WEATHER REPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1918, Page 2

WEATHER REPORT.

The weather report for May recorded at Pukekura Park meteorological station (altitude, ICO feet) is as follows: Storm and sunshine were the prevailing features of the month. Light Bhowers occurred doily from the Ist to the 12th, with fresh to gale winds and heavy sea on the sth aud 6th. From the 6th to the 12th magnificent cloud displays of many forms were noted. General cloudiness ranged from 1 point on eleven days to 10 points on two sunless days. Fine weather with cloudless skies were recorded dally from the 11th to the 19th, on which date the whole sky was moro or less obscured by dense masses of fracto-curauius. Fresh veeriug i winds, to gales, then continued till i the 27tb, accompanied by violent thunder - | storms and great flashes and flames of lightning which, on the night of the 22nd, extended around the whole western horizon from north to south. Hail fell on four days. The hailstorm at 7.15 pm. on the 24th was remarkable. Owing to the deusity of the storm, several of the smalt ice-blocks and large hailstones fell frozen together in masses. The temperature lowered Cdeg. during the storm, and rose Immediately after it passed. The storm of hall and Ice was precipitated with great force. Snow fell on Mount Egmont on eight days. The heaviest fall occurred on the 30th. Thunder occurred on eight days. Following are the records of the month:

Maximum temperature, 71deg. on 16th, 59deg. on 29th.

Minimum temperature, 55deg. on 20th, 43deg. on 30th.

Maximum wet bulb, 53deg. on Ist and 20th; 49deg. on nine dates. Minimum wet-bulb, Sldeg. on Ist, 45deg. on 29th and 30th.

Terrestrial radiator (Sin. from grass), 49deg. on Ist, 39deg. on 30th. Solar radiator (sun's heat), 141deg. on 16th, 125deg. on 20th. Sunshine recorder, 9hr. 55min. on 14th, 2min. on 31st; total, 207 hr. Btnin. The 21st and 23rd were sunless days.

Rain fell on 19 days, 1 point on 7th, 119 points on 21st; total, 7.045 in.

The wind blew from the south-east on two days, south-south-east 3, south 12, south-east to north-east 2, south-west 5, west to southwest 5. The 12th and 16th were calm days. There were ten days of very variable winds.