HEAVY WEATHER

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 126, 31 May 1920, Page 5

HEAVY WEATHER

IX)W TFAMPERATURE IN OTAGO

SNOW ALL OVER THE

PROVaNOE,

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DUNEDIN, May 31. iSevei'© weather has prevailed) here during the last three, days. The temperature is very low. Snow has fallen all over 'the province, and heavy falls are l-epoa-ted from the high country. ' On Saturday at 4 p.m. 18 inches of snow was lying in Ah-owtpwn, and it was then snowing hea.yily. At Cromwell there was very little snowon the flats), but the surrounding hills wore covered with a heavy coaling. ■•••,■■' On tho low lands in Upper Olut-ha tho snow was lying to a depth of six inches.

In Kingston, Garston, and Attibi districts heavy falls hr>Are been experienced. The conditions show no sign of improvement.