SOUTHERLY WEATHER CONTINUES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 261, 2 August 1939, Page 5

SOUTHERLY WEATHER CONTINUES

* ■ Strong Winds And Low Temperatures Wellington was again In the grip of a strong southerly all yesterday, with low temperatures and almost continuous rain. The weather showed no improvement on the two previous days, though barometric pressures were slightly higher. The wind was less gusty than on Monday, but in some parts of Wellington reached higher velocities.

At Rougotai Aerodrome the maximum velocity recorded during the day was 55 miles an hour. All commercial air services were flown to schedule, Union Airways’ Lockheed from Dunedin being a few minutes ahead of time. Flying conditions were unsuitable for light aircraft and three of the Wellington Aero Club’s machines are still weather-bound iu Palmerston North.

Work on the Wellington waterfront was again delayed by the weather, and only two vessels left port; the Matangi for Nelson and the Maori for Lyttelton. High seas were running in Cook Strait and a number of vessels, including the tug Terawhiti, bound from Wanganui to Wellington, were compelled to shelter. There were further heavy snowfalls in the centre of the North Island. The Napier-Taupo road will be closed to all traffic for two days, and motorists using the Taihape-Oliakune road are advised to use chains.

WILD WEATHER IN FAR NORTH Eight Cows Killed By Lightning Bv Telegraph—Preog Association. WHANGAREI, August 1. The coldest and wildest weather in living memory has been experienced in Northland during the past few days, and light falls of snow have fallen in some parts of the middle north. Eight cows owned by Mr. Les Bennett, at Wbareora, near Whangarei, were killed by lightning during a storm last night.