COLD AND SHOWERY

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 29, 3 August 1923, Page 8

COLD AND SHOWERY

LAST MONTH'S WEATHER.

The weather during last month has been summed up by the Director of the Meteorological Office (Mr. D. C. Bates) as dull and showery, with a predominance of southerly winds and a consequent lack of sunshine, which was less than one-third of the possible total: The sunshine during the month amounted to' 96 hours 32 minutes. The rainfall was more than one-third below the average —3.77 inches. It was recorded on 19 days, the maximum fall being .71 inches, on the 26th. The average velocity of the wind was 226 miles per day with a maximum of 478 miles, on the morning ol the 6th. The mean temperature was only slightly below the average. The maximum, however, was considerably lower, while the mean minimum was above the average for former years. The daily range of the temperature from night to day averaged 9.2 degrees, which is less than usual. Eleven frosts occurred during the month. th e lowest reading being 23.9 degrees', on the morning of the 26th. The heaviest rain of the month immediately followed two hard frosts. Barometric pressure was above the average and very high at the close ot the month the reading on the 30th being 30.55. Earth temperature at one foot was nearly 3 degrees below the average of former years, and at three feet it wa* li degrees below the average Southerly winds predominated, beinerecorded on 19 days. On four mornings during the month calms were registered. A little hail fell on three days. The highest point reached by the thermometer was 59, and the lowest 34.6. On the W SSV T frosts are "corded, the lowest reading was 23.9.

A CHANGE EXPECTED. .Following a very cold night, the weather conditions to-day are practically perfect for -this tune of the year, but there s some doubt about them remaining for l?" irre Director the Meteoroog.cal Office stated to-day that the we™ ther conditions were not promising for the week-end, particularly in the Northern districts, where.warning, for easterVan TV '"SP2&-* CaPe Maria Van Diemen and Tiritiri. High pressure _.tiU rule., but has showl a decreasing tendency, and easterly winds Ha* 1?% A t0 n°rth6rJj^ in ' several parts of the country. The weather has been cloudy, and the night was cold: m fact locally the frost was one degree £t rde nr than on the nights in JunP Northern d.stncts are concerned, is for unsettled and cloudy weather with rain following, north of East Cape and Kawhia. Increasing haze and cloudiness, with a change following, is the forecast tor other parts of the country. EAST CAPE SIGNALS. Eaat Cape has ceased to be a weatherwarnuig station. It was ascertained from the Director of the Meteorological Office to-day,that the reason for not exhibiting signals at East Cape was that the lighthouse had been removed- from the island, and was now stationed at Matarehua, on;,the mainland.,' Weather reports^ however, were still being received from the East Cape, which, was an important station. As a matter of fact, weather signals are not nearly so important "as they were., on account of the development of radio telegraphy Wireless serves a much better purpose as signals-under the system which has been in vogue could only be seen for a few miles, and could only convey a limited amount of intelligence with regard to storm warnings. Of course there was a good deal of benefit to be deprived from ships passing the East Cape Iby exhibiting signals there. Until a few months ago weather reports from Jlast Cape were not available on ac count of the breaking of the cable, but they are now received regularly. i