THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 151, 20 March 1908, Page 7

THE WEATHER.

. (BT. TELEGEArH—SKECIAL ■ CpRRESFPIJBEIfIk)-Masterton,-March 19. After a dry spell of'almost five months, > it appears as if tlio drought'is 1 finally broken.' There weye spots pf rain a%r; nooii, which first increased to a steady pour in tho evening aiid'then later to a deluge.' . This, lasted- for about two hours, after which a cold southerly;!\vith and-rain clrovo up, and at present' i?r£agipg wjt-h p,' 'winter sovcirity which' i? 'refreshing to many minds. . Reports . from all the country" dis? tricts right out to tho East Coast state that' tho rain is general.'' Farmers express the opinion that tho quick' change from tho exceptional heat of tho. past'mouths'to an equal degreo of cold, if only for- forty-flight hours, is likely to. alfcct stocVih. a weak conation,, and that there will possibly'be considerable' mortality amongst aged" sheep and ill-nur-tured lambs. u o ■ ... Levin, March 19 . Heavy rain foil throughout' this district last night. . .(BY TBLEQIUPH—MESS ASSOCIATION.}'" ' ; . Ashburton, March: 19. Heavy rain, fell throughout tho night, and is still continuing. For the twolvo hours onding 9 o'clock this morning a fall of 1 inch 19 points was registered. , .; Walpawa, March 19. " Steady rain fell throughout tho night, and continues. ■■■■•, .. V Carterton, March 19: The weather has turned much colder, and rain has fallon. Most of tho creeks and streams havo resumed, runnings' and there is no scarcity of water. '. ..; .. .. Fclldlng, March 19." Steady soaking rain has beoir falling; for tho last twenty hours.'' There is orory! indication of its continuing: ' '««*'- ; Tho rainfall registered at; Kolburno from 9 a.m. to midnight yesterday was ,67 inolies. For the previous 24 hours the fall was i as inobes.