FALL OF SNOW

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 193, 17 July 1939, Page 6

FALL OF SNOW

HILLS NEAR CITY. HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAIN. Snow which was carried by a heavy wind made conditions exceedingly cold on the hills south and east of the city, this morning, a fall upwards of an inch in depth being experienced between daylight and if a.m. The coating all along the hills could clearly be seen from the city. .. ~ Heavy rain fell in Palmerston North and on the hills last night, the recording at the Boys’ High School being only three points short of an men lor the' 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. Only one or two light showers fell in the city yesterday. A westerly wind pievailed. , Up to 9 a.m. yesterday .Olin. of rain was registered in the city for the preceding 24 hours. Records taken at West End by Mr C. H. Mason nlaccd the fall at .03in., and for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day at .76in. . , . „ The temperature in the city at 9 a.m. to-day was as low as 38 degrees. Snow commenced to fall about daylight in the Manawatu Gorge to-dor. Tt was thick on the ground, and the hills in the vicinity were covered with a white mantle. . , T The snow was Sin. deep in the J\nmeroa district, and motorists were warned to proceed with care. The snow was still falling af Aokautoro at 11 o’clock this morning, and was down to the 500 ft. level, which is the lowest it has been for several years. Advice received in Palmerston North to-dav stated that snow was falling on tlie Rimutnkas this forenoon, and it was feared that if the fall continued the highway would become impassable.