WEATHER REPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 August 1915, Page 3

WEATHER REPORT.

I'Oll MONTH OF JILY. We arc indebted to Mr. \Y. W. Smith, iu tharue of the meteorological station at, ll'ukrkira Park, i'or the following: The weather throughout the month has boen unseasonably mild. Heavy radi storm', were recorded on tile !>th. 10th, lith and Ui'li, and ;ii>aJn w.'i the JOth U.tid -Ist. resulting in heavy ilooih in many part. uf the Xoith Island, 1.-ocal-]y, the uniform temperature prevailing Lotli day and ni&ht i'or four day-, Miring tin; :ei iuil of heavy warm rain.- :i-ed

the ineKiug of the >no\v ou ':'int K-mont, thus adding greatly to .oud waiii'.-. The rainstorm on tlie M.-l «j'.rvc the heaviest rainfall recorded on oiii. day at New Plymouth for ••Ir. en vcar-\ .'lain fell tin M davs, the hca\icsf. D.Ouuin., on the and the Huhiest, .O'J-iu., on the -oth; total, S.US'iin. The ••uaniline recorder registered Bhr. -ITmin. on the -Uh, and Umin. in the -9th. bciiii:" tlie highest ami io west, on one day re-peelivcly; total sunshine, l.'Uh;'. lliniin. There were si.v sunless days. The maximum rhade thermometer registcieil the highest temperature, (iSileg., on the !»tl>, the lowest, 3:;,lejr., on several dm..-.. The radiatoi- (sun iioat) recorded' 1 _leg. ou the IlOth, and ICldeg. on two day-. Tile mean temperature 3ft. from the grass gave dS'/.deg.; at Iff, -IS ileg. The wind' blew from the north on three day-, north-west nine days, south t'.\o days, .south-east eight days, southwest eight days, and west one day. Cloudiness exhibited great range'of i'orm and density. The masses of cum'n:uniii.'..- ]>receding the heavy rainstorms were of immense volume. stratus ocei,: rrtl saroiind -Mount Kgmont on I'net days'. ! Uumuulus'Wi.i'e .numerous then:-,.:;-out tile .months: alto-cumulnn occurred on four days, and ciriis (highest oi all cloud-) 6ii tv. o days. Frost v.iu. recorded on grass on four mornings, ranging i'ror.i y.tlow. on the :lrd to L'deg. on the ISOth and :il-t.