THE WEATHER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 224, 5 July 1939, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

COLD WIND TO-DAY. Conditions were bitterly cold in Ashburton this morning, for a keen wind blew from the south and the sky was overcast. The sun shone later in the day, but the wind was still chilly. Overcast conditions prevailed yesterday with occasional showers of ram There was a heavy fall last evening and altogether 23 points were recorded. The maximum temperature was 3-5. 0 degrees and the minimum was 32i8 degrees.

The barometer remained steady at 29.13 inches this morning.

THE MONTH AT STAVELEY. The rainfall for the month 'of Juno recorded, on the property of •Mr H. Smith at St-avoley, was 2.92 inches, as against 7.0 5 inches for the corresponding month last year. Rain fell on 14 days, the highest individual fall being 64 (points on June 16, compared with the heaviest day’s fall of 1.35 inches in June, 1938. To date this year 13.62 inches have been registered at Staveloy, the fall for the corresponding six months of last year being 30.89 inches.

There have been few heavy frosts during the month, which lias, on the whole, been notable for mild, springlike weather and warm north-west winds. On June 25 and 26, however, following a brief southerly snap, readings taken on the grass at Springburn showed ground frosts of 21 degrees and 20 degrees respectively. Twelve points of rain were registered at Methven up to 9 o’clock yesterday morning and six points later. Cold temperatures prevailed during the day the maximum being about 40 degrees. A few flakes of snow fell, and there was a light fall on,.the foothills. .

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: A depression is crossing the. North Island, but the anticyclone near Tasmania has remained almost stationary. The forecast for the east coast of the South Island from Blenheim to Oamaru is as follows: a Moderate to strong south-westerly to southerly winds. Weather very cold aud changeable with passing showers and in places hail and snow, some sharp frosts. Seas rather rough to rough.