SEPTEMBER SUNSHINE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20060, 5 October 1939, Page 16

SEPTEMBER SUNSHINE

TOTAL OF 189.5 HOURS

BRIGHTEST MONTH IN SIX DAILY AVERAGE 6.3 HR. September was the brightest month Gisborne has experienced since March last, and the total hours of sunshine exceeds that recorded in either Sepember, 1938, or September, 1937. The total for the month was 139.5 hr., which is an advance of 83.1 hr. on the total for June, the dullest month of the year. The first half of' the month was a particularly sunny period and on three lays in succession, September 9, 10 and 11, the sun appeared for more than 10 hours. The most sunshine in one day was on September 5, when a reading of 10.8 hr. was + aken. ■When the dry weather broke in the mal week there were three days on which the sun did not show itself, but he daily average for the month was .3 hr., compared with 6.1 hr. in S pember, 1933, and 5.51vr. in So;bser, 1937. Increase Over Nine Months The following table indicates the jubstanMal increase in the number oi icurs of sunshine over the pu-.s', nine months, as against the total rcco ; ' . the corresponding period r IS:<

The air brnpera'ures last month covered a similar range to those of September, 1938. The maximum read ing last month was 68.5 deg. and '' • minimum 27deg., while in the previbu year the extremes were 70deg. and 27deg. There were six frosts this year, against three last year, and the severest frost for both periods was 3.3 degrees. , The earth temperatures were colder this year than last, the range at Ift. below the surface being: 1939, 49,5 deg. up to 54.3 deg.; 1938, 51deg. up to 54.7 leg.

it:;:' ;s;>s Hours. IT oil tr. January .... . .. . 2..0.0 252.5 February .... . ... 155.7 229.0 March . ... 216.2 195.5 April .... 113.6 143.8 May .... 135.2 133.5 June ..... 123.9 106.4 July 98.1 113.7 _ iU'iUSE .... 145.9 161.7 September .... ' 183.6 189.5 Totals .... .... 1453.1 1530.6