The Weather.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 6588, 6 June 1905, Page 2

The Weather.

ASHBURTON UNDMJ SNOW,

Following a severe frost on Saturday evening, Sunday morning broke fine, although a bitterly cold wind was experienced from the South West. Shortly after mid-day the sky became overcast, and at one o'clock snow began to fall heavily, and continued till about 3.30. Altogether about Is inches fell. At Mount Somers and m other districts immediately under the ranges the fall was very slight, the ground being covered to the depth of about half an inch. The severe frost experienced yesterday morning made traffic, both pedestrian and vehicular, dangerous. Snow fell to the depth of over an inch m the Longbeach and Wakanui districts and m other districts adjacent the Sea Beach., At Baling we learn that the fall was' exceptionally slight. The various holiday engagements were carried out under unfavourable circumstances. Nine and a half degrees of frost were registered at the Domain observatory yesterday morning. A thaw gat m to-day, and the snow at Wakanui, Riverside, and Saafield had almost disappeared shortly after mid-day. Owing to the severe frost .experienced this morning, the ground m many cases was too hard to plough.

Our Dromore correspondent writes.— On Sunday morning a bitter S.W. wind was blowing, which immediately after midday brought up a blinding snow storm, quickly whitening the surface of the country. By 4 o'clock the storm had passed, and the sun shone brightly out A clear starlight night followed, and Monday morning broke with brilliant sunshine and a landscape of frozen snow. At six o'clock on Sunday night three inches of snow had fallen at Araberley. On Saturday afternoon Mr Howell, the Wesleyan minister, when crossing the Waipara river, was washed down stream, and had a narrow escape for his lifo. He was rescued by the local hotelkeeper.