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Table 1.2 Figures and Departures from Normal - Feb 1997
Departure from normal
Meteorological Element
Figure of the month above normal
below normal
Total Bright Sunshine (hours)
85.5
12.2
Mean Daily Global Solar
Radiation (megajoule/
square metre)
9.75
0.94
Total Rainfall (millimetres)
111.7
63.7
Mean Cloud Amount (%)
76
3
Mean Relative Humidity (%)
79
1
Mean Daily Maximum Air
Temperature (Degree Celsius)
18.0
0.6
Mean Air Temperature
(Degree Celsius)
16.1
0.2
Mean Daily Minimum
Air Temperature
(Degree Celsius)
14.6
0.7
Mean Dew Point
(Degree Celsius)
12.3
0.5
Total Evaporation (millimetres)
54.8
24.2
Remarks: All measurements were made at the Royal Observatory except sunshine, solar radiation and evaporation which were recorded at King's Park Meteorological Station.
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