ALL RECORDS BROKEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 July 1920, Page 5

ALL RECORDS BROKEN

TO-DAY’S COLD SNAP

TEMPERATURE DOWN TO 32.

EFFECT. IN THE COUNTRY,

At nine- o'clock this morning the weather was the coldest .that has been experienced in Grey mouth for many years. The meteorological records for the past five years have never shown a lower temperature than 32 degrees which was recorded to-day. In fact the past fortnight has been something of a record for consistently cold weather and the steady decline in the mercury has been evident. Since the 17th of this month the temperature at 9 a.m. has never gone above 37 degrees and the average has been 34. On July 25rrl the thermometer showed 35. for the four following days 34,* and to-day, as stated, 52 degrees were recorded. No vain lias fallen in the district for ten days. Whilst Greyinouth slept last night a heavy mantle of frost descended on the town and the scene this morning was very pretty. Inhabitants whose duty it was to light the fires for the morning cup of tea to-day found the task most unenviable and no doubt some records in fir; lighting were established. Enquiries made to-day tend to show that if the cold frosty weather wmen has been characteristic of the Coast during the past fortnight or so continues it will have the effect of putting the spring feed back about a month. There has been a good “spring” in the grass lately, but it is feared that the frost may put it back again. Fortunately, however, the sun has endeavoured to cast a warm glow over the district for a fiw hours during tho day.