KARAKA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 401, 16 August 1918, Page 1

KARAKA.

Mr H. E Glasson writes: The rainfall in the Karrka district in July, contrary to expectations, was below the average, being only 4.39 inches against an average of 5-26 inches for the month for the previous seven years. Rain fell on 20 days. The fall for the year up to the end of July was 3198 inches—considerably more than the average, yet less by about 14 inches than the fall for the corresponding months of last year. However, 1917 was by long odds the wettest year on record. Last month there were about 10 frosts, some of them apparently sharper than any that have occurred since 1912 at any rate. It is reported that a few flakes of snow were soen on the afternoon of the 22nd. This is unusual though not unprecedented. In August, 1883, there was a fall of snow reported at Bombay, and apparently there was some here. On September 2nd, 1894, there was snow here without a doubt also in Auckland. " One of the hills on the Razorback range was whita with snow in June, 1893, and again on or about July 30th, 1895. On September 27th, 1902, snow was reported on Pukekohe Hill, though none was observed here. With regard to frost, in this writer's opinion there was a sharper frost in August, 1895, than any last month. On the occasion referred to a thin film of ice was formed all across the surface of an arm of a tidal creek about 100 yards wide ind the surface of the ground was as hard as a pavement. There wore also some very severe frosts in July 1891, 1895 and 1899, and August, 1912,