THE WEATHER.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 215, 18 September 1911, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

RIVERS RISING

The rain which commenced yesterday morning and which continued! more heavily since last night, has increased the quantity of water in the rivers throughout the district, with the exception of the Taylor, which has nOL SO far beeu materially affected. . -The Awatere River at the Jordan is in high flood, and at noon the Wairau and Omaka were rising. The1 Havelock coach would have been unable to cross at Renwick this morning, and therefore went round the Tua Marina track. The water in the Omaka has reached the filling at Levin and Co's buildings. The position at present is not serious; but unless the weather clears there might be a grave danger of a flood.

The rainfall in Blenheim from Saturday night to 9 o'clock this morning amounted to 64-J- points. Besides Blenheim, rain was also railing at 9 o'clock this morning at. Oamaru, Timaru, Christchurch, Nelson, Cape Campbell, Stephen's Island, Auckland, and at Wellington there had been a fall of 31 points. Snow and rain were falling at Bealey, and there was a lightning storm at! Kaipara. The rivers were very high1 at Bealey. Considerable seas were running at Cape Campbell, Stephen's Island, Russell, Farewell Spit, New; Plymouth, Westport, Greymouth, Kaipara, and East Cape. There was a general drop in the barometer, while the thermometer readings were higher. Gisborne and Wanganui were warmest with 62, and Bealey coldest with 39. The prevailing winct in the South Island was a southerly, while a nor'-wester prevailed in the North.