THE WEATHER.
A heavy thunder shower fell .tit an • • early hour this morning, and had it note been for the counteracting influence or*' ; the drying north-west wind that pre- "- vailed to-day, the moisture would have done much good. This fitful weather' is considerably upsetting the calculations of farmers, and shearing is being seriously delayed. Farmers who were - in town to-day informed one of our' reporters that the condition of the country had vastly improved during tHeweek, aud that there was-.a prospect ot';:" a largo proportion of lambs arriving at. 1 ; a point of maturity at an unusually / early stage of the .season. So far, crops*" ■ of all classes were immune from para** ' sitic diseases,-and there was every poV;/'; sihility of the harvest heing unusually ' prolific. A resident, who was returning fronY'; his work at about 4 o'clock this morning, informed one of our reporters that the lightning at that hour was exceptionally vivid, and tho sight was one of awesome grandeur. Mr 'Butes's' forecast to-day states:. —■ .„ Northerly strong winds to gale, veering'; to southerly strong winds to gale, Expct unsettled and cloudy weather. Rain probable, and snow in high country following. Weather probably colder. Class rise after 16 hours.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8244, 9 December 1911, Page 4
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199THE WEATHER. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8244, 9 December 1911, Page 4
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