BEIGHT SUNSHINE IN GUERNSEY 



Compared, with Jersey, London, Southampton and Plymouth during the 



year 1894. 



BY MR. A. COLLENETTE, F.C.S. 



Having commenced to record the bright sunshine of this 

 island on the 1st of January, 1894, I thought it would interest 

 the Society to hear the results of the year's observations, both 

 as they have occurred and as they compare with those of 

 other places. 



I first give my own results, appending a table of the 



MONTHLY TOTALS IN HOURS. 



January 64*85 I July 187*20 



February 87*02 | August 186-43 



March 196-77 September 155-16 



April 191-05 October 91*86 



May 230-01 November 74-53 



June 215-31 December 44*20 



The Year, 1724-39. 



By the comparison which immediately follows it will be 

 seen that though Guernsey is below Jersey, it is far above the 

 other towns compared. It does not follow that because Guern- 

 sey is below Jersey this year, that it will prove so over a 

 longer period. 



A comparison of the year, month and week now follows: — 



SUNSHINE FOR 1894. 



Sunniest Day. 



Sunniest 

 Week, 

 ending 



Sunniest 



Month. 



May. 



Sunniest 

 Quarter. 



The Year. 



Guernsey . . . 



Jersey 



London 



Southampton 

 Plymouth . . . 



June 13, 14-26* 

 t 



t 

 t 

 t 



July 7,80'9J 



June 30, 78 -4 



» 74-7 



79-8 



70-1 



230 

 234 

 177 

 210 

 203 



636|| 

 624 § 

 544|| 

 574§ 

 600 § 



1724 

 1789 

 1251 

 1560 

 1568 



* This was 89 per cent, of the possible sunshine for the day. 



t This was not obtainable at the time of writing. 



% The percentages of the possible are as follows :— Guernsey, 72 ; Jersey, 69 ; 



London, 68 ; Southampton, 73 ; Plymouth, 67. 

 || In Guernsey and London the Summer Quarter (3 months) comprised the 



months April, May and June. 

 § In the other places March, April and May gave the greatest sunshine. 



In Gruernsey 4,446 out of the 8,760 hours in a year are 

 capable of giving sunshine. Of these we secured 1,724 or 

 nearly 39% of the possible. 



