The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-13
SUNSHINE IN WINTER
IN SAVANNAH MAKES 1T IDEAL
WINTER RESORT OF SOUTH.
FOR 62 PER CENT OF WINTER
THE SUN SHINES, ACCORDING TO
WEATHER BUREAU RECORDS.

Summary of Sunshine Recorded for
Each of the Winter Months.
Weather Conditions Also Aid in
Making Savannah Ideal Resort.
Summary of the Weather During
the Winter Months Summers
Make Stay in City Desirable Even
After Northern winters Have
Ended-summary of the Weather
During the Summer Months.
The records of the local Weather Blu
reau for thirty-three years show that
Savannah has few equals as a winter
resort. During the winter months, from
November until the first of May, the
sun shines for 62 per cent. of the time.
Temperature conditions are also almost
ideal
In view of the fact that so many
of the Southern cities are widely adj
vertising their advantage as winter
resort, the statistics regarding sunshine
in Savannah are particularly interest
ing. No idea of this can be gained
from the records as ordinarily publish
ed, but only from computing the per-
centage of sunshine.
The greatest possible amount of sun
shine for any month would be obtained
if the sun shone continuously the en-
tire time. The actual amount of sun
shine recorded is compared with this
greatest possible amount, and the per-
centage is thus obtained. The results
establish Savannah in the front rank
as a winter resort. The following is
a brief summary of the sunshine per-
centages for each of the winter months.
Sunshine by Months.
In January the sun shines for so
per cent. of the time. In February
there is sunshine for So per cent. of
the month, and in March the percent
age goes to 65 per cent. April is bright
and clear for IS per cent. of the time.
The other two winter months, Novem-
Der and December, show that the sun
shines for so and IS per cent. of each
month respectively.
Computing an average from these the
winter in Savannah finds the sun
shining for 81 per cent. of the entire
time. The average temperature for
the winter is 81 degrees. The aver
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only so degrees, and from this COM
parison the extreme eomfortableness of
winters in Savannah is easily seen.
The weather during the winter is
also nearly ideal. The following is
the summary of each of the winter
months in Savannah, and the record
is one which can be equalled by only
the California resorts:
Weather During Winter.
November has an average of II clear
days. Of the remainder, only are
cloudy, the others being partly
cloudy. The average temperature for
the month is So degrees, and the aver
age rainfall is only 2.44 inches. De-
cember has an almost equally good rec
ord. Twelve of it's days are clear, 10
are partly cloudy and 8 are cloudy.
The average temperature is 81 degrees
and the rainfall only 3.15 inches.
January has an average temperature
of 81 degrees. Only 10 days are cloudy,
an equal number are clear, and IL are
classed as partly cloudy. The average
rainfall is inches.
February has clear days, 10 partly
cloudy and cloudy. The average tenn
perature is 81 degrees and the rainfall
1928 inches.
March, the cold, clustering month of
the North, here has an average temper
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clear, II are partly cloudy and only s
are cloudy. The average rainfall is
1857 inches.
April has 13 clear days, cloudy and
10 partly cloudy. The average tempera-
ture is Sc degrees, and the average
rainfall 1928 inches.
With May summer weather begins
and those seeking relief only from the
cold winters of the North can then re-
turn home again.
The summer I'm Savannah.
Many Northerners who come South
during the winter do not desire to re-
turn North again until the real sum-
mer has set in. The resorts in the
South, almost without exception, ad-
NIT that during the summer the heat
is intense. In Savannah, on the av-
erage, no such extreme is experienced.
! The following is the record for the
summer months:
May has Is clear days, 13 partly
cloudy, and cloudy. The average
temperature is "a degrees. June has
s clear days, Is partly cloudy, and Z
cloudy, with an average temperature
of 70 degrees. July has clear days,
| 16 partly cloudy, cloudy, and an av-
erage temperature of 81 degrees. Au-
gust has clear days, is partly cloudy.
cloudy, and an average temperature
OF 81 degrees. September has Is clear
days, IL partly cloudy, 9 cloudy, and
| an average temperature of 76 degrees.
October has IA clear days, 10 partly
cloudy, and cloudy, with an average
temperature of 81 degrees.
The large number of partly cloudy
and cloudy days of the midsummer
months does away with the intense
heat of the sun. The nights are cool,
the maximum temperature of the days
being reached generally between and
4 o'clock in the afternoon. The cool
ocean breeZes aid in lowering mercury
at night, so that comfort is readily
found. Taking all things into consid-
Grafton Savannah deservedly ranks
as the ideal city of the South, espe-