YESTERDAY'S STORM

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 19, 23 January 1926, Page 8

YESTERDAY'S STORM

HEAVY RAINFALLS.

Two -ieteorologicr.l listurbances have been at work within the past twenty-four hours, one to the northward of New Zealand and the other in the south. They have neutralised one another, but the one in tho north has now passed eastwards. The other asserted itself last evening. The wind rose quickly at about 7.30 p.m.,

p,nd has remained high ever since. The strongest gusts were experienced between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., some blowing at the rate of nearly 40 miles per hour. This was in direct contrast with local conditions between noon and 4 p.m. yesterday, when there was a dead calm. There has been considerable rainfall throughout the Dominion. Wellington had 20 points, less than a quarter of an inch, but otlicr districts had much more —Collingvvood, 4.80 inches; Westport, 1.63; Grcymouth, 1.SI; Arthur's Pass, 2.74; Wanganui, .29; and Foxton, .36. Within the past two" days 6.59 inches have been experienced at Whakapara, in the far north, and 6.86 at Waihi. Easterly winds, Strong to gale, have now given place to northerlies and westerlies.

The forecast is for westerly winds, strong to gale at times, backing to southerly. The barometer is due to rise everywhere soon, and squally and changeable weather, with heavy showers, especially in the West Coast and Southern districts, is to bo expected.

On account of the wild weather last night there was no performance at Wirth's Circus. A large number of people who waited in the hope that the storm would pass had their money refunded.