The Weather of October
The weather during October was generally fine, and the month was ed by a high barometer, reaching the extreme' point of 31 inches on the tUth. Rain fell on only 13 days, and on six of theso that recorded was under onctcntli, of an inch : but on two days, it was over an inch, so that there was.recorded altogether the rather high total of 4.720 inches, the heaviest falls were 1.185 inches on the • 17th, and 1.320 on the 27th. ■"-.. - - •-.
«T.he sun shoneion all the clays hut two, wfiile on two more it fell under the how;-, but on- three days more than 11 hours were and we again get the high tbtal or 168 hours 11 minutes, or" an average ot 5, hours 25 mm.« ntes 30 seconds per day. '. "' The. wind was , -''very, varjablp, so that the following results" 1 indicate only the chief wind, and not the 'only one during the day. On 8 days tho prevailing direction was N.E.. on 18 days N.W.. oa 10 S.W.. and 5 5.15. The average velocity was 3.1 on a scale on wlnVh 10 represents the force of a gale. , The average temperature was" s4.l) deg.. with a daily average range of 19.1 degThe maximum in the shade was T8 dogon the 23rd, and the minimum M 2 or. the yth. while on the same night the thermometer on the grass Jell vo 28 (leg
Pet United Press Association. wf.ll;\'>; pjn, >0.. a Following (9 a.m) is the weather report from Australian stations :— Albany 2— M.W., i'UI, i-j.Mnry Hobart i—N.\V. -"•).<", ..Li.i.ly Sydney 3 — S.U.. :JJ ti, th't'in-ving rain. Following Is the weather report from N.Z. ptations at 5 p.m. : — Monukau Heads — N.IJ fecs'i, bit' J-J0.29 ; ther. (58, cloudy, sea nitiooth. New Plymouth.— N.W. light, bar. flO.yT; ther. 68; live, sea smooth.
Castlepoint— N.E fresh ; bar. 30.30 ; thor. 50 ; line, sea moderate. .Wellington— Calm, bar.. ;>o.;io ; ther- c-i fine.
Westport— S.W. light, :bar. 30.-J4 ; thcr 06 ; fine, sea smooth. Kaifcoura— E.N.E., ligfkt, bar. 30.25; ther. 68 ; line, sea smooth.
Odma'nv— N.E. light, bar. 30.10 ; ther f>6 ; tine, sea smooth. Bluff— B., fresh, 30.13 ; ther. GO ; lino.
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Southland Times, Issue 19194, 4 November 1903, Page 2
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359The Weather of October Southland Times, Issue 19194, 4 November 1903, Page 2
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