THE SUl^SHINE OF GUERNSEY FOR THE 



YEAR 1905. 



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



The sunshine of 1905 has proved to be the lowest since 

 1894, which year was 32 hours less. It is 156*47 hours 

 below the average of the 12 years. 



Four months exceeded their averages, namely, January, 

 May, October and December. Of these January exceeded 

 its average by 29 hours and its previous highest, 1904, by 

 13 hours. It was therefore the sunniest January since the 

 records were commenced. May has been higher. In 1895 

 and 1896 the totals were 309 and 307 hours, this May was 

 therefore 1 1 hours below its highest. October was only 

 nearly 4 hours above its averages. December exceeded its 

 average by nearly 6 hours, but was 26 hours below the 

 sunniest December, 1897. 



The deficits of the other months were so large that they 

 very seriously lowered the year's total. 



February's falling off was not important for it was 

 38 hours higher than the lowest we have had (1901). March 

 was nearly 25 hours behind its mean, but there have been 

 several gloomier March months, two of which fall below 

 188 hours (1898, 93, and 1901, 83 hours). 



