SUMMER AT LAST.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20222, 5 February 1934, Page 7

SUMMER AT LAST.

Wonderful Weather Over the Week-end.

Has the long delayed summer season arrived at last? After the beautiful weather experienced over the week-end added weight is lent to the view that it has. The maximum temperature on Saturday was 79.4 degrees, and yesterday’s temperature was not far behind, being 78.7 degrees. The heat on Saturday had the effect of slowing up the summer sports, especially cricket and tennis.

Dame Fashion held sway at the trots and for once the womenfolk were able to don the gauzy creations beloved by them, and to show the more unfortunate menfolk just how comfortable they can be when the weather is kind. It was yesterday, however, that the people really appreciated. The temperature was slightly lower than on the previous day and the wind was light and from the north-east.

Hundreds of people travelled to all the beaches to escape from the blistering heat. Practically every motorist in Christchurch seemed to be on the way to the seaside, and at New Brighton and North Beach cars were parked close together all the way along the Esplanade. - ---

There were crowds of visitors to Sumner. All day the surf was filled with the bobbing heads of bathers, and the same sight could be seen at all the North Canterbury beaches. The sultry conditions also attracted many people to Lyttelton, and all the bays round the harbour were well by bathers and picnic parties. Coe’s Ford was popular with those who preferred the river to sea bathing. The week-end temperatures were well below the highest for the season, the maximum for 1934 being 88 degrees on January 19. On four occasions over 80 degrees were registered last month, but there has been a feeling of permanency about the week-end weather that has been missing in the past. This morning broke fine, with a hazy sky. giving every indication for >et another fine day. The temperature at 9 a.m. was 70.6 degrees. ,'_ 7 n ° on the temperature had risen TO ‘ I 1 degrees, and office workers who were suffering as the result of sunbathmg yesterday found it hard to settle down to work .X™, a ? early hour th e Square busy appearance as mothers and children waited for the trams that were to convey them to the beaches. 1 he usual beach equipment, consisting of buckets, spades, bathing costumes and gaily-coloured rubber sea animals was much in evidence, proof of the fact that the children were determined to make the last dav of the school holidays a "dav of days.”