THE WEATHER.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 40, 16 February 1907, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

THUNDERSTORM IN WELLINGTON.

[press association.]

* WELLINGTON, Feb. 16. The oppressive heat of yesterday ended at midnight with a violent thunderstorm, accompanied by wind, lightning, and a very heavy downpour. The latter continued until be.tween 8 and 9 this morning. It is doubtful at what hour the cricket match will be resumed to-day, as the ground is very wet, and rain threatens.

There are indications that the drought is about to break, if it has not already/broken. At 9 o'clock this morning rain was falling in Blenheim and district, Cape Campbell, Kaikoura, Greyinouth, Lyttelton, Dunedm and Balclutha, while at Christchurch, IBealey, Tiniaru, Oanlaru, and Clyde the sky wore a threatening aspect. In the North Island rain was reported by 'Cape Marie van Diemen, Hokianga Heads, Cambridge, East Cape, TauKanga, Gisborne, and Castlepomt, and rat Taupo heavy rain fell during tli© night. The barometer had risen generally; the highest and lowest readings respectively were 29.95 at Clyde and Tnvercargill, and 29.57 at Greymouth. In Blenheim the glass stood 29:82. The thermometer ranged from 74 at Auckland and Tiritiri to 58 at Cape Campbell. The local reading was 67. The sea was rough at a number of the coastal stations including Hokianga Heads, £ast Cape, Napier, Castlepoint, Cape Campbell, and Nuggets; it was considerable at.Kaikoura, smooth at Farewell Spit, and moderate on the West Coast bars.

telegram from Christchurch states that a welcome shower fell for an hour tli'is morning. Our own correspondent wires that ram has been falling at Seddon since o o clock this morning.