The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68
Climate
Climate.
[ unclear: To] the suitability of our climate is undoubtedly chiefly duo, not [ unclear: ly] the high average yield of Canterbury, but more particularly [ unclear: maintenance] of that average over a number of years, as set forth [ unclear: table] No. 1. A glance at this table will show, amongst other [ unclear: how] slight the fluctuation in the average yield per acre has [ unclear: throughout] the period dealt with.
[ unclear: A] few particulars as to rainfall and temperature will prove of [ unclear: and] are given hereunder with a view of drawing attention to [ unclear: equability] of our climate.
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Table No. III., Showing the Monthly Rainfall, and the Number of Days upon which Rain Fell at Lincoln, for the 10 Years 1880/89.
The most noticeable features in this record are the even distribution of the rainfall throughout the year, and the suitability of the averages for the particular month of the year.
A glance at the return of rainy days during each month shows even more forcibly than does the amount of rain, our freedom from drought, and from excessive rainfall.
The tables hereunder give the temperature recorded by exposed self-recording thermometers at the Lincoln School of Agriculture.
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Table No. IV., Showing the Highest and Lowest Temperature on the Grass as Recorded by the Terrestrial Radiation Thermometer at the School of Agriculture, Lincoln.
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Table No. V., Showing Monthly Record of Highest and Lowest Temperature in the Sun as Taken at the School of Agriculture, Lincoln