WINTRY WEATHER.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 148, 23 June 1919, Page 7

WINTRY WEATHER.

A HEAVY BAINFAIX. ROUGH ON THE COAST. The weather during the past few days has been typical of the winter season, high winds bringing in their train rain, at times of a torrential nature, and making conditions in the town and suburbs most unpleasant, while along parts of the coaet there has been a slight disorganisation of th» shipping eerviees. Throughout the week the atmospheric conditions wero unsettled, and on t"*o occasions the city and hwAour Tvere enveloped by a tliiofc fog. Stots-ers ftell at intervals, but ft was not until Frklav night that the phenomena asStmed tnti cloak of winter. A north-westerly wind was accompanied Iby heavy rain, and on Satunrday morning the proepeete of the usual outdoor sports programme adhered to did riot appear too bright, but towards noofi the sun again ehdlfe, though the cu-nmhis clouds In the background throatcned ftt smf time to further deluge tho piaying areas. During the afternoon, howoTer, nothing -worse than a few showers were experienced. Eterly yesterday morning the wind incrcaeed in strength, and the inclement conditions of Saturday again prevailed, the rain being particularly heavy during tho night and early this morning. SHIPPING DISORG>ANTSED. The rain considerably interfered with work on the wharTes, and two vessels, the Waimarino end the Koromiko, which the Union Company were endeavcuring to dispatch to Sydney and Wellington respectively, were delayed. The Northern Company's coaetal service has been slightly disorganised, particularly on the Manukau. The Rimu was held up at Hokianga on Saturday for 24 hours, and, though she managed to cross the 'bar, in in further difficulties, as the conditions are too boisterous to enable her to cross outwards. The Rarawa and Arapawa are now held up at Onehunga. The former vessel is advertised to sail for New Plymouth tomorrow at 2 p.m., while it is hoped that the conditions will have sufficiently moderated to enable the Arapawa to leave for Raglan and Kawhia at noon tomorrow. The Tasman, which was to sail for Whakatane to-morrow, has now boon postponed until Wednesday, at 2 p.m.. while the Ngatiawa's departure "from Auckland is indefinite. A meeeage from Opotiki states that the vessel has been weather bound there since last Friday, and that there is no prospect of the steamer leaving port to-day. THE RAINFALL. The rainfall for the month to date totals 2.Coin, which is considerably less than that recorded for a similar period of Juno last year, in which montlv 7.96 in was registered. For tJhe 24 hours ended fl a.m. on Saturday the rainfall as registered at the Albert Park Observatory was .40, for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. Sunday .75in, while an additional .71 in had fallen at 9 a.m. this morning, making a total of l.SGin for the wet spell The remainder of the fall for the month, .74in, is divided over eigivt days on wnion rain was recorded. Some particularly heavy downpours were included in the tally of June, 19IS, and on two occasions, once for the period ended 9 a.m., June 12, and again on June 23, over an inch of rain fell.