THE WEATHER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3003, 4 October 1911, Page 25

THE WEATHER.

A COLD SNAP. , On Thursday nijjht and early on Friday morning the weather was' exceptionally cold and boisterous. Heavy rain on Thursday was followed,,by snow showers in the early hours of, yesterday, and shortly after daylight the hills surrounding the city had a.t'air coating; of snow. Similar conditions were experienced in several of the country districts. (Fbojj Oub Own Cobbe3pondents.J / .'".. ,;/ *■ OTEKAIKE, September 28. The rainfall registered here for 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on the 27th, was 14 points. I A heavy S.W. gale with showers prevailed early in the morning, but the weather wag I fine afterwards, with frost at night. Today a hot N.W. wind was blowing. \ September 29. I The rainfall registered here for the 24 ! hours ended 9 a.m. was 2 points. There has been a howling southerly gale, witlh enow on the high country, and the weather is bitterly cold. A higtti S.W. wind is blowing to-day, and it is very cold> but fair. I HILLGROVE. September 30. | The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on the 29th was 7 points, and for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day it was 4 jJbirita. The total for the month is 1.36 in, a«j compared with 1.17 in for September last year, and the total since January is 12.24 in, as compared with 13.83 in for the corresponding period of 1910. , GERALDINE, September 29. I The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. wa3 34 points. A cold southerly squall was followed by rain, hail, and snow, the rain beginning to fall about 9 o'clock last night. Subsequently frost set in. The thermometer fell to 29deg. RANFURLY, September 29. The rainfall registered here for 24 hours ended 9 a.m. was 5 points. A heavy S.W. gale set in last evening, and continued during the night. The weather is still very wintry, and the ranges are agaia covered with snow. NASEBY, September 29. A falling barometer was the forerunner of a gale of wind all day yesterday, sweeping across the plain with great force, and followed at night with driving sleet and snow from the south. This morning the weather shows sign 3 of clearing, though , still cold, and the mountains have a liberal | coating of snow. Yesterday's cold snap will be particularly hard on the young lambs. HAWKDTJN, September 27. I The rainfall registered here for 24 hours ended 9 a.m was 18 points. | QUEENSTOWN, September 29. | The rainfall registered here for 24 hours : ended 9 a.m. on the 28th, was 27 points. A fresh westerly breeze blew all day yes- I terday, veering round to the southward,to- ' wards evening, accompanied by rain and

.sleet. The weather is cold. Snow fell during the night, with one exception the heaviest fall this year. It was snowing all round the district up till noon. Now showing signs of clearing. The lake is low. , TAPANUI, September 29. I The rainfall registered here for 24 hours ended 9 a.m. was 30 points. I GORE, September 29. ! This district has not had anything like the rain experienced elsewhere. <'r\ the 26th, at 9 a.m., 10 points; on the 27th, 17 i points; on the 28th,. nil; and on the 29th (to-day), 25 points.* Slight snow fel 1 on th»> hills, and heavy showers of sleet and rain, with equinoxial S.W. gales. The temperature was at freezing point during the night. Newly : born lambs will be affected, but otherwise the rain will do a ii-eat amount of good to the newly-sown crops, ■ which are nearly all in. Only the turnip ! ground i 3 to be put in now. DIPTON, September 29. ' The rainfall registered 28 points yesterday. To-day there is a trace of enow.

BLENHEIM, September 29. A southerly blizzard raged during the night, and the hills surrounding the town are now covered with a white mantle of snow. The fall was heavier than has been experienced for some years. Orehardists fear that the early crop will be considerably damaged. CHRISTCHURCH, September 29. ■I North Canterbury is experiencing «nixed and unwelcome weather. Yesterday it was" bright and summery. A south-west £alu 1 sprang up last evenirur. with frequent showers, and towards morning the temperature fell. Some snow fell in the city and there was heavy hail and sleet. There has been a heavy fall of snow inland, and when the clouds lifted this morning tha Port Hills were seen to be smothered. Farmers in town to-day express a fear that the change from yesterday has been disastrous to the lambs. OAMARU, Ootober 2. The rainfall in Qamaru for the nine months ended September 30 was 15.20 inches—29 points more than for the.whole of last year. ! GERALDINE, October 1. ! The rainfall registered here for the month of September was 3.03 inches. The maximum fall on one day was 725 points on the 18th, and the total number of days with rain was 16. The month generally has been calm and free from nor'-westers, and the nights were cold. Frosts were experienced towards the end of the month after the squall on the 28th. MOUNT PEEL, September 29. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. was 55 points. Snow ! fell at night, 4' inches deep, i ; HAWKDUN STATION, September 30. ! For the 48 hours ending 9 a.m. we had 37 points of rain. On the 29th we had 6 inches of snow. GORE, October 2. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on the Ist inst. was 3 points, and for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day 14 points. The weather is showery but warm,' and is grand for growing. The average temperature for th*> past 24 hours was 49 degrees. The following report on the weather conditions during September, and, an interesting comparison with last year, has been kindly supplied by Mr A. A. Scott:—Number of days on which rain fell, 17; heaviest rainfall, on the 29th inst., 25 .points; total rainfall for the month 1.26 inches; total rainfall for the' year, 14.32 inches; mean maximum temperature, 54.21 deg Fahr; mean minimum temperature, 39.3 deg Fahr; mean temperature for the month, 46.76 deg Fahr; warmest day, 26th inst.. 68deg Fahr; coldest night, on the 6th, 27deg Fahr. Comparison with September, 1910: Mean temperature for the month, 47.62 deg Fahr.; rainfall for the month, 2.41 inches; rainfall for the year, 18.84 inches. More rain is wanted. , The rainfall for the year so far is 4 inches less than for last year, and a long way below the average. WOODLANDS, Ootober 2. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours.ended 7 a.m. was 60 points. For the past month the total' was 263 points. _For September last year the total was 458 points. WAIMA'HAKA, October 2. The rainfall for September was 313 points. The heaviest fall was 55 points on the 18th. The rainfall on. the Ist October was 70 points. There were 17 wet days in September.