JULY WEATHER.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 7 August 1925, Page 10

JULY WEATHER.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY. (||Y rKI«KU** A T*n-- I!*SS • SSO'M VI’ION WELLINGTON, Aug. 6. The Rev. D. G. Bates (Government Meteorologist), in his summary for the month of July, says the stormy and unsettled condition/; which were experienced at the close of June continued in the first 10 days of July, particularly in the northern and east coast district’s, where some heavy rains and serious floods occurred. The "Waikato river again buret its banks, and the snow which had fallen on the high country was melted by the ra.ins and caused the rivers to be in high flood in South Canterbury. There was an improvement in the weather conditions for a few days after the 10th, but on the 13th dull and misty conditions were again experienced. and some heavy rains -were reported during the next three days. Anti-cvclonic conditions followed until the 21st, when an extensive westerly area of low pressure brought rain and storm weather again over the Dominion. This rain, however, was particularly acceptable in Otago, where fine and dry weather had been experienced for some time in contrariety to the northern and east coast districts, which have suffered this winter from tile unusual prevale nee of cyclonic disturbances. The barometer rose rapidly between the 24th and the 28th, and continued normal but unsteady for the last three days of the month. There were remarkable differences in the totals of rainfall even in close neighbourhoods, which make generalisation difficult. Timaru 'and 1 Oamaru bad the highest percentage aliove the mean for this month, both being over 100 per cent above the July average. The Bay of Plenty and Taranaki districts were also above the average, but the Auckland and Wellington districts, as well as parts of Otago, were below the mean of previous years. There were several frosts in many carts of the country, but on the whole he weather was mild and humid.