THE WEATHER.
SNOW IN THE SOUTH
(Per Press Association.)
Christchurch, October 15
The southerly storm which the Dominion Meteorologist yesterday (a hot summer-like day) announced would spread over New Zealand was nob long 'in making its appearance. At an early hour last evening the wind changed from north-east to 1 the south, and the mischief was done. The evening’s breeze changed to a gale during ’the night, but this morning broke fairly fine. Towards noon, however, cold showers of rain fell. From other parts of Canterbury come reports of cold weather with snow and bitter winds in the high country. Two inches of snow lay on the ground at Bealey at 9 o’clock to-day. Timani, October 15. There were cold and heavy showers on Saturday. Big hail fell a few niilcs out of town, and the low ranges are whitened again.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 52, 16 October 1911, Page 6
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