THE WEATHER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18591, 27 June 1922, Page 8

THE WEATHER

RIVERS RISE RAPIDLY,

NO DAMAGE DONE,

The weather yesterday was again most •unpleasant, when steady rain continued for the best part of the day, but eased some- • what' during the afternoon. The fall was ' particularly heavy and incessant on bundav.’ and the rain gauge kept by Mr W. Jacobsen recorded -900 m at 9 o clock yesterday morning, the previous day s reading being .520 in. Last night was cold and wet, ■with a keen southerly wind, but a steadily rising barometer indicating an improiement in the weather. Generally speaking, there was more ram out on the Taieri than in the town, but the rivers have not risen to such an extent as to cause floods. The fcilverstream, ■ Owhiro Stream, and Mill Creek were running high yesterday morning, but on the weather clearing'a little the waters subsided These streams overflowed their banks on reaching the low-lying lands of East. Taiori. Mr B. B. Couston (Taieri Coutlty engineer) states that the Taieri Elver rose between 4ft and sft above nor- ■ mal ,at Outram, but only 2ft above normal at Hindon. At the power station the Waipori rose 6ft above normal on Sunday night, but did not rise any further yesterday. It was fortunate that the rivers rose no further, as considerable damage would have resulted. 9'bou Oub Own Correspondents. ) SAWYER’S BAY, June 26. TlX> rainfall registered here for the 24 hones ended 9 a.m. on June 24 was 15 points. On June 25 it was 82 points, and the previous day 160 points, making a total of 255 points. ROXBURGH, June 26. Alter a period of hard frost, the longest and' severest experienced in the district ;• for tnanv years, the weather broke on Fri- ■' day, rain setting ip early on Saturday morning, continuing through that and the following day. In all. 60 points fell. The glass was rising on Monday morning, and the weather showed signs of clearing. For over a-month there had been no rain, and Edeg of frost were registered for 21 days. w ... PALMERSTON. June 26. _ Last Saturday a steadv drizzle set in and-con tinned most of the day and night. A great deal of min fell last night and to-da,y, and there is every indication of a lorig spell of wet weather.