WEATHER AT LINCOLN

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31209, 5 November 1966, Page 24

WEATHER AT LINCOLN

Warmer Month Than Usual Although the rainfall for October was higher than average, the sun during the month shone an hour more a day than usual, says the monthly meteorological report from Lincoln College.

The rainfall for the month was 2.17 inches, the highest for four years, but most of the rain fell on two days. The wind during the last month was not as fresh as expected. The maximum temperature for the month was 74.9 degrees recorded on October 27. The minimum temperature was 28.7 degrees recorded on October 11. There were five frosts. Last year there were 11 frosts and the lowest temperature for the month in the last four years was 21 degrees in 1964. The average temperature for the month was 51.9 degrees. Rain at the beginning of October made the grass and lucerne grow rapidly. Farmers were overstocked with feed in mld-October and this excess was responsible for the health problems among stock. Some farmers had bad cases of scald and foot abscess in their sheep, caused by grazing in long grass. There were also some cases of bloat among cattle. Crops benefited by the early rain but later in the month peas. In particular, showed signs of low soil moisture because of three weeks without rain. Farmers on lighter soil areas began sending lambs to the freezing works from midOctober.