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Southland Times, Issue 19550, 3 May 1905, Page 2

Meteorological

SUMMARY FOR APRIL.

The weather during April was very wet ahri cold: showing an early winter. The rainfall totalled 4.905 inches, fulling on 23 days out of 30, the heaviest fall being .800 ind'u on the 15th. Although the rainfall was much heavier than that of April last, year, the sunshine was also more generous, totalling 125 -hours, the longest period being 7 hours 40 minutes on tWe 18th. Although the "last 10 days were very cold and raw, the mean temporature for the month, taken, at 6 p.m,, was very fair, considering the season of the year, being 51 deg. F. On two nights—the 26th and 29th—there were a few degrees, of (rose registered on the grass. The following is a comparison with April of 1904 April 1904. April 1905. Davs of Rain 23 23 Total Fall 3.530 inches 4’905 inche Heaviest Fall 'GOO ~ ’SOO ~ Total Sunshine 122 hrs 43tnins * I2ahrs U.nin Daily Average 4hrs 5 ~ 4hrs 10 ~ Mean Temp. 60’Sdeg. F 51deg. F Max. in Shade 70 „ GO ~ Min. „ 27 „ ' 38 „ Max. Solar Rad. — 121 ~ Mln. ~ < — 75 ~ Min. on Grass 23deg. F 20 THE RAINFALL FOR MARCH. The returns to hand from the Meteorologic al Department show that, the' rainfall for the colony was very unevenly distributed, as the table bolow shows. Invercargill, however, again' occupies a very creditable position, being fourth on the list of the chief towns. Taking the chief stations of tho two islands, the North has an average of 2.78 inches, heating the South, with 3-27 inches ; the -former being saved by such dry places as Rotorua, while the South is given away by the West Coast. The lowest total was tlhat at Pakaraka, Auckland. - with .31 inch, closely followed by Otekaike, Oamaru, with .42 inch. Pakawau, near Cape Farewell, again re-gis-tered tho highest rainfall, viz., 13 wet days and a total of 9.205) Inches, the heaviest fall for 24 hours being 2.705 ‘inches. Following is a comparison for the colony Days of rain. Total fall. » Inches.

Rotorua 5 0.42 New Plymouth ... 10 1.25 Christchurch 11 1.78 Invercargill 17 2.23 Dunedin 14 2,31 Nelson 11 2.45 Auckland 9 2.54 "Wellington 11 .'..38 Stewart Island ... 23 5.39 Hokitika. 10 7.49