MAY WEATHER

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1930, Page 6

MAY WEATHER

DR. KLD.SON*fi REVIEW.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

WELL!NY.!TON, June (1

j)r Ividson, Director of .Meteorological Services, supplies the following note's on the May weather. The relatively dry weather, which' ruled since the loginning of February, continued iilto May until the middle of the month. The first half of the month, owing to the persistence of anti-cyclonic pressure, was remarkably fine over .the whole of the Dominion wit hclear, mild days, and cool nights. Low pressure waves, crossed southern New Zealand during the nights of l.'Uh and 14th, hut as they were of. slight intensity, the 1 rain Tall accompanying them was confined to the western districts of the South Island. On the night of loth, however, a secondary depression of the cyclonic form developed west of New Zealand and on the morning of Kith was centered west of Farewell Spit. Fairly general rain set in at this time, with eavy falls in planes, particularly, from Nelso-n and Marlborough northwards. By the morning of the ISfh this cyclone had passed away eastwards, and since at this time an extensive anti-cyclone covered the whole of .Australia and Tasman Sea, the indications appeared favourable for the develppment. .of another long,thy ' sfjfcll of fine, weather. .From the'lß'tli toward. however, until the close of month, there was a fre- | fluency of depressions of the westerly type, which moved along the southern edge of the anti-cyclone. As a consequence, strong and squally winds between west and south-west prevailed during this period, and there were many rapid and severe weather changes on the 10th, 21st, 26th, 27th and 29th. There were sharp southerly changes, and. thunder and hail occurred at places, while snow fell frequently on the highlands, and in the South Island on parts of the lowlands. Although . considerable rain fell after the middle -of the month, except xU south west Otago, where a slight i stress occurred, the total for the whole month was everywhere below "the average! The cold of the latter part"of the -month and the frosty nights during the .first half had an adverse effect on the pastures. Consequently though the stock remained on the whole in good condition, supplementary feeding had to he restored to in some districts. Rain, too, came, too late to cause-any- appreciable response in the growth of vegetation,, so that the outlook: for winter feed is far from encouraging, more -particulafy in the eastern districts. , Qn flic other hanfl it oennitted the carrying out of agricultural work which had been seriouslv retarded by the prolonged dryness of the soil.

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