BLEAK WEEK-END

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22167, 22 July 1935, Page 10

BLEAK WEEK-END

LOW TEMPERATURES CONDITIONS IN AUCKLAND COLD WIND AND HEAVY RAIN Nearly l.Sin. of rain fell in the city over the week-end, and the bleak conditions were in marked oontrast to those of the previous week-end. Although Saturday was fine the day was marred to some extent by a cold southerly wind and an overcast sky ir? the afternoon. Rain followed that night and developed into a steady downpour, which continued with brief interruptions throughout yesterday. Low temperatures prevailed, this being particularly noticeable yesterday morning.

The rainfall in Auckland for the 24 hours up to midnight on Saturday was only .06in., but yesterday the fall recorded, up to midnight, was 1.43 in., making a total for the 48 hours of 1.49 m. COLD SNAP IN WAIKATO JUNIOR FOOTBALL POSTPONED [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT] HAMILTON, Sunday Cold weather was experienced in Hamilton during the week-end. Rain commenced to fall yesterday morning and continued without a break throughout the day. The fall wab not heavy. Rain fell again during this morning and early this afternoon, but the weather cleared later. Junior football fixtures were postponed on Saturday, on account of the rain. CONDITIONS AT THAMES LOW AREAS COVERED [from our own correspondent] THAMES, Sunday Heavy rain, with a strong easterly wind, set in at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon in the Thames district and continued without cessation until about 1.30 p.m. on Sunday. During this period there were three thunder storms. The official rainfall figures up to 10 a.m. to-day were 1.75 in., while it is estimated another inch fell up to 1 p.m. Th<* fall was heavier south of Thames, where all the low-lying land around Kopu. Kirikiri and Matatoki is covered with several inches of water. The Kirikiri stream overflowed across the main road, while the Matatoki stream invaded properties on its left bank toward the Waihou River. The Kauaeranga stream rose considerably, and at. high tide at 11 o'clock this morning flowed over some of the lower paddocks at Parawai. Residents of the Hauraki Plains state that the fall was the heaviest in years and the drains w«re filled to capacity. No damage has been reported through lightning, which was particularly vivid during the night in that area. The High School ground, upon which the Indian v. Thames-Hauraki hpckey match is to be played to-morrow, ia well soaked. STORMS IN THE NORTH 1 - MINOR FLOODING AND SLIPS [from OCR OWN correspondent] WHANGAREI. Sunday Vary heavy rain, at times torrential, fell in Whangarei from mid-day until 6ix o'clock to-day, causing all creeks to flow bank high. At Whareora the water was over the road this evening, blocking traffic, and low-lying country was covered. The rain was less severe this morning, but there was no sign of the weather clearing at nine o'clock.

Particularly heavy ram has fallen at Maungaturoto sinoe this morning and continued in the evening. Thp creeks are in high flood and the water was over the road near the bowling green, but it did not bold up traffic. There was a severe hailstorm about four o'clock, accompanied by thunder and lightning, which continued during the evening. Two slips came down in the Waipu gorge, but they were not sufficiently large to interfere with traffic. Water flowed over the road in several places on the Mata Flats and at Otaika, but cars were getting through up to nine o'clock. Motorists arriving from Auckland this evening stated that driving conditions were very bad this side of Kaiwaka, while through the Waipu gorge the water was coming down the hillsides in cataracts. The rain was less severe between Waipu and Wbangarei and about 30 miles north of Wbangarei the weather was-fine.