DBY SPELL BROKEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17889, 17 September 1921, Page 6

DBY SPELL BROKEN.

STEADY\ FALL OF RAIN. > WIND FROM THE NORTH-EAST FALL QF THE BAROMETER. The spell of dry leather which had been experienced at Auckland; for some weeks came to ''.lend- yesterday, when heavy rain began to fall. The weather had been threatening' for some days, with heavy clouds drifting from the westward, the wind having been from that direction for some time. At an early hour yesterday the wind changed to the north-east, and at 1 p.m. light rain began to fall. It continued for about an hour, when the weather cleared somewhat, to be followed by light intermittent showers. Shortly after 8 p.m. steady rain began to fall and continued up to a late hour with even greater intensity. The following supplementary forecast was supplied to us by Mr. Clement L. Wragge at one o'clock this morning:— The tropical disturbance, which came up with remarkable suddenness, appears to be steep, and to be making southerly. Hence we may expect that the beneficent rainfall will cover a considerable portion of the country. It appears to be travelling rapidly, and thus Sunday may be fine in the North. The barometer, which had been registering 30.25 in., fell between noon and 4 p.m. to 30.10 in., when it remained steady. The rainfall for the 24 hours ending midnight, as registered by the Heeald gauge, was .Win.