WEATHER IN APRIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 107, 7 May 1924, Page 8

WEATHER IN APRIL.

(Bj Telegraph.—Fress Association.) • WELLINGTON, this day. The Director of the Meteorological Office, in a summary of the weather during April, states: "The month opened with dull, misty and foggy weather, with the barometer reading about normal in all parts of the Dominion. Without a change in this respect a deluge of rain fell in several parts of the North Island on April 3. A newspaper reported that the River Puhoi rose 10ft in an hour. There were also heavy falls of rain in Taranaki, Waihi, Auckland, I and along the Wanganui River. Furthtr i heavy falls took place between April 4 j and S. when the barometer was at its i highest. ."SO.ofiin. At Wellington fair weather prevailed for a short time, but the barometer fell smartly in the South on the 10th. and this was followed by showery conditions in the West Const and soutliL-rn districts until the 14th. Variable breezes and fair though somewhat changeable skies were experienced until the 22nd. when a westerly storm area made its appearance, bringing heavy rain in Westland and Otago. Rainy weather followed in the North next day, with strong northerly winds. A rather sudden but mild southerly on the 24th accounted for a temporary improvement, but the closing days of the month were unsettled and stormy, especially in and southward of Cook Strait. The rainfall was generally above the average, but deficient in North Canterbury. Temperatures were mild for the season.