WEATHER RETURNS

Southland Times, Issue 21098, 2 June 1930, Page 2

WEATHER RETURNS

MONTH OF MAY. COLD WINTRY CONDITIONS. On the whole the month of May just closed was cold and wintry, the fine weather experienced during the first week or so being entirely offset by the unfavourable conditions prevailing during the remainder of the month. The total rainfall recorded was . exactly five'inches which, when compared with the normal average for May, 4.35 inches, shows an excess of .65 inches. One or two severe south-west storms were experienced, a particularly heavy one extending from the 21st to the end of the month. This was accompanied by very weather, hail, sleet and thunderstorms. Perhaps an unusual feature for a May month was that there were, no frosts to any great extent. As if to make up for that shortcoming, however, there was an excessive rainfall with a large number of wet days and wintry weather generally. The detailed returns for the month, as supplied by Mr J. L. Lennie, are as follows:—

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RAINFALL. The following is a comparative table or the rainfall for the past three years, together with the average for each month:—

•MONTH IN DUNEDIN. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, June 1. . The past month has beeit very dry in Dunedin, the total rainfall being 1.38 inches. A fall, however, much heavier than that was recorded for May last year and also for the same inbnth of the previous year. During the past month, about 131 hours of sunshine were recorded. There were twentyfive days on which sunshine was recorded.

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