BREAK IN DAY SPELL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17111, 17 March 1919, Page 4

BREAK IN DAY SPELL.

RAIN DURING WEEK-END, * FALL OP NEARLY AN L\vvrf ■ COMPARATIVE FIGURE f 8 Welcome rain fell in Auckland in/'' ■ the week-end, the weather ednAu- ' r being very changeable and stormy, .% "i wind was unsteady, and altered moMtnllll once in force and direction. At an eat 11 *< hour on Saturday it changed from J~; '' south to the north-west, and later f & ' " north-east, by way of north. As-'lflill wind veered to the northward it increased ' ' in force, until it was blowing a moderaf ■ ' gale. The sky became dull and threaten;', ing until midnight, when rain began In" ' ' fall, and' continued until about 7 im-' 1 ' yesterday. After that hour tho>y : '-'Y again changed back to the south an s blew strongly all day from that directioni <' "• ' Since the beginning of the month the weather has been very dry, and prior W the rain of yesterday only .Win had'falW : ' during the period. The rainfall yesterdav • morning, as registered by the gauge, was .95in, making a total forih»Vv ; H month to date of .99in. vv);\'-' Although it was not very heavy ".ifMp rain which fell on Sunday will bo twss appreciated by gardeners and farmers. the year so far has been exceptionally dry. Since January 1. only 3.53 in of'amtlif has fallen at Auckland, the amount being registered as follows:—.January 17a/ . February, 0.84; and March, 099.' TfcfL '. rainfall for this month is considerably'Vbelow the average rainfall for March-, H taken over a period of 65 years, whic£S is given as 3in. Tho greatest il{ ot ' ".. March was in 1905, when fi.l2in -was' -'■'. registered, the lowest reading being O.3Qin r - • recorded in 1869. _ The rainfall for March last year was 5.38 in. In that month rain' V fell on 17 days, with a maximum of t7|i for 24 hours, ending 9 a.m. March 29'."*". .'■ |

MR. WRAGGE'S FORECAST. ,, '.', MORE FINE WEATHER. || The following weather report was issntfl•'.'■: by Mr. Clement L Wragge at 11 p. m .\i ; ; ; ■ yesterday:— * '^|lls|| The disturbance which passed Auckland"',." from the north-west early this morning: > gave a welcome rainfall. The weather I should now be again fine, with winds (mmS between south-west and Bouth-south-eaitj" '' find a pleasant holiday is expected. » . . i