WINTRY WEATHER

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20335, 7 September 1931, Page 8

WINTRY WEATHER

SATURDAY'S SOUTHERLY. SNOW FALLS IN COUNTRY DISTRICTS. The prediction of wintry weather for tJi O week-end was correct so far as Saturday was concerned, for throughout the province bitterly cold southerly winds wore accompaniod by rain squalls and falls of snow in many places. The storm was peculiar in that it was sandwiched between two brUliantly flne days typical of spring—Friday and yesterday. In the city little rain fell, but a bitter southerly blew throughout Saturday and made conditious out-of-doors very unpleasant. Late at night there was a sprinkling of snow, but it was not sufficient to lie and it was not in evidence yesterday morning, which dawned a perfect spring day—a keen air witli sunshine. A few driving clouds, the over-flow from Saturday's atorm, smudged the sky in the morning, but ttie afternoon was line with a light air from the east.. At 9 a.m. on Saturday the air was calm, but a strong breezo blew from soon after that four until early yesterday morning. It then backed round, via west to east, and was followed by a dead calm at 5 p.m., with every prospect of a frost this morniug. There were 8.1 degrees of frost on Saturday, and 10.7 degrees yesterday. In the country districts stormy weather was general, It most intense in the centres nearest to the foothills, hut although lambing is starting there at present, it should not result in great Josses, as it was not of long duration, and was followed by very fine weather. In the Country. In Kaikoura eix inches of snow fell oil Saturday, and " conditions were very miserable. Up at the Blue Duck the fall was sufficiently heavy to block traffic. Yesterday morning there was a heavy frost. At Hororata 13 points of rain were recorded on Saturday, and 12 degrees of frost yesterday morning. Snow fell during Saturday might, but did not lie. Cheviot escaped with nothing more th»n a severe storm with a little sleet, i At Akaroa a little snow fell, commencing at 8. p.m. oa Saturday, but it soon cleared and yesterday was a splendid | day. ' Oeraldine experienced a fairly heavy fall of snow, and there were reports from Springfield &nd districts' west Of Darfield that snow fell heavily "on Saturday. The cold weather was net unly concentrated in Canterbury districts.! It is reported- that' daring one of the raeee at th'o Ota go Hunt OJnb'i Meetiilg on Saturday at Dunedin, the horses werq (est from sight in the falling.snow; as tjiey swept down the back of tha course. The radio announcer Sporting.,.ths game v, Wellington, at Wf£h lington* ira Saturday; did not'let those listening-in beside easy fLreg conditions during the game were very Unpleasant, and ne announced hail and driving rain during the latter stages" of the match. * Snow at'Ashburton. Wintry weather was experienced in Ashburton on ' Saturday. The early morning was fine, bnt a cold son '--west wind (sprang np nhout'B v oMoek v and fain, sleet, and ffnow fell later in the morning. Conditions improved dfiring' the early pwt of the afternoon, and aithough a wind Wew from the south, no further rftin #eß, Early in the evening B»QW commenced to fall, and continued-, till aTjgoji jmdaight.. The sky deared early yesterday morning, and little enow remained lying about;when tho.aun ros'e: * pointao? rein vid ii.g degrees of utered atvthePonjem weafth»r Btitinn yegterdny morning. / :r; Little gnoir fell in the qqm&l dig, itricts, mm district# towards the ta jeeoived. mkfbi&M- Metftven nljput tbe ft® 'ssteßdins? down to SMa carnir, all Wi»ehmorss