THE WEATHER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 44, 1 December 1938, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

OVERCAST CONDITIONS TO-DAY..

The weather in Ashburton to-day was overcast but l quite mild. Thene was little wind in the morning and although the sky wlas clouded, rain did •nob seem likely.

(Similar conditions prevailed yesterday when the maximum temperature was 64.1 degrees and the minimum was 52.8 degrees. The barometer stood at 29.90 inches this morning. CONDITIONS IN NOVEMBER The weather in Ashburton during November was generally unsettled and although several warm days were enjoyed conditio 13 were very often most unseasonable. An unusual amount of rain for this time of the year fell during the month, the total of 4.36 inches being the most for November for a number of years. The total fall in November last year was 1.5 inches. Rain fell on 10 days and on many other occasions the sky was overcast and falls were threatened. More than two inches was recorded at the beginning of this week, the heaviest being last Monday, when 1.48 inches fell. As the grass thermometer in the Domain is broken no frosts were recorded, but. there were nips on one or two mornings. The maximum temperature was 77 degrees, recorded on November 13, 'while November 12 was also a, warm clay, the reading of the thermometer rising to 75.5 degrees. The maximum temperature for November last year was 87 degrees on thle 27th. On four days only did the reading -ise above the 70 degree mark, while last November this temperature was passed on 15 occasions.

The maximum temperatures ranged from 50.2 degrees on November 27 to 77 degrees on November 13, while the minimum readings varied from 36.2 degrees on November 22 to 53.8 degrees on November 7. The winds _changed frequently, the north-easterly prevailing for the most part. The barometer readings were low during the month and ranged from 29.13 inches to 30.75 inches.

TO-DAY’S FORECAST.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Government Meteorologist, at noon to-day, issued the following statement regarding the weather: — General situation: Pressure is still relatively high over northern New Zealand, buit bias fallen at the Chatham Islands and is now falling in the south. A depression covers the Tasman Sea. The forecast for the east coast of the South Island from Blenheim to Oamaru is as follows: — North-easterly winds prevailing along the coast and .north-westerly inland, force light to moderate, but freshening. Weather mainly fair to cloudy and warm, with mist or fog at times in coastal areas and some rain in the western high country. Seas slight to moderate.