DRY SPELL BROKEN

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 53, 6 March 1929, Page 11

DRY SPELL BROKEN

TO-DAY'S HEAVY FALL

-During the last few days blue skies have given place to grey," and this morning Wellington awoke to. a howling nor'-wester and heavy rain. Coming immediately after a long spell of summer weather the change was most pronounced and uncomfortable. Waterproofs and umbrellas, the signs of winter,- were again called into service after many weeks of idleness. There was a heavy demand upon tramcar ac-. commodatipn, especially on suburban lines, and in some eases the overcrowding of the trams was anything but pleasant. Gardens and lawns, which have been looking very dry, have Liken a new lease of life, and in the outlying districts tanks, which were hitherto low, should by now hold a good supply of water., .

To-day's heavy fall marks tho conclusion of a welcome spell of fine summer weather. January was rather a wet month, but, except for the first five days of February, there was no rain last month, the first shower falling during last week-end. Since then, however, rain has faleln fairly heavily all over the Dominion. From Sunday, up till 9 a.m. to-day, 91 points, or nearly an inch of rain, fell in ellington. On the . West Coast of the South Island thero have been some very heavy falls. Over 5% inches were reported at Arthur's Pass, 3J inches at Greymouth, and over 2 inches at Westport. The part of the Dominoou at present enjoying tho best weather is portion of the East Coast between Castlep'oint and East Cape. To-day's weather report does not hold out hope for'much iinprovoment in the near future. A continuance of unsettled weather is forecasted, with a change to southerly.