WEATHER IN JANUARY
DRIEST FOR 45 YEARS ‘
NO RAIN RECORDED The month just closed has been the driest on record since 1883—45 years '.go, no rain at all having fallen. The next driest January was in ;917, when 9 points were recorded. Under one inch fell in January of 1885, 1887, 1890, 1911, 1917, and 1922. The wettest January' in the period under review was in 1923, when 8.26 inch fell, with a total for tho year of 40.32. The only other nil monthly, returns were in February, 1908 and March, 1911.
IN WELLINGTON
DRIEST JANUARY FOR 41 YEARS (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. Wellington weather during January was exceptional in several respects. There was an almost entire absence of rain, the total fall for the month being less than one-fifth of an inch, marking it as the driest January for 41 years. _ Wellington belied its popular reputation' as the windy city last month, tho remarkable feature or the meteorological records being the even atmospheric pressure due to more or less constant anti-cyclonic conditions and many days of calms or light airs. Strong northerly nr westerly winds were conspicuous only by their absence.
The bright sunshine recorded during the month was far above the average.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 1 February 1928, Page 4
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206WEATHER IN JANUARY Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 1 February 1928, Page 4
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