THE WEATHER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 146, 2 April 1941, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

PLEASANTLY WARM CONDITIONS

Warm conditions prevailed m Ashburton to-day. The sky, however, was considerably clouded most of the morning.

The maximum and minimum temperatures yesterday wore 57.7 and 47.4 degrees respectively, compared with 68.7 and 47.9 the previous day.

The barometer read 29.56*inches this morning.

There were five points of rain in the 24-hour period up to nine o’clock this morning.

THE MONTH AT METHVEN. The following are the meteorological observations for March, recorded by Mr James Carr, “Rudstone,” Methvcn. Rain fell on 13 days, the maximum on any one day, being 471 points on the 18th. The total for the month was 10.85 inches compared with 1.90 in March last year. The average for March during tho last 32 years is 3.11 inches., The previous wettest March during that period was in 1936, when 8.04 were recorded, and the driest in 1911 when only 43 points foil. The total for this year to date is 14.86 inches, compared with 9.37 indies for the same period last year. The highest value of tho barometer for the . month was 1026.1 on the 2nd (last year 1028.1) and the lowest 998.3 on the 27th (994.9.) The highest reading of the maximum thermometer was 82.3 on the 11th (85.3) and tho lowest reading of the minimup thermometer 38.1 on the 21st (37.1). The lowest reading on the grass was 20.5 on the 21st (20.0). Frosts werq recorded on eight nights (13). The range of temperature for the month was 17,5 (20.9); tho mean temperature 59.0 (57.4); miles of wind 189 S (2706); hours of bright sunshine 200.4 (17$.G) and evaporation 4.163 indies (3.911).

TO-DAY’S FORECAST. ~~ Q (P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The Government Meteorologist at noon to-day issued the following statement regarding the weather:— Pressure is high north of . the Dominion, while one of a series of westerly depressions is passing to the south of the South Island. The forecast for the east coast of the South Island from Blenheim to Oamaru is as follows :

North-westerly winds, strong at times in exposed positions. Rain in the Alps, becoming fair on the plains; some scattered showers to-morrow in South Canterbury. Rising temperatures. Moderate seas.