METEORLOGICAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 6 October 1915, Page 8

METEORLOGICAL.

i Tht' followin'; meteorological report has boon kindly supplied by 'Mr. A. lb Fannin: — | Th 0 min full for tho month of September was 1.83 inches. Rain fell! on ; IS days and the maximum fall was 0.48 ■ inches, on the 2:1 nl. The average fall ,f■ r the corresponding month of the previous year is 11.48 inches. From Ist June to 30th September of this year 1 . •'20.4 inches have fallen, and for the ccr- ■ resopading period of last year 25.17 I inches fell. The mean maximum tem•peraturo in tlie shade was 5(1.17 deleaves F.. and the mean minimum temi pernture in the shade was 43.32 deg. F. The extreme maximum temperature in the shade was (15 deg. F., on the 2Sth, and the extreme minimum temperature in the shade was 42 deg., on the 21st. j The mean terrestial radiation (grass) I temperature was .‘18.3 deg. F., tho minii mum being 28 deg. F. on the 21st. The mean earth temperature at 2ft was 45.0 deg. F., ranging from 47 on the Ist to 51 deg. on the 30th. Writing from Kuniara. Mr. Wraggo sent tlie Grey River Argus the following: “1 have just observed a tremendous storm in the sun with the special ) solar telescope that 1 carry with me. (The main nucleus of this gigantic sunspot is about 40,000 miles in diameter, end the length of the entire disturbed are;*., which embraces a lot of similar nuclei or satellites, is 150,000 miles. Tliis mighty solar upheaval is sure to effect the earth by wireless waves. Look out for volcanic and seismic action, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere, and an increasing rainfall!, es- [ pocially in the Southern Hemisphore.Yt particularly means more rain in Austral K” •"