JUNE MATHER.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1924, Page 4

JUNE MATHER.

—■- DOMINION SUM MART. WELLINGTON. July !i. Tim Dominion meteorologist supplies the following weather summary for the month ol June:-The first half of tlie year, which June completed, will be remembered as a period ol heavy rain. The rainfalls in June were also mill'll above Ihe average ill the high levels of tho south, lull below normal in some parts of the East Coast distriels of both Islands. Other parts of the couiury varied little I re.in the aver-

age of the same month in previous years. There were s'veral lalls o snow on the rai' tcs, but these quickly thawed, and the season has so far. on the whole, been rather mild, though frosts were I're.-pieiil in the East Coast districts of the South Isiaud. An ob-

server in Southland ventures to re mark that lie season has been fa too good for this line: of the year—too mild. There are still too main blow llics about, and unless it heroine' much rougher :11 -Inly and August, fir spring and amumn are not likely U he good. There were lour di-tinvi wc-ierh distur'aiiccs during tin- mouth which culminated on the Mb and 12th. and two which pass-d in the -onth on lh 1 Sth an I 21th. The weather between the ITi’i and 27th was very unset! led. with heavy showers in most. ],:irt s of the ('lllllll rv. All ex-tropii al (•velour pass, d in the Xoitli and East L«:u t district <Ol the I Ith and loth, causing easterly gales and I rciiifiidoiis scie- mi the hast (oast, especially about Gisborne and Napier. As is usual in the winter months, the storms nllrrmdrd with periods of calm, hut dll the whole in the winter the total velocity of tin- winds is u-11-idh, less 1 him in the summer.