METEOROLOGICAL FIGURES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20280, 14 April 1934, Page 13

METEOROLOGICAL FIGURES.

The temperature and rainfall were below the average at Lincoln College during the month of March, according to meteorological observations taken at the college. Between March 21 and March 26 there were several extremes of temperature, the highest maximum being 80.5 degrees, but this was well below the highest in the two previous years, which were 90.5 and 89 degrees for 1933 and 1932 respectively. The rain during the last week of the month was appreciated. Grow’th had been fairly good on the heavier land, but the light land required more rain and mild weather. With the exception of some of the lambs, which were slow to fatten, the stock generally was in good condition. Frosts were records on three days, compared with four in 1933. The rainfall was 1.83 in, a big advance on the previous year, when only 22 points fell. The hours of sunshine were 165, a big decrease on the previous year’s total of 211. The lowest minimum temperature was 33.6 degrees and this coincided with the previous year, while the lowest minimum temperature recorded on the grass was 25.1 degrees.