WEATHER FOR PAST YEAR

Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1933, Page 3

WEATHER FOR PAST YEAR

THE DRIEST . PERIOD KNOWN. ' NEW PLYMOUTH NEEDS RAIN. With a rainfall 14 inches below ..the mean for 50 years, the twelve * month period just’ ended, has. been ’ the; driest known at New Plymouth. If ;; ’ ’ • ; The average for 50 years is given as 60.35, inches; the.'average, for 1922 ; to :1£36 was 62.56. inches,: and : for the’ next five yeafs 1927-31, 58.17 inches/ giving a mean for the: ter- years of 60.51 inches,; or about the sameas that .for 50 years. Lastyear it was only 46.25 inches and the last;'six months were especially dry/ withonjy 19.38 inches. The season'wap, however, an exceptionally good onefor bo th farmers and: town gardeners, though . a good, soaking of the ground is now badly needed. , '• . - The rainfall figures for the last . three

During the first 11 days of Decembe there was a. rainfall of one and a-quano inches, and this was sufficient main tain growth,' but during dhe : j of-tn month- conditions became much: hotta and the light showers that Yell had lit tie effect on the ground, .which, becara so dry that, growth was almost? entire] checked. Good hay and ensilage were harvested, and rain is now bajdM needed to freshen the pastures, j. ■ The rainfall, was 1-84 inches, which on 10 days. The heaviest fall was .81i« on the : Bth.'... v | Temperature records are:—Mean te» perature 61.1 deg., the. 'highest* or cember since 1923. The maximum •. wfl 79.6 deg. on the 20th and the minimufl 43.1 deg. on the 2nd.’ The nwan graß temperature was 49.2 deg., and; the • low cst record 38.2 deg. on the . 2nd. . ■ The bright sunshine recorded was' hours and the total for the. year 232 fl hours, the highest since. 1928. ; . ’fl The wind' early.’ih/.the . day/WM.’jftfl erally between north-eart and eetrtfl east, with seme westerlies. ■

years are:— January ..'.. 1930 1931 .193? j Inches. Incheg. Inches. : 513 February i 2.99 .2.08 March .... 1.11 1:48 2.11 ....... 5.11/ '7.52 7.40 May ....... ..../. 4.63 2.34 4.41 June ...... ....... 3.42 5;29 6.J6 < July....;.. August ... ....... 6.00 .. 8.93 '' /.I... 954 . 4.84 ,? 5J7 September 4.02 523?X1«\ October ... .......-;5.27 . 2.58 . 6.0S; November '. ...... -5.50 5.44 1.58; December . ....... 1.20 4.43 1.84,V Totals .. •' ,, - 53.92 55.80 46.25