WEATHER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 April 1938, Page 6

WEATHER

Miss A. M. Brown reports as follows for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. today:— Barograph 30.57; shade temperature, maximum, 66.5; minimum, 57.7; terrestial 56.7; sunshine, 6 minutes; rain, 17 points. Mr H. M. Boddington reports that 18 points of rain fell at Solway during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. today. Indications are for south-easterly moderate to strong winds, decreasing. Weather probably cool and changeable with scattered showers. Later weather improving. The barometer is rising. MASTERTON WEATHER. SUMMARY FOR MARCH. Miss A. M. Brown reports as follows in connection with the weather in Masterton during March: —Pressure: Highest. 30.56 inches on 23rd lowest, 29.90 on 29th. Temperature (the figures in parentheses are for March, 1937): Absoolute shade maximum, 85.2 degrees on 3rd (79.2); absolute shade minimum, 40.1 on 6th £33.8). Thus the shade range was 45.1 (45.4). Mean temperature for the montth, 64.5 <59.9). Absolute grass minimum, 30.3 on 13th; average grass minimum, 44.5. Average temperature at 1 foot underground, 65.2. Frost, 1; days of gales 2. Total rainfall, 1.3 inches on 12 days (1.84). Greatest fall, 63 points on 21st (66). Total sunshine. 226.5 hours (175.5); daily average 7.3 (5.7); sunniest day, 2nd. 12 hours 12 minutes, Wind run, 1800 miles: daily average, 58.1.