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mean temperature, and duration of sunshine from month to 

 month. 



The greatest average rainfall (see Table VI.) is in October, 

 318 inches, followed by 2'58 in November, while in December 

 and January the amounts decline to 2*47 and 2'34 inches 

 respectively. From February to August inclusive there is a 

 gradual rise from 1*81 to 2*69 inches, but it declines to 2*37 

 inches in September. 



TABLE VI. Meteorological Summary. 



The average number of rainy days (with O'Ol inch or more) 

 does not vary very much ; the greatest is, like the rainfall, 

 in October, and the lowest in June. The total number of 

 rainy days in an average year amounts to less than 50 per cent. 



The maximum amount of sunshine occurs in July (21 7 '9 

 hours, or 45 per cent.). There is a slight decrease in August 

 followed by a very rapid decrease until November. The 

 minimum (42 '5 hours, or 18 per cent.) is reached in December, 

 after which there is a continuous increase until the maximum in 

 July. As regards percentages of possible sunshine, the highest 

 (45 per cent.) occurs in July, which is closely followed by 

 August with 44 per cent., and September and May with 42 per 



cent., and April and June with 41 per cent. Of the remaining 



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