THUNDERSTORM IN CITY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 301, 20 December 1922, Page 5

THUNDERSTORM IN CITY.

1 ■ j I \ sluirt. sharp tliunderstorin. that J ! appears to linvp general throughout I the Manukau and Waitemata districts. I broke over the city soon after U.loo'clock last Lomiiig from the \ I soiith-we?t it passed over liie southern , suburbs iirst and announced its approach : - by heavy aral prolonged c-!aps of thunder 1 ( j and vivid ligbtninti Hashes that followed , lone another in rapid succession at inter-j' I vals of ahout a couple of minute;;. When ■ i I the thund?r«onn had passed away the; , i weather cleared, ar.d no more rain fell j j until this lnoriiiiifj. j' , Karly lust evening a ni.nilar heavy | (Id'.vnpour of rain 0.-iuni-d in the n-mtli-j em snblir , '' '-otv.e'i; \ and .") oVlock, I ihoimh it. «'«< )i"t •;(> lipßvy in the city, i ; Both showers had llie i-tlct-i of coiwider- | :j»iily cooling Die uTumspliere, Inn the j i i hero •nelf r hus monuwilile coniiuue.l to; ; rise stea<lily. and by this afl'.-nioiin i! j hn<l reached 2!1.7.">in. > ' Yesterday's rainfall totalii'l .liiin a; ! Albert Park, when- observation- aiv j taken by Mr. V. A. I. Hurnett [Covern , I mem Observer), and tins lnin»- up I :»•! s j Deccmlx-r to i.Vna. ">li points : I ! liplow thp avora; I for t In- month. Dnr . : \ ing the past or four day- tin- weather lias Keen minimally ir>ol for -urn- i mer. a c-i.n»«"|Uencf. of . onr-c. of the ■ soutll-wc.-t<Tly uill.l- vii;i<-li IIaVC i.COn|] Mjlowinj! constantly iiimi- Sunday. j<