THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 932, 10 January 1890, Page 20

THE WEATHER.

After a few days ©f almost tropical heat, a welcome rain set in on Tuesday evening. The downfall steadily increased and continued late well into next day, doing a great deal of good. The temperature on Monday and Tuesday was very high, as much as 79 having been registered in the shade. The great beat vas accounted for by Captain Edwin, viz : the meeting of two air currents, one from the east and tha other from the south. It was blowing hard from the eastward with rain on the East coast early in the week, while from the South was working down the gale that cams on here on Wednesday. These two currents concentrated and confined an immense volume of heated air over the Wellington district, sending up the temperature to almost tropical intensity. Then came the south wind, condensation followed, and down fell the rain. From an early hour on Wednesday morning till near noon a strong gale blew. The water of the harbour was blown into great sheets of foam, and dashed in considerable distance over the breastwork. Several yachts dragged their moorings, but with one exception they were all secured before they sustained any damage. Messrs Jacks’ yacht Isca, which was moored off the Railway Wharf, dragged her anchor and drifted on to the skids off the Thorndon Yacht Club, Before she could be got off, her port bulwarks were stove in, and she has damaged some of the planks in her hull. .She was taken up on Messrs Clatworthy and Dixon's slip to effect repairs, The steam-iatfach Gannet, which was moored close .to ,the js©a, also dragged her moorings, and would have pse.fc ,the same fate as the Isca had no.t her ,crew got up steam and staJken ,fier round between the yvharyes. The , yacht Thetis also dragged ,h f er .moorings, »pd bumped .against a coal-hnl.k pea,r the Railway Wbjirf, Mr Batkin with some l assistance got her away he(oi;a any damage j; was done Several fences w«r,o doyrn in difierent parts of the town, hat no .serious 1 damage is reported. Rain fell almost con- \ tinuously till about 11am, when tho weather partially cleared ; but in tho afternoon heavy rain clouds hung over the city, and just before 9 o’clock in the evening heavy rain again set in, and continued for some time, but without wind, Yesterday was oloudy and showery, and pleasantly cold. The change is a welcome one to agriculturists, rain having been much wanted, especially at Wftirarapa,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Masterton, January 8. Steady northerly rain set in last nigh t, and this morning there was a heavy downpour. The wind changed to the south-west and blew hard all day. A small slip occurred on the railway iine this side of Eketahuna, and the afternoon train was forty minutes late.