§ Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for Air the rainfall and mean daily sunshine in each of the 11 districts of Great Britain and Ireland for July to December, 1927, inclusive, or for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe total rainfall and mean daily duration of sunshine for each of the twelve districts of the British Isles for the periods July-December and January-December, 1927, are as follow:—
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— July-December, 1927. January-December, 1927. Rainfall, Total. Sunshine, Mean Daily Duration. Rainfall, Total. Sunshine, Mean Daily Duration. Inches. Hours. Inches. Hours. Scotland, N. … 23.46 2.86 48.43 3.11 Scotland, E. … 22.38 3.05 37.26 3.47 England, N. E. … 19.25 3.10 29.77 3.49 England, E. … 18.15 3.44 30.60 3.86 Midland Counties … 19.61 2.68 32.64 3.13 England, S.E. … 20.89 3.55 36.24 4.18 Scotland, W. and Isle of Man … 28.06 3.28 52.69 3.61 England, N. W. and North Wales 23.98 3.30 39.26 3.65 England, S. W. and South Wales … 24.73 3.39 43.49 3.87 Ireland, N. … 22.75 3.33 40.43 3.57 Ireland, S. … 24.31 3.54 43.14 3.79 Channel Islands and Scilly … 20.86 4.14 37.12 4.67 I would add that information of this kind is given regularly in the Monthly Weather Report of the Meteorological Office and in the Annual Summary to the Report, which are on sale at His Majesty's Stationery Office.