DRY SPELL BROKEN

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20465, 4 April 1938, Page 6

DRY SPELL BROKEN

SHOWERS IN WAIKATO RELIEF FOR FARM LANDS PHENOMENAL HEAT Although the fall was by no means sufficient to counteract the effect of the long dry spell last month, the' showers which fell on Saturday evening and yesterday provided a measure of relief for pastures in the Waikato. For the 48 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning the fall in Hamilton was .39 inch and that- at the RuakuTa Farm of Instruction .35 Inch. Boisterous conditions were experienced on Saturday evening and as a result of the high wind pastures were dried before the full effect of the rain could be felt. There is still urgent need for further rain as the fall over the week-end has dona little more than give temporary relief and In few cases in the Waikato did the moisture' penetrate to any depth. Conditions in Hamilton yesterday were very warm, intermittent rain lu the morning giving place to beautifully fine weather when the wind dropped in the late afternoon. The maximum temperature In Hamilton yesterday reached 80 degrees, which is phenomenally high for this time of the year. EXTRAORDINARY HEAT MID-SUMMER TEMPERATURES (Special to Times.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Sunday Extraordinary heat for April has been experienced In Taranaki in the past few days. The thermometer has been consistently well over 80 degrees in the daytime, and the night has given little relief. The maximum temperature has been greater than that registered at mid-summer. ’ RECORD BINCE 1868 WARM IN WELLINGTON (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Sunday The maximum temperature of 81,2 degrees In Wellington to-day was the highest since February, 1935, and was a record for either March or April since 1865, when regular records were first kept. The record for Maroh, established In 1877, still stands at 80.5 degrees, but to-day’s reading is considerably hotter than the previous best for April, 77.8 degrees, recorded in 1924. Saturday’s maximum temperature was 79.1 degrees.