THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 157, 27 March 1908, Page 7

THE WEATHER.

SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY/ ThQ. n c^rrcn ( ti' \v.eek! i s r| | , l r.Ga r zettG" .says that : " tho montlf of February 'closed'"such a period of dry feather as 1 was previously without precedent in..Noiv i Zealand.- The dryness oxr tended , generally " over three " months/ and whoreas'in' all .the former records there , were hardly lialf a dozen places, recording nojrain in any moiith, 'yet each' of the past 'threo months; has. presented many-. instancos , of such; droughts,, Bush r fires were; prevalent, and much damage, was. reported. Smoke haze obscured the sky, and the heat and dryness caused suffering and loss ;in animal and vegetable life. Conditions wore better'in Southland; where westerly depressions brought ,an average amount of rain. Good rains were also' experienced from Wairoa South to East Cape. The barometer'was high' (the' range, movcmpiits, and gradients being-,small), and winds'gencrallyjlight,; 1 ;. Tho highest,,pressuro (30.63) during 'the month \vas recorded at Capo ; Campbell on'tho'l9th, and tho lowest (29.50); at the Bluff on! the 9th!" .

.'.There is a marked blaiikness in the column set apart : for tho, rainfall in Wellington in the official table. . Opposito, February 13 and 27, .thero appears the word "trace," and the-figure 3 (points) appears : opposjto February 2U,(100 points maka an inch of.rain): The official. note on Wellington's .raiiifair .is as follows:—"A • remarkably dry month—jn fact,-the driest on ,record. Barometric! 'pressure, high and fairly steady. Bright sunshine, 23-shr, smin.; though much was not 'accounted for, because or smoko haze from bush fires. Mean earth temperatures: Ift., 62.5deg<; 3ft., C2.2deg. ; [ Maximum,- lft;. 64dcg.'; .minimum, 61dog. -Maximum. 3ft.; 63deg;; minimum, Gltleg. Mean humidity," 71 per cent.; mean dew point, 54.5deg.; mean elastic forco of vapour, 0.396 in. 'Maximum tomperature, J 79deg. on . 16th; • minimum, 49deg. on Ist'and 27th." ~

' The heaviest rainfall during,the month in the North Island was at Waiotapu, where 520 points were recorded, and the lowest was nil—at Ohau, North Makara, near Wellington.. ■ The next lowest records * were 'at Lower Hutt (3), Karori 1 (2), Kilbirnie . (3), and Miramar (4). ' The heaviest'fall in the South Island was at Resolution Island (1677 points), and the lowest was at Cape Campbell,' the Port ,(Christchurch), , Southbridgo, and Kyle, wtioro nothing was registered. ;

. (uy TEi.EonAPn—rnEss association.) HEAVY RAIN IN GISBOItNI'i DISTRICT. ' Gisborno, March 26. -Heavy, rain has fallen to-day,; and'the fall for . the month totals cloven' inches, four inches being tho average for March for tho Itist thirty years.! ..Tho : rivers aro risihg rapidly, and coaches' havo been detained in consequence: of tho- flooded 1 ' state of tho creeks. . ABUNDANCE OF FEED. \ _ r , , ■ . Fellding, March 26. • Wo hare now had a. week's rain,' and the country is looking all tho better for it. There is a good strong growth of graßs and abundance of feed for tho wintor. ■ ■ CREEKS AND RIVERS RISING. , , ' . " Walpawa, March 26. During the last six.days over four inches of rain foil, thoroughly soaking the ground. Heavy , rain fell throughout the night and still continuos. , Creeks and rivers aro rising steadily. ■ , ' 1 ■ j: . • . NAPIER'S CARNIVAL DELUGED. . . ' . , Napier, March 26. Tho ram which has been falling off and on for tho past week doveloped into a perfect deluge la6t night, and so .unpromising was the outlook to-day that tho Carnival Committee declared tho fidld ovents of tho military tournament off. River reports from tho country indicate that heavy rain has fallen inland, and tho rivers aro rising fast, : - PROSPECTS OF WINTER FEED. • • Blenheim, March 26. An incessant rainfall set in to-day and has greatly improved prospccts of wintor feed. : LADIES' TAILORS. Thq oldest, host, and largest llrm In Australasia. Eton Gowns nnd Costumoß from £5 55.; Skirts from -CI 10s. Notline and Co., 30 Wellington Tcrrace. C7JI Passengers rrom Wellington, pcr» R.M.S; Arawa, arc notified elsewhero that the sailing date of tho ntoainer 1 has been flsod for to-morrow. (Friday), at 8 p'jn.