A COLD MONTH

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21874, 9 August 1934, Page 12

A COLD MONTH

WEATHER DURING JULY REPORT BY METEOROLOGIST [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Wednesday Reporting on the weather conditions in the Dominion during July, the Government meteorologist, Dr. E. Kidson, states there was a predominance of southerly winds. The month was a cold one and consequently there was little growth in pastures and supplementary feeding of stock had to be resorted to in many cases. Where early lambing had taken place there was some mortality, but, on the whole, stock had kept in good condition. The rainfall distribution» during the month was somewhat irregular. The greater portion of the country experienced less than the average amount, the largest deficit being in Canterbury where, at places, less than half the normal fell. North Auckland, Otago and Southland, and districts about Cook Strait, on the other hand, had considerably more than the average. Temperatures everywhere were below tho avorage. Frosts were frequent, some inland places in the South Island experiencing the most severe ever recorded. There was more sunshine than the average at most places, New Plymouth beiug the only one with a de/ ficiencv. Blenheim had the highest total, 195.9 hours, while Nelson had 191.6 hours and Tauranga 163.7 hours.