SUMMER STARTS LATE
| WESTERLIES AND HEAT BEACH MORE . POPULAR Although several weeks late this year, it seems as though summer weather has descended upon Gisborne, maximum temperatures for the week to date all being over the 70 degree mark. On Sunday and yesterday the temperatures reached their highest, the recordings on both days being 76 degrees at the Darton Field aerodrome.
Drying westerly winds have been experienced during the week and they have added to the summery atmoI sphere usually experienced in Gis- | borne. The enervating conditions have made their effects felt on the townspeople and this is reflected in the increases noticed in the number of bathers at the Waikanae Beach, many taking the opportunity after working hours of having a refreshing dip.
The temperature at the Waikanae j Beach at its peak yesterday afternoon was 78 degrees, and at 10 a.m. to-day it had risen to 73 degrees. At the meteorological station the i following maximum temperatures : have been registered for this week:— Sunday 76.0deg\ Monday 73.0 deg. Tuesday 70.0 deg. Wednesday 7G.odeg.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19391123.2.37
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20102, 23 November 1939, Page 4
Word Count
175SUMMER STARTS LATE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20102, 23 November 1939, Page 4
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in