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Article: Nth Canty weather in July dull, wet
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- The Press
- Article date:
- August 6, 1996
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July was a wet, dull month throughout North Canterbury. Recorded
monthly rainfall was well above the July average in all areas and
sunshine hours were well down.
There were very few frosts but the lack of sunshine kept
temperatures down. In spite of this, there was some pasture growth.
The official weather recorder at Lowry Hills near Cheviot, Doug
Archbold, said July was a month of extremes, being wet and dull with
few frosts.
The weather was taking its toll on stock, especially on in-lamb
ewes. Farmers with feed crops were having difficulty avoiding waste
with the stock having to cope with heavy, muddy conditions.