METEOROLOGICAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 65, 10 March 1933, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL

NOTES OX THE WEA THER FOR FEBRUARY, 1933 General. —The weather in February was more appropriate to a spring than a late summer month in the prevalence of strong westerly winds. It was generally warm, with an absence of extreme temperatures. Except in low-lying eastern districts the rainfall was very heavy. Many places recorded double the average fall for February. In consequence, there has been an excellent growth of grass in most districts. Stock are in very good condition, milk yields are being maintained, and crops are generally turning out well. Haymaking and harvesting have been interfered with to some extent by the continued wet weather. The northwesterly winds, also, interfered with harvesting on the eastern side of the ranges, and caused some loss of fruit. Rainfall. —On the whole, the month was a very wet one, many places, as has been remarked, having had double the normal February total. On the low levels in Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, Canterbury, and eastern Otago, however, the falls were below average. This was especially the case on the Canterbury Plains. Temperature and Sunshine. —On the average, the temperature was about one degree above normal, but the departures varied considerably. February is usually our sunniest month, but this year such was far from being the case.