THE SUNSHINE OF GUERNSEY FOR THE 

 YEAR 1914. 



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



1914 although a year of low sunshine was better than 

 1913 by 180 hours. 



The average year is now one of 1,902 hours. This 

 average was not reached, for 1914 totalled 1,871 hours only, 

 thus showing a deficit of 31 hours. 



The table shows that the heaviest losses were made in 

 March and July, when the deficits were 34 and 42 hours 

 respectively. March's deficit was won back in April, but the 

 loss sustained in July was greater than the gains of the next 

 four months. 



The two curves plotted for the year shows that the 

 accumulated totals were never very far from the average 

 line. 



The average daily sunshine for March and July is 

 3*30 hours and 7*18 hours respectively, but the mean values of 

 21 years are 4*36 and 8*36 hours. 



The last 5 years have with one exception (1911) proved 

 to be years of low sunshine, but 1914 is certainly an advance 

 on the two which preceded it. 



We have an average of 46 sunless days in the year, but 

 this year we have had 57. 



The proportion of the sunshine in each month to the 

 year's total is instructive, as it shows how very much the 

 summer months have departed from the normal. 



