THE WEATHER

Otago Witness, Issue 3384, 22 January 1919, Page 16

THE WEATHER

QTbom Oxra Oww Correspondents.) GERALDINE, January 17. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day was 91 points. Southerly wind and rain was experienced all night, after a cloudy day, with light showers. January 20. The rainfall on January 18 was .145 points. The sky is overcast, and it was showery all day. PALMERSTON, January 18. Unsettled weather continues, with fro quent showers, and it is doubtful whether some of the hay that has been cut will be worth leading m. In the surrounding districts some of the sheds that started shearing some time ago are still unfinished, getting in only an occasional day or so at a time STATION PEAK, January 15. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 8 a.m. to-day was 27 points. A fine, mild rain followed upon a very hot day. The weather to-day is hot with a strong nor.-west wind. The barometer is low with a rising tendency this afternoon. January -17. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 8 a.m. to-day was 21 points. The weather is mild, but unsettled, and the barometer is low, with a further falling tendency. January 18. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 8 a.m. on the 18th inst. was 147 points. This is the heaviest rainfall recorded hero since the 28th of May, 1917, when 164 points was recorded. This morning the high ranges in tfie -vicinity of Kurow are snowing a good coating of snow. The weather Is mild and fine to-day, but

still somewhat) unsettled. The barometer i= low, but rising-. NASEBY, January 18. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Friday was 31 points and for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Saturday 139 points -were recorded. The surounding mountains are coated with snow. RANFURLY, January 18. The rainfall registered here for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day was 102 points. Heavy rain commenced to fall here at 6.30 yesterday evening, and continued off and on for the greater part of the night, the surrounding nilLs being covered with a light coating of snow. WAIPIATA, January 18. The rainfall for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on January 18 was 63 points. CROMWELL, January 20. The inland district is experiencing- very unsettled weather, with an unusually heavy rainfall. The heaviest fall set in at an early homr this morning, and continued, with only slight interruption, until well after midday. The conditions are still unsettled, although .the rain has ceased. TAPANUI, January 20. The weather continues very wet, and this morning heavy rains have fallen, stopping shearing and all farm work. There has been almost a daily rain supply during this month, and summer weather is unknown. LAWRENCE, January it). As a result of torrential rainfall on Tuesday, Ross place, the principal business street of Lawrence, Tvas flooded to a depth of about three feet at its lowest point, opposite the Bank of New Zealand. There was a very heavy downpour, lasting for about half an hour shortly after mid-day, and the weather then cleared till evening, when shortly after 7 o olock one of the heaviest thunderstorms (accompanied with vivid flashes of lightning 1 ) ex-

perienced in the district for many years past, came on, and for a couple of hours or more the rain simply poured down in sheets. The water channels were eoon raging torrents. About 10.30 p.m. Hospital Creek, which has a. large drainage area, overflowed, the surplus water pouring along Ross place, and within an hour it had risen to a height of over 3ft, flooding all the business places and private residences. When things began to look serious the Mayor had the fire-bell rung as a warning, and as a result all tho business people, with the exception of Mr W. T. Talboys (whose manager was in Dunedin), were able to . get their goods above flood level. Though no great monetary loss has been suffered, a good deal of inconvenience and trouble was caused by the visitation. The total rainfall as gauged by the local postmaster was 187 points.