LOWER RAINFALL.
CONDITIONS IN PALMERSTON NORTH. A feature of the weather in April was a much lower rainfall than usual. The total recording by Mr A. Cl. Espiner at the Palmerston North Boys’ High School was 1.785 in, compared with 3.51 in in April, 1939, and an average of 2.97 over a number of years. Rain fell on 20 days as follows: April 1, ,04in; 3, trace; 6, trace; 7, .05; 8, trace; 9, .23; 10, .10; 11, .005; 12, .01; 13. trace; 14, trace; 15, .17; 16, trace; 17, .02; 18, .41; 20, trace; 25, trace; 26, .66; 28, .05; 30, .04. Barometer.—Average pressure for month: 30.02 in. Highest reading on 23rd, 30.35 in. Lowest reading on 18th, 29.50 in. Temperatures (last year’s figures in parentheses).—Mean air temperature: 52.91 degrees (57.2). Mean maximum in shade; 61.03 degrees (65.8). Mean minimum in shade: 44.80 degrees (48.6). Normal mean air temperature for month over past years: 57.2 degrees.
Extremes.—Highest reading in shade on the Ist, 70 degrees (74). Lowest reading in shade,.on the 4th, 32 degrees (37). Lowest reading on . grass on the 4th, 23 degrees (32). Frosts occurred on the 4th, 24th and 28th. Winds.—West or north-west: 12 days. East, south-east, or south: 15 days. Calm : Three days.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 134, 7 May 1940, Page 2
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208LOWER RAINFALL. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 134, 7 May 1940, Page 2
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