JANUARY WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 32, 8 February 1927, Page 10

JANUARY WEATHER

HEAT WAVE AND DRY

PASTURES

The outstanding feature of Januai-y's weather was the heat wave that obtained in the latter half of the month. This long, dry spell caused most parts of the Dominion to show rainfall totals well ftelow the average for. the month. The exceptions were principally caused by minor disturbances chiefly, affecting certain localities; for instance,' in the first week of January there were thunderstorms in parts, on the 2nd and 6th, accompanied by heavy downpours, and in the same peried a cyclonic disturbance passed off East Cape, bringing highly beneficial rainfall to the east coast of the North Island.

A widespread disturbance ruled between the 10th and 16th, but it was of small intensity and accounted for more general rainfalls, especially in the west coast and southern districts of the South Island.

The early part of the month was good for crops and growth of grass; but the warm and dry period'in the latter half affected the pasturage, particularly on light land.