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SECTION 29.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
1. Nicosia is in longinide 33°21'55", which gives time at 2 hours 13£ minutes fast oi
Greenwich.
2. Zone Time {i.e. 2 hours fast on Greenwich) was adopted in Cyprus as from the
14th .November.
REMARKS ON THE WEATHER EXPERIENCED DURING THE YEAR 1921.
The Mean Temperature as* recorded
in
the screen at Nicosia during 1921 was 64°.SF.
as against 6o°.7F. for the last 10 years. The Mean Maximum 75°.yF ; Mean Minimum
53°.7F. as against 77°.4F. and 54°.IF. respectively for rhe last 10 years.
The average Rainfall for the whole Island for 1921 was 22*44 inches.
The snowiall recorded on the 23rd and 24th of Februarv, 1021, was unusual. thouo-h
4*
'
7
*-W
not so heavv as that which was recorded on the Oth. 10th and llth of Februarv, 1920.
The rainy and cool season is from October to March. The climate is varied ; hot and
dry in the plains in summer ; damp on the sea-shore and cool on the hills.
The Mean Pressure given in the Return is reduced to 32°F., Mean Gravity and Mean Sea
Level.