CLEAR SKY
\ ISIBILITY PERFECT. UNUSUAL SUMMER CONDITION. One of those odd days in the summer when visibility is perfect was experienced in Wanganui on Wednesday, the sky during the morning being free from haze. Such days in Wanganui are usually experienced wheq there is an easterly wind blowing. A Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot who flew from New Plymouth reported that on ilie tri]) he was able to see beyond Albatross Point, near the entrance to Kawiiir. Harbour, and to Cape Terawhiti and the South Island. From Wanganui perfect views could be obtained of Mount Egmont, with its streaks of snow, and the snow-clad peak of Mount Ruapehu. Both mountains appeared to be only a few miles distant. Visibility is usually much better during the winter months in spite of the unsettled weather, the trouble during the rummer being haze, smoke ar' 1 dust.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 4
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145CLEAR SKY Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 4
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