THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18187, 25 September 1924, Page 11

THE WEATHER.

4 _. REFRESHING RAIN. FURTHER FALL NEEDED. p ______ Jjj - Baring Tuesday night and at long _*rvals jesterday a"certain amount (jjalk fell, and the clouds, -which gjjfj jo promisingly full of moisture, ggjy ho\ercd overhead in a tantalisj> maimer. At noon yesterday the jijpeter fell again, and late in the _§r_aon another shower fell. The has fallen so far will do a of good, of course, having general. A certain amount ijiazzle fell again early last evening, j_£yas hardly enough to be termed a _jfJßfiatioa of Tuesday night's fall. was welcomed, especially in njgjinterbury, the nor'-wester which I things on Monday giving le a particularly parched i pect. At !) o 'clock yes- J jg .270 inches were regthven, and a Press Assoge, from Oamaru states iouth rain started to fall morning, continuing for There was a heavy fall of lack country, some localisix inches. South Can•ed its share of rain, but raoro is required before will bo felt. The Autoation has received advice aakariri lUvcr, at Bc'aley, Df rain clouds gathering evcniiig gladdened the oinsula, farmers, but the the night was barely o do more than surface soil, though the would benefit more, as a ster usually leaves the noisturc on that side of., craned. The weather rcand overcast yesterday, little rain did fall would mum beneficial effects, cccssion of nor '-west ers obiT*a welcome "change at' Tuesday night, and raiu ► .fall just - before miditihued steadily. At tho points were registered' by terday, and it was still. rain*'was badly, needed':' immense amount of good, n the equinox a. boistert" nor '-wester raged all ay at Springfield. So le gusts of wind and the ttding.-dusfc that whirled; Sst Goast road that at imbsfc impossible for man, ar,\to- breast, the storm. Sided in the ovening, and led grey with a promise ly desired" rain. The day and calm until nightfall, slight breeze from the temperature dropped, W.Zb p.m. steady rain fell L all through tho night.

j After tho gruelling nor'wester of , Monday tho rain is cloublv welcome to the district. After the stiff nor'-west wind at Bangiora on Monday it was expected rain would follow, and the long dry spell conic to an end. This surmise proved correct, but the rain that foil was eo little that it will not do much good. On Monday a wild nor'-wester sprang up at Ashley Bank n.nd lasted all day, clouds of dust being seen everywhere. A welcome cbp.ugo occurred on Ttiesday. . At 10.30 p.m.- steady rain bepan to fall, but beforo morning it had ceased. Present indications arc for continuance of rain. A heavy shower of rain came down between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning at Geraldine, and there was rejoicing in the country districts, for many people had exhausted their household supply, and the grass lands were badly in need of moisture. For close on nine months the rainfall has only totalled about eleven and a half inches, as against 27 or 28, the average for some years. Yesterday's rain will do an immense amount of good, and has given heart to farmers. During Tuesday night rain commenced to fall rather copiously at Waimate, but tho wca ther cleared up again 3'cstcrday morning. The rain which fell should do a tremendous amount- of good to tho parched-countryside and crops. Reports from tho country indicato that 1 rain was general,"So pojhts falling at Wa.ihao Downs and the same number of points at Waimato. A very beneficial shower fell at Morrcn, 34 points being I registered. SOUTHERN, DISTRICTS. . v _ ' ■ A southerly wind at Timaru on Tuesday- night.brought.with.it heavy clouds and.a promise of raiu, which began to fall in the small hours of yes'terday morning and continued fairly stoadily until about 9 a.m. Unfortunately, however, the rain was light, and the 32 points-which fell was not-nearly sufficient to meet the needs of the district, though it will be of considerable benefit. The remainder of the day was . cloudy.-,an f ].- : du]l,-..but. further.;fain""appeared unlikely. A break in the weather was experienced ia Asbburton on Tuesday night, when a.' light rain- commqneed to fall and continued ' until-about 9 a.m:'yesterday. There is : a noticeable differ-: 'encp'in ; the'.grass',-* .but','only 14 points' of rain were recorded.

KAIN IN NORTH OTAGO. . OAMAKTJ, : September 24. The drought.has broken. Rain started early this morning and continued for some hours. There was a. fairly heavy fall of snow in the back country, six inches being recorded in some.localities. DUNEDIN BENEFITS. I (rKESS ASSOCIATION TILEQBAM.X' • DUNEDIN, September 24. ; Although rain fell for.a/ short period last night, it did not set in steadily till the early hours of to-day; Heavy rain, which was driven by a cold, strong south-west, wind, fell steadily during j tho morning, but it eased early in the afternoon, and the remainder of the day I was dull and overcast. The night was fine but 'cold". The rain,. which -is the ! steadiest that; has fallen for some time, was very much needed, but it was of too short duration to benefit the parched i countrysido to any great extent. The I barometer fell'steadily during the day.

DOWNPOUR ON COAST

(SrICIAL TO "THE "rBESS.") GRETMOTJTH, September 24. Tho West Coast has upheld its reputation for an, abundant rainfall during, the past week, but this morning a particularly heavy downpour, accompanied bv a strong wind, set in from the northwest and continued till noon. It eased off for a time during the afternoon, but a severe thunderstorm .'was-experienced about 1 o'clock. The rivers and creeks arc rising rapidly, but up--damage is reported, and the telegraphs and telephones arc not affected. The Technical School sports and a hockey match which we're to have taken place this afternoon were postponed," and the opening of the bowling season .was deferred until Saturday.