METEOROLOGICAL

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1892, 24 May 1933, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

OPHIE STATION OBSERVATIONS. The following are the meteorological records, taken, at 9 a.m. (Standard Time) each day for one week- ended May 21, 1933. The three ‘last columns are wind, cloud and rain:— Day Bar. 9 a.m. Min. Max. Gr ’«s. W.C.B, inch. deg. dog. deg. deg. * tia

A 30.10 43.7 3G.8 51.8 20.4 1.1 0.3 .08, • Signifies force of 'wind. t Amount of cloud. Remarks: Barometer rose 03 points May 17-18. Sudden drop in night temperature on 18th. Gras minimum on 20th. tlie coldest in May since 15.0 degrees on May 20, 1030. Dow on three ■mornings. Light hoarfrost on 20th. Bog on 21st. lifted at 11 a.m. Mist on 20th. No fresh snow on Dunstnn Range, earlier falls mostly thawed off. A. DON, Observer. Ophir, May 22, 1033. ALEXANDRA STATION. 1" (By Permission of the P. W. Dept.) The following are the returns o;! th» thermometer readings, sunshine and rain recorded at the Alexandra Observations Station for the past gsven days, ended May 21, 1933, taken at 9 a.m. each day:—

Sunshine and Eain. Sunshine for 1932—2208.4 hours. Rainfall for 1932—9.52 inches. Sunshine to April 30—574.G hours. Rainfall to April 30—5.72 inches. Sunshine for April, 1983 —174.0 hrs. Rainfall for April, 1933—2.25 inches.

15 29.79 04.0 52.4 6S.5 43.2 4 6 — 16 .78 59.2 53.5 65.3 41.9 1 1 .OS 17 .78 50.3 45.8 51.7 41.2 3 0 — 18 30.24 35.2 27.2, 31.5 20.9 00 — 19 .41 34.3 27.6 48.9 20.7 0 10 — 20 .38 29.8 22.2 39.3 .16.6 0 10 — 21 .30 32.8 29.0 37.5 21.3 0 10 —

Data. Max. Min. Grass. Sun. Eai* 15 72.0 49.1 43.5 5.0 — 16 66.0 49.2 40.2 8.2 0.08 17 .12.5 48.5 40.0 7.5 — IS 53.0 29.2 22.5 S;3 — 19 51.0 31.8 25.7 7.6 — 20 44.0 24.5 18.7 7.0 — 21 42.5 29.5 . 26.5 0.7 ■ —