THE WEATHER
HEAVY SOU'WEST GALE
| A strong Souih West gale blew up early yesterday morning, the Akaroa Harbour being very rough, A tree falling across the lines interrupted telephone communication up Balguerie Valley.
Good Soaking Rains
After coming in very dry followr.g a dry September, October is going out with plenty of rain. Since Thursday 1.75 inches have been recorded at Akaroa, making the total for the month 2.68 inches. There was d very heavy fall on Friday and on Saturday morning 94 points were registered. The rain which was much needed has gone well into the ground, and should assure growers of a good cocksfoot crop. The cocksfoot is very late this year, there being practically no growth yet in some of the paddocks. The records for October up to yesterday moi'ning were:—
Total inches .. .... 2.68
pts October 8 . • October 11 • • .... 11 October 12 ...... 8 October 13 \ -• • •. 4 October 18 ...... 3 October 20 .... .. 49 October 25 October 26 .. - .. .. -,44 October 2,7 .. .. .. 94 October 28 .. .... 7 October 29 23
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXIV, Issue 6581, 31 October 1939, Page 2
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169THE WEATHER Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXIV, Issue 6581, 31 October 1939, Page 2
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