THE WEATHER

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12598, 6 July 1935, Page 4

THE WEATHER

SUMMARY a.\D FORECAST

' .’ress Association^

WELLINGTON, J»lv 5

An anti-cyclone is centred near the Chatham Islands while an extensive depression is approaching New Zealand from the. westward.

Winds ; Northeasterly to northerly in. North Auckland, elsewhere between northeasterly and southeasterly prevailing, moderate to strong generally and in places reaching gale force-; a fairly general change- to Southerlies like!y,.within, thy Pert 21 hours.

Seas: High north of East Cape, reach southwards and in Cool- Strait ; elsewhere moderate but rising. Eastern Tasman Sea-: Strong winds to gales, northerly in th'e northern portion, and: easterly to southeasterly in the southern portion, becoming southerly generally tomorrow: r.ca.s rdnigh to h ;ah. Weather: Pull and misty with, rain io most districts: some heavy falls being likely especially in the North Island; mainly fair however, on the iwost coast of the South Island-.

WEATHER. IN JUNE, ; (Special to the Times.) Ovei' most of the Dominion the rainfall during June was ntV.ch above the average, and the weather was generally unsettled and showery. This was a natural consequence, of the relative frequency o'f storm systems, barometers being unusually low for the month. The first fe\y days were quiet and mild under the influence of a moderate anti-cyclone which lay over the Dominion. Then . a depression developed in the Far North on June 4, and moving south-eastwards deepened considerably, during ;the next few days. . By the 6th, the storm had assumed the form of an intense cyclone and was moving from East Cape over the Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay,areas. Heavy rain t; in these districts throughout the sth and 6th resulting in the .rivers becoming swollen to flood levels. Fortunately, when the situation was at danger point the rain ceased. After this storm ; had passed, a. series of deep westerly or, Antarctic depressions followed, causing a severe spell of boisterous wintry weather, especially on the West Coast. On every day from Juno 8, when the leading depression crossed New, Zealand, until June 13 strong westerly winds 'of gale force were experienced over the whole country. Several falls of snow occurred-in .the South Islahd, extending. to the lowlands in Canterbury and Otago. Barometers remained ■very low throughout .the period, .falling, below -28.9 in, on June 9, even over the North Island. The last, of theso -depressions passed on the ,13th and a short .spell of finer and quieter weather ensued while a. moderate an-ti-cyclone crossed on the lStli. t < The next .storm took the form of an intense, cyclone '.which . developed in tho Eastern Tasman Sea on- June 16' and moved sou th-eastwards through Cook Strait. The passage of this disturbance was .attended, by heavy. ra.in in Otago and Southland, where some flooding resulted;. In the rear of this cyclone the southW'C'steiv lv/winds lose to tiiiusual violence over the Ta.sman Sea resulting in shipping being severely buffeted. A '

Another spell of- quiet weather, followed =when an. anti-cyclone crossed the' Dominion on June 22. The last storm of the month consisted of a very deep depression which passed glowly across the Dominion between. ■Jiino 23 - and 26 causing high winds, and heavy rain, especially in the Ray of Plenty. A period of westerly weather followed this .storm also. In connection with the above-men-tioned storm system's which passed during the month, currents, of warm air coming from the tropics were in evidence over Eastern 'districts on. June 17-18 and again oh June 23-24. There wore no well-defined Polar euri rents in Eastern districts except for cold.(.winds from W. or S.W, on ,the Kith, 12th and 13th. , : . ,