METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1917, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.

FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. j Following is t.lio report for September I Ivy Mr. YV. W. Smith:--j Tlie month sot, in with stormy and i wet weather till the Oth. There was a general and steady rising of the temperature throughout the. month. During the-prcsent equinoctial period (September 1 to October )■>) the weather was mild, though with les* sun.-hine for Uic corresponding month than during the last fivu years. Strong winds blew on the Ist, 2nd, 11th, 12th, 2,Hli, 26th, and •28lh. Light snol. fell on Mt. Kgmont on the. 7th anS Hth. Fracto-eiimulua were very fine on the 19th and 21st, followed by splendid ruddy nr fiery'sunsets. A heavy thuiwrstoriu occurred on the .Vtli lat 0 {..in., a;id. en the Uih at 5 a.m. Visibility was prominent on the ltitk The cloud phenomena- ranged from 0 on 4. (sunless) days to 9 on 5 days. Dense fog with storm and drizzle occurred on 25th. A sharp earthquake was recorded on the 241 h at 1.10 a.m.

Kaiu was recorded on 17 days—lo2 points on Ist, 2 points on Gtn—totai t'.OTOin.

Maximum temperature—aSdeg. on Bth. OSdeg. on 21st.

Minimum temporaturo—39deg. on Ith and 15th, 5-ldcg. on 20th.

Maximum wet bulb—sodeg on 12tb, on ■2sth.

Minimum wet bulb—39dc!». oa Sin, 54dog. on lidth and 28th.

Terrestrial thermometer (3in from graKi)—3(Sdeg. on l-stli, oOdcg. on 28th. Solar radiator (sun's heat)-—l2t!deg. on 23rd, 132deg. on 24th. Sunshine recorder—2min on 26th, flhr. 58min. on Hth—total Is4hr. 39iuin.; the Ist, 17th, 22nd and 25th were sinless days. The wind blew from the X. on 2 day?, N.W. 3, S. S, S.E. 3, S.W. 13; 1 calm day (29th). The month throughout was mild and seasonable.