THE DOMINION’S WEATHER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3830, 9 August 1927, Page 35

THE DOMINION’S WEATHER.

CONDITIONS DURING JULY

WALLINGTON, July 5.

The total precipitation of the month was above normal over the North Island, with the exception of small areas about Cook Strait and in Kawhia and Gisborne. In the South Island there were considerable local variations in the amounts measured, but Nelson and Marlborough had an excess; also isolated places on the East Coast and in Western Otago. Westland. North Canterbury, and most parts of Otago recorded less than the mean. In some districts, notably in the Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay. the excess was considerable. There were three outstanding storms during the month which may be\briefly described as follows: —A cyclone from the north-westward centred over Auckland Peninsula on July 1, and passed off blast Cape on the night of July 2. On these two days some phenomenal rainfalls occurred in the Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay districts, resulting , in serious floods in the low-lying country between July 2 and July 14. An extensive westerly low-pressure area, dominated with strong northerly winds, changing to southerly, occurred about July 13. Much rain fell during this period, and on July 14 there were heavy snowfalls in the high country in the South Island, and also in the central portion of the North Island. Waiouru recorded a fall of 17 inches, and at Tatimarunui it was regarded as the heaviest fall since 1918. From January 25 to the close of the month a wide and extensive cyclonic disturbance operated between New Zealand and Australia, and conditions were again extremely unsettled, with strong north? cast to south-east winds. Although precipitation camo mostly in the form of a drizzle, some heavy rains were occasionally experienced, particularly in the northern and east, coast districts on July 25 and 26. In many pares of the North

Island continuous rain accounted for serious floods and landslides, which interfered with railway and other traffic. Fair weather ruled between July 3 and July 8, and other shorter fair periods were experienced, but usually the duration of sunshine was below the average, lhe temperatures, however, were about normal, and above the mean of the previous month, and generally there was a good growth in vegetation for the time of year.

THE RAINFALL.

SOUTH ISLAND.

SOUTH ISLAND.

<D —« CO kd Station. 3 h t, 3 In. In. In. 1—Kaitaia 11.01 6.12 5.96 2—Russell 8.24 6.65 4.91 3—Auckland 8.17 7.09 4.93 4—Tairua 11.44 7.12 5.15 5 —Tauranga 11.10 6.44 4.86 6—Kawhia 6.41 6.41 6.86 7—Marachako Stn., Opotiki 10.26 7.80 4.09 8—Hamilton 6.85 4.27 5.02 9—Taupo 7.40 4.21 10—Gisborne 4.98 10.56 5.14 11—New Plymouth 7.48 6.35 6.28 12—W han gam o in on a ... ... 8.24 4.49 7.68 13—Taih ape ... ... 3.19 3.85 3.15 14—Napier ... 5.11 8.00 3.99 15—I’atea ... ... 4.30 4.15 4.10 16—Wanganui 1.45 3.84 3.52 17—Mastvrtou ... 4.67 7.91 4.31 18—Fox ton ... ... 2.34 3.60 3.09 19—Wellington 3.46 5.41 5.55

6 ED r* * t-o 75 U 23 7* •— his Station. £ o Im In. In 20—Col 1 i ng wood 16.75 9.17 9.65 21—Nelson 5.39 3.00 3.49 22—Spring Creek, Blenheim 3 !)*"* 2.91 3.40 23—Westport 6.20 3.55 6.99 24—Top house 5.10 3.48 4.79 25—G rey mouth 7 36 5.28 7*84 26—Hokitika 8.54 4.33 9.03 27—Gore Bay :i.go 5.15 2.S4 28—Arthur’s Pass 10.83 3.01 11.55 21> —C h ri st church 2.46 3.GI 2.76 30—La inbrook Stn . Fairlie 2.14 1.68 2.61 31—Okurn, Westland 9.38 12.03 32—Titnaru 2.72 2.62 1.93 33—Oaiuaru *3.99 3.06 1.74 34—Benmore Stn., Clearburn 1.84 0.77 1.74 35—Queenstown 2.4b 0.53 2.04 36—Clyde 0.76 0.50 0.94 37—Tinned in 7.51 2.61 3.01 33—Invercargill 2.86 1.04 3.23