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Reading no. 2024/182

WeatherExperimental index

Shadow length of a beach umbrella at solar noon

141.6cm

South-West Pacific

Ground length of the cast shadow of an upright umbrella at solar noon.

The median shadow at solar noon stands at 141.6 centimetres over the survey window.

Observation
Umbrellas surveyed
96
Shortest shadow recorded
126.3 cm
Share of tilted umbrellas
12%

Method

Sample of 96 umbrellas set upright, surveyed at solar noon over four weeks. Umbrellas tilted beyond ten degrees are excluded. The measure runs from the pole to the tip of the shadow.

Source

No public source. Internal index.

Nature

Experimental index

Internal index. It relies on no public source and describes no identifiable institution or person.

Confidence

Low

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