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S E C T I O N 21).
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
1. Nicosia is in longitude 33°21'5o". -which gives time at 2 hours 13£ minutes fast on
•Greenwich.
2. Zone T i m e (t.c, 2 hours fast on Greenwich) was adopted in Cyprus as from the
14th November, 1921.
R E M A R K S O N T H E W E A T H E R EXPERIENCED DURING T H E YEAR 1932.
The Mean Temperature as recorded in the screen at Nicosia during 1932 was 66°.9F.,
as against 66°.4F. for the last 15 years. The Mean Maximum was 79°.7F, and the Mean
Minimum 54°.1F., as against 78°.0F. and 54°.7F. respectively for the last 15 years.
The averasre Rainfall for the whole Island for 1932 was 13.42 inches.
The rainv 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.