THE WEATHER
(From Opm Own Correspondents, i PALMERSTON, May 3. We are at present experiencing a spell ' 0f... beautiful . autumn weather. with occasional heavy frosts, and the change is ver)r welcome after the continuous high •V vviuds of the middle of last month. : . ORARI, Mav 2 The rainfall registered here for the month of April was 61 points. Rain fell on five days, the heaviest fall being 43 points on April 28. The highest shade temperature , was 78deg on April 19. the lowest being s. 39deg on April 27. The rainfall for 1922 is 7j0.37in. compared with 6.14. 9.19 .and 9.2 " for "the' first four months of 1921, 1920, and 1919 respectively. - r -. . OTUREHUA, May 2. The rainfall registered here for tJie month of April was 1.6 inches. The , - ground is' very dry, ploughing is almost held up, and a good soaking rain would he welppme. The average maximum tem- , ..peratibw "for the month was 61.7 deg, and », the average minimum temperature 37.1 deg. Therp was;frost on 10 days.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18545, 4 May 1922, Page 10
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169THE WEATHER Otago Daily Times, Issue 18545, 4 May 1922, Page 10
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