THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13160, 6 July 1908, Page 7

THE WEATHER.

Tho rainfall recorded in Timaru during the month of June was 3.90 inches, falling on 15 days, the heaviest fall being 1.70 inches on June 27th. During June of last year, only .41 inches fell on 10 days, while the avera»> fall during Juno of the last nine years was 1.06 inches. For tho purposes of comparison, the following figures are interesting:—Total fall, January—June, 1908, 13.74 inches; tho heaviest fall during this period in nine years was 19.13 inches in 1902, the lightest was 5.46 inches in 1907, and the average for the nine years was 11.3 inches, so that this half year's fall was above the averago by 2.44 inches. Tho geatest individual fall in the same period since 1902, was in August, 1907, namely 5.46 inches. The rainfall at Orari Gorgo was 6.53. Rain fell on 15 days, tho heaviest fall being 2.15 on the 27th.

There wero twelve degrees of frost at Ashburton on Saturday morning! It continued to freeze all day in tho shade, though there was a very rapid thaw in places fully exposed to*the sun.

Our Hanmer correspondent writes:— July was ushered in with a fall of three inches of snow, and consequent on the subsequent thaw, tho rivers are very high. The thermometer showed 10 degrees of frost on Saturday morning. The day was exceptionally warm, but at 4 p.m. the glass registered 4 degrees of frost.

A very hard frost on Friday night ushered in a pleasant sunshiny day on Saturday, but very disagreeable. weather was experienced yesterday, cold sou'-westerlv showers falling at intervals throughout tho day.

The Rhodes Convalescent Home meteorological report for June registered a local rainfall of 2J inches, and rain fell on 12 days, the maximum fall being one inch on tbo 27th. Tho highest reading of the maximum thermometer was 65, and the maximum mean 53.D The lowest reading of tho minimum thermometer was 32, and the minimum mean 42.3.