THE WEATHER.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 566, 2 December 1915, Page 11

THE WEATHER.

GOOD SHOWERS IN COUNTRY. In some parts of the country good showers fell * yesterday afternoon and Evening. , „ s f The rainfall in the city- was -very light, only .020 of an inch being recorded at the Christchurch observatory. In the country |he fall was much more satisfactory, according; to advices from correspondents. The crops and vegetation of all de-! scriptions are "showing unmistakeable »signs of lack of moisture, and it is indeed becoming serious, i Rather over four degrees of frost werg registered in Christchurch last night.... Rainfalls recorded up t0j9.30 a.m. to-day were:— Points. North Loburn .. .. .. ... 55 Waiau .. .. .. .. .... 10 Darfleld .. .. .. .. .. ~ , 50 Cust .. ... 43 Methven .. .. . . .. 8 The rainfall for November at Methven was 3.25 inches. RAINFALL RECORD AT CUST. Mr R. Gardner, of Cust, supplies the following rainfall records: — Rainfall for November, 1915 .. 2.66 in Rainfall for November, 1914 .. 1.76 in Total, Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 1915 .. 15.84 in Total, Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 1914 . . 23.17 in