UNPLEASANT WINTER
BOISTEROUS CONDITIONS.
BITTERLY COLD WINDS. The present month of wintry weather is as severe as any that can be rememberd bjr old residents of Te Kuiti. The fall of snow on Wednesday, followed by a very light fall during that night, was the first that has been experienced for 13 years, and the succession of stormy days, with bitterly cold winds and thunderstorms, interspersed with heavy frosts, has made the month of July an exceedingly unpleasant one. Wednesday's snowfall was heavy on the higher country. At Kopaki and Mangapehi the ground was white, and at Poro-o-taroa the fall was even heavier. Other high portions of the district were also covered to a depth of two or three inches.
Last night the shifting of the wind from the south, accompanied by very heavy rain and some thunder, resulted in warmer temperatures prevailing. To-day, however, the wind is still coming off the heavy snow lying down country, and the weather is as boisterous as ever.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4816, 28 July 1939, Page 5
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165UNPLEASANT WINTER King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4816, 28 July 1939, Page 5
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