WEATHER REPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1919, Page 2

WEATHER REPORT.

FOR DECEMBER, 1918. (Recorded at Pukekura Park Meteorological Station; Altitude 160 ft.) As in the preceding month the weather conditions throughout December continued chilly and unseasonable with cold nights. Fresh to chilly and variable high-pressure winds, with low temperatures, blew on 20 days, rendering the weather extremely unseasonable during the first midsummer months. Probably not during the period of settlement (80 years) of Taranaki has such a great volume of snow been observed on Mount Egmont on January 1. Snowstorms occurred on the upper 2500 ft. on the 4th, sth, Bth, 11th, 15th, 21st and 28th. On the 4tl?, sth, Btb, 15th and 28th 12 to 15 inches of snow fell on the summit, becoming thinner down to BOOOft. altitude. Mount Egmont is due south of New Plymouth. Strong south winds, chilled by the freshly fallen snow, blew on 12 days, causing the chilly atmosphere on those days. Cloudiness ranged from 1 on the 18th to 10 on the 4th, sth, Bth and 28th (sunless days). Gale winds blew on the 28th and 29th. Thunderstorms occurred on the 15th and 21st, and earth tremors on the Bth at 11.27 p.m. and on the 11th at 6.32 p.m. Following are the records of, the month:

Maximum temperature: 58deg, on 28th; 71deg on 27th.

Minimum temperature :'43deg. on 13th, 54deg, on 28th.

Maximum wet bulb: 54deg. on 11th, 56deg. on 25th.

Minimum wet bulb; 42deg. on 13th.; 53deg. on 26th.

Solur radiator (sun' 3 heat); 12Sdeg. on sth and 7th; 155deg. on I6th. Terrestrial radiator: 42dcg. on 13th; 50deg on 25th.

Sunshine recorder: lhr. 82rain. on 21st, 13hr 32min. on ICth; total, 252 hr. 3Gmin.

Rain fell on 12 days, 2 points (100 to Inch) on Gth; 237 points on 28th; total, 7.01 in. Wind: North 1, south 12, south-east 1; southwest 11; west 6 days.