A DRY MONTH.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 19, 7 September 1911, Page 3

A DRY MONTH.

AUCKLAND’S EXPERIENCE

The uncommonly tine weather during the past month has been a subject of daily comment, says the Auckland “Star.” The meteorological observations made by Air T. F. Cbeeseman at the Albert Part Observatory show that Auckland was loss rained on during the August just past than during any previous August for years hack. On twenty out of the thirty-one days there was rain, but it was little and welcome, with tiic exception of a wet Wednesday, the 16th, when .Odin, was recorded. The total for the month was 3.23 in., which, though more than the July, rainfall, is considerably below the 'August average of -LlOin. The heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Auckland' in August was'lo.s6in. in 1870, ; and ! the lightest was 1.39 in, in 1887. 'What is now of more immediate importance to the community is that September has opened with superb spring weather. September was not always thus. There was the occasion of 2nd September, 1894, when the player’s in the Auckland-Wellington representative football match were driven from the field by a terrific hailstorm. Then tlm following day (3rd September, 1894) snow made its first and only known appearance in the streets of Auckland city.