A MONTH'S WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 58, 5 September 1918, Page 8

A MONTH'S WEATHER

TO-DAY'S FORECAST.

Though a general impression was held that last month,'s weather conditions were more wintry than usual, the meteorological records do not- bear this out, for the mean temperature of the air in the shade of a Stevenson screen was 49.1deg. F., which is above the mean for previous years (48.4deg.). The moan maximum was 54.9, while the absolute maximum, was 62.7 on the 3rd. The mean maximum was 43.3deg., and the absolute mean, 30.5, was recorded on the 11th.

The. rainfall occurred! on thirteen days, and amounted to 3.51 inches, which is 1.06 inches below the mean for the previous sixty years. The maximum fall occurred on the Bth, and amounted to 1.55 inches. The mean relative humidity was 75 per cent, of saturation. Bright sunshine totalled 149 hours 25 minutes, which was nearly six hours above the mean for the month of August in previous years. . Ten frosts were recorded, and the minimum of 20.6deg. F., was recorded on the morning of the 11th. ■ The wind velocity was above the average by 65 miles per day, and the highest, 518 miles, was recorded with a northwesterly between 9 a.m. on the'6th and the same hour on the 7th.

The mean barometer pressure, 29.929 inches, was a little below the mean of former years; 30.419 was recorded on the 21st and 29.074 on the 14th.

•. The forecast issued this morning state* that a westerly disturbance Is now enveloping the Dominion, i especially south of New Plymouth and Napier, and considerable, rain is likely on the western coast and in southern districts, with the probability of flooded rivers in those localities. Winds are likely, to increase from the north and to back by west to the south. Unsettled and cloudy weather is probable generally, with rain following, and more snow is likely on the higher levels of the South.