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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21146, 2 October 1930, Page 13

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OPHIR NOTES.

(From Oub Owh Cobeespondekt.) OPHIR, October 1, WEATHER SUMMARY. The following is the report of the Ophir meteorological station for the month of September:— Average reading of . barometer at 8 29.66 m; highest (September 18), 30.01 m; lowest (September 29). 29.12 in: extreme range, .89in. Average shade temperature at 9 a.m.. 44.1 deg; highest (September 25), S2.9deg; lowest (September 10 and 11), 35.0deV. 33 - 8 d "! fOT Shade temperature: Average maximum, ,ooc? eg Jf., ug 4 st > 4 7- odfi g: September, 04 oj 55 ;ldeg). Average minimum, deg: September, *2 2 . 9 ! 33.1 deg). The highest maximum was 65.4 deg on September 24; the lowest minimum, 22,8deg,.0n September 11. The.cor-' responding figures for September, 1929, were:—Highest maximum, OS.Odeg on September's; lowest minimum, 21.0 deg on September 28. on¥i nim , u . m Krass temperature: Average. 2L6de KJ September, 1929, 26.5 deg). The temperature fell to 32.0 deg and lower on 19 mornings (August, 27 mornings; September, 1923. 23 mornings), ihe highest was 44.4 deg on September 2: the lowest, 15.7 deg on September 11. The lowest reading in September, 1929. was 14.4 deg; September, 1928, 15.4 deg; Sentember, .1927, 16.2 deg. Maximum. solar radiation: Average, ?ni 7 «S g: , hlgl i eB L (September 25), lOl.Gdeg; lowest (September 8), 65.3 deg! The temperature exceeded lOOdeg on two days; ranged from Oldeg to lOOdeg on 11 days; and from 81deg to 90deg on six days.. f Average dry-bulb and wet-bulb: 9 a.m„ dr V 44.!deg, wet 40.5 deg; 3 p.m„ ‘dry Sl.Odeg, wet 44.7 deg. Mean relative humidity: 9 a.m., 71 per cent.; 3 p.m., 57 per cent, of saturation. Average clearness of sky: 7 a.m., 37 per cent.; 9 a.m., 40 per cent.; 7 p.m., 33 per cent.; 10 p.m.. 39 per cent. Number of observations (9 a.m.) of blear sky-cloud 0 to 11, II; of overcast sky-cloud. 8 to 10 14. • - *. , Wind, recorded at 9 a.m.: Calm, 12 days; N„ 1 day; N.E., 5J days; E., 3& days; S.E., 4 day; S., nil; S.W., 4 days; W„ 2 days; N.W., ij days. « Rainfall: September 2, 4 points; 3, 38 points; 5, 4 points; 6, 10 points; 7, 8 points; 11, 10 points; 15, 18 points; 19, 1 point; 20, 16 points; 26, 8 points; 29 3 points; 30, 3 points;—total, 123 points on 12 days. Average in September of preceding six years, 106 J points on seven dayp- Total rainfall for 1930 to date. 7.08 m on 61 days. . • Other phenomena (9 a.'m.): Hoar frost, ml; dew, 12 mornings; fog, nil; mist, one morning (September 3); snow-lying, one day (September 7), when 7-10 in fell. o . Falla ® f enow occurred upon Dunstan, pt. Batbans, and Hawkdun Ranges as follow:—September 3 (night), fairly,heavy; September 7 (day), heavy; September 20 light; September 26 (night) very light; September 27 (day), very light; September 30 (day), light. General remarks: The good rainfall was of much benefit to pastures; but, owing to scanty precipitation, during the seven preceding months, the soil is still dry not tar beneath the surface, and more ram is needed. Unusual cloudiness modified the severe night frosts which might have been anticipated as a result of the large quantity of snow lying upon the mountain ranges. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE. The last day of September was somewhat wintry. A cold wind blew all day irom the south-west, in force moderate u The forenoon was fairly sunny, but the afternoon was overcast, and several showers of rain fell, taking the form of a light snowfall on the Dunstan Range above the altitude of 2800 feet. This morning the sky is cloudless, and the air is quite calm. The minimum grass temperature was 18.8 deg —over 13deg below freezing. The barometer rose 81 points during the last 48 hours, and now shows zJ.Joiu. ihe mountains are carrying a heavy coat of snow above 4000 ft altitude and the prospects are not very favourable for the early stone fruit season.