 inches. The normal rainfall for September is 1.93 inches. The heaviest frost for the month was 12.9 degrees This was the heaviest in September since 1929, when 12.1 degrees was recorded. Following is a summary of the observations :

Barometer Inches. Mean for month .. .. 30.003 Highest reading (on September 9) . . .. .. 30.401 Lowest reading (on September 18) .. .. 29.439 Temperatures in Shade Degrees F Mean for month .. .. 48.66 Highest reading (on September 13) .. .. .. 69.5 Lowest reading (on September 19) .. .. .. 32.1 Temperatures Exposed Mean maximum in sun .. 101.8 Highest reading (on September 14) .. .. .. 126 Mean minimum on grass .. 31.72 Lowest reading (on September 19) .. ..- .. 20.0 Moisture Inches. Mean daily amount of cloud (0-10) .. .. .. 6.0 Total .rainfall for month .. 2.35 Number of rainy days .. 4 Heaviest fall (on September 2) .. .. .. 1-48 Sunshine Hours. Total sunshine for month .. 152.7 Mean daily amount .. .. 5.09 Earth Temperatures Degrees F. At a depth of one foot .. 47.79 A a of three feet ... 47.84 At a 'depth of five feet 48.49 There are more than 70,000,000 wireless sets in use in the world to-day, about half of them being in America. Britain has 8.479,000, while Germany has 608,000 more.