THE WEATHER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3743, 8 December 1925, Page 35

THE WEATHER.

MONTH OF NOVEMBER. WELLINGTON, December 3. Mr Bates'# weather summary for the month of November states that owing to the passage of a number of westerly disturbances with the lowest pressure in the south, northerly to westerly winds predominated. Southerly changes ou the 6th, the 16th, the 25th, ana the 26tb, though brief, wer« very marked and were accompanied by hail and sleet in several places and were followed by froeta between the 12th and tha 18th. The disturbance to the eastward of New Zealand intensified considerably, and the lowest pressure reported from the Chatham Islands was 29.07 in. Another disturbance between the 26th and the 29th also contributed a lower barometric pressure than occurred in New Zealand, and caused > southerly gale on the East Coast, particularly of the South Island. Tht district# of the South Island chiefly affected by these westerlies and storms that occurred off East Coast showed rainfalls above the average, while nearly all other parts of the Dominion apparently experienced less rain than usual. The Auckland report shows that both rainfall and sunshine were below the November means of former years, and the weather was regarded as unseasonable owing to the prevalence of westerly winds. On the whole the weather during the month, though eomewha't changeable, was warm, dry, and breesy.