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distributed as follows: IR Ar}. B ©; ‚summer 18. 3 Br ik 
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b. Southern portion. 
‘ The rainfall is lighter than that of the northern portion of the district the 
annual average being ı27 cm. Cumulus clouds frequently gather on summer 
afternoons but generally disperse without rain, but the total sunshine is ap- 
parently diminished. The climate is mild and humid; the mean absolute daily 
range of temperature is 7.4°; the mean of the maxima is 3.6° above and the 
mean. of the minima 3.8° Belor the average mean of 1ı5.2°C. The rainfall 
is distributed as follows: — spring 24.1 p. c.; summer 18.7 p. c.; autumn 
24.9 p-. c.; winter 32.3 p. C. 
4. The South Auckland district, 
a. The Waikato sub-district. 
The range of temperature, especially in summer, ‘is greater than in the 
North Auckland district, January having a mean maximum of 24.1° and a mean 
minimum-of 11.4°. The mean annual temperature is 14.2°, the mean maxi- 
mum 19.7°, the mean minimum 8.7° and the mean daily range ıı°. The 
winds are possibly more steady and less variable in direction than in the 
surrounding districts. Dews are heavy but frosts are not often experienced 
until at the junction with the Volcanic Plateau. The average annual rainfall is 
ı40 cm distributed as follows: — spring 26.8 p. c.; summer 17.1 P. C.; autumn E 
25.2 p. c.; winter 30.9 p. c. 
b. The Thames sub-district. Er 
The mountainous nature of the district leads to local climatic differences. i % 
The rain is easterly rather than westerly. Taking the W: aihi returns as fairl 
typical, there is a mean annual temperature of 12.9°; the ‚mean. maximum 
18.4, the mean minimum 7.5° and the mean daily range 10.9° 2 | 
during winter on the higher summits. The total mean annual rainfall 
winter 307 Pp- Ss 
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