THE WEATHER

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12254, 9 April 1935, Page 4

THE WEATHER

SUMMARY AND FORECAST (Tress Association). WELLINGTON, last night. General Situation. An anti-cyclono of moderate , intensity covers the western Tasman and New Zealand, while a rather deep depression is located over Eastern Australia. Forecast. Winds:. South-westerly at first in North Auckland, otherwise moderate, tint increasing, westerly fo northwesterly prevailing. Seas: Rather rough on parts of the West Coast, later rising about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman : Increasing northwest winds, seas moderate, but rising in the southern portion. Weather: Fair to fine generally, with mild to warm temperatures, clouding over, however, in the western and far southern portions of the South Island and later rain setting in there; OFFICIAL NOTES ON WEATHER FOR MARCH. General.—March was a very satisfactory autumn month. The warmth an c ] lack of wind led to rapid growth of vevatafion an c ] a good supply of winter feed' is assured. The only extensive area still suffering from a shortage of rainfall is North Canterbury. Parts of the Southern AY rairare, pa also are still dry. Stock generally are reported to he in good condition, and the milk yield has recovered. There was much dull and champ weather in the first part of the month mi tliO' east coast of the North Island north of Hawke’s Bay, and this had an adverse effect on sheep; a considerable amount of facial eczema being reported. Crops have done better than seemed probable earlier in the season. Rainfall.—Except in the Auckland and' Hawke’s Ray Provinces, tlie first half of the month was very dry hutin the latter half there were .general rains, with heavy fails at most places In Central and especially North Canterbury) the total rain was below average. Hawke’s Bay an ( ] parts °F the interior of the North T’nnd also had less than normal. On the west coast of the South Island conditions wore irregular, but on the whole did not differ greatly from average. Over the rest of the country there was an excess. Mniiv places in North Auckland, Taranaki, Nelson. Marlborough, and Otago had "double the average.