SUDDEN STORM
HEAVY RAIN LAST EVENING Many Christchurch workers were caught by heavy rain which set in at Christchurch shortly before 5 o’clock last evening. There was a rush for trams and when business firms and shops closed, and showers contmued for some hours. By 9 o’clock the sky had cleared, but temperatures were still cold. A total of 61 points of rain was recorded by midnight. During the morning the weather was nne.
stor l9 c from a southerly Showers fell at Ashburton about 3.30 p.m., with sleet for a short period. Within a few hours the weather had cleared. At Rangiora heavy rain fell early in c?eVZXr? elnE toU ° Wed by coW ’
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24984, 19 September 1946, Page 4
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114SUDDEN STORM Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24984, 19 September 1946, Page 4
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