REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR igi6. 
XV 
Temperature ranged in 1916 between 21 0 F., which was re¬ 
corded on December 20th, and 82° F. which was taken on 
August 5th, the range of temperature—62° F.—being 2° F. 
more than for 1915, but 6° F. below the range for 1914. 
In respect of barometric pressure it should he remembered 
a new unit—the millibar—has been adopted, and that 1000 
millibars= 29*531 mercury inches. 
A Mean Pressure of 1011 mbs. has been recorded as against 
a pressure of 1012*5 m b- for I 9 I 5 - December was lowest with 
1003*2 mbs., November next with 1006*0 mbs, and February 
next with 1006*9 mbs. January and September both reached 
1017*4 mbs. and July 1016*5 mbs. The extreme range of 
pressure was 62*3 mbs. as compared with 73*1 mbs. for 1915. 
The highest reading of the barometer was taken on January 
31st, 9 p.m., viz.: 1033*8 mbs., and the lowest—971*5 mbs.— 
on November 5th at 9 p.m. 
Rain or Snow fell to the amount of 607 mm. The heavy 
rainfall of the year occurred in August (80 mm.), March and 
October (72 mm.), and February (69 mm.) There is a reduc¬ 
tion in the rainfall, 18 mm., as compared with 1915, York 
being one of few places so favoured. The largest fall on one 
day occurred on August 16th, when 18 mm. fell. Our driest 
months in 1916 were January, April, and September, when the 
falls were 19, 25, 26 mm. respectively. The cumulative totals 
for the wettest months since 1820 are now :—October 5107 
mms., August 5085 mms., and July 4803 mms. 
Observations of winds show that during 1916 we have had 
“strong” winds on 65 days as against 45 for 1915, and 
“ calms ” on 10 days as against 12 for 1915. The chief winds 
have been observed as W. (302), S. (234), N. (155), E. (102), 
N.W. (99), S.W. (81). We have had 31 days of “ clear” sky, 
and 130 days “ overcast,” as compared with 41 and 107 
respectively for 1915. The consequence of this was the ruin¬ 
ing or overlapping of the harvest. There have been 14 
thunderstorms and 34 fogs as compared with 14 thunderstorms 
and 20 fogs for 1915. Snow fell on 29 days as against 17 for 
the previous year. 
Bright Sunshine was observed for 1139 hours as compared 
with 1337 lor 1915, a reduction from 30 % to 26 % of the 
possible. 
