Lae Thought
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[?]ot So Cold As Lae Thought
digans smelling strongly \thballs; shawls long since ten and various other of warm clothing were ected from their hiding i during August in Lae, Guinea. ling sure that some kind ‘ecord cold snap was upon we checked with the rrological Section. They is that the weather some appears cold when what med “comfortable factors” ; human body are lacking, example, when the wind down the Markham i; the sky is cloudy; the does not shine; and it’s ig. It was doing all those i so people tended to shiver, igh the temperature was tecessarily down to any extent. for the doubters, who still this is the “coldest winter” >e felt, here are the com ive figures for 1958 and bearing in mind that for Wet Season — June, July, it —average minimum tem ure is 72 deg.
S —seven days of August, trature fell below 70 deg. days between 70 deg. and g. but below 72 deg. 9 —four days below 70 deg. days between 70 deg. and
g., but below 72 deg.
PR.