The Clerk of the Weather.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 6800, 11 May 1889, Page 2

The Clerk of the Weather.

TO THE EDITOR.

Slß,— Hero's Captain .Edwin " beenaprophecyin' away liko a red-faced Nixon ; " and for every day in this month, so far, ho has been wrong. On the Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th ho foretold gales; and we havon't had one, even a little one. On the Ist he said the glass would fall, and it rose. On tho 2nd do. On the Brd he said it would fall " again," when it hadn't fallen at all. On the 4th he said it wonldfall, but it straightway roso, and continued rising on tho sth. On the 6th he said it would fall, but again it rose inatead. On tho 7th, finding he'd been wrong in prophecying falls every day for a week, lie tried saying there would be a " further rise." Then the glass jumped down over half an inch in twenty -four hours! He said nothing about rain, but, with this remarkable drop, came at 530 this morning the first continuous rain for many weeks. Now, Sir, those who know anything about weather forecasts aro well nwaro that Now Zealand labours undor tho groat disadvantage of having no moterological stations to the westward, in the diroclion oE the prevailing winds; and this may fairly bo urged in exculpation of the Wellington weatheroflico, But if a fair percentage of correct forecasts cannot bo obtained owing to this deficiency why not abolish tho omco altogether ? I have never met anvono who has the slightest faith in Captain Edwin's forecasts. In fact they are quite valuoloss excopt to thoso who interpret them by the rule of contraries. E.G., a friend of mino, was on an excursion with his daughter on a trioycle, and whon at New Plymouth, just about to start for homo, an aquaintanco rushed into him with a weathor telegram: — '"Captain Edwin wires, heavy gale from, say, between north and south, with heavy rain within 10 hours from now." Myfriendjumpedupdelighted with "Ah! that settles it. I thought the weather looked doubtful, but now I know it will be alright ; " and, to the astonishment of his New Plymouth chum, he got out the trioycle, and started south with his daughter at once. A slight shower fell, suoceeded by a lovely day and continuous fine weather. The absurd failures in the forecasts of this month are further proofs of " tho rule of contraries" by the usoof which only Captain Edwin's telegrams aro of any value. — I am, &c, Boreas.

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