THE WEATHER

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1635, 13 August 1887, Page 2

THE WEATHER

Yesterday was the bittareat day exper.etcad here thla winter. In tie evening snow fell, mingled with rain, »nd accompalned with a piercingly cold wind. From the following it will be seeu that the same kind of weather has prevailed over the northern portion of the colony gThe " Lyttelton Timea" of this motßlig Buys : — The weather yesterday waa sa aevere ao any experienced daring the winter. A piercingly cold douth«weit wind blew during the d»y, accompaiaed by frequent falls of hail, sleet, and rain. The weather m Lyttelton waa of a moat wintry description. A bitterly cold south-weat wind was blowing all day, acoompained with frequent Bhowers of hail, sleet, and rain. The hilla above Diamond Harbor and Rhodes' Bay on the other side of the harbor were covered with (now, which continued to fall on all the hill tops pretty well the whole day.

. Auckland, August 12. Snow fell at Cambridge to-day for the firat time for twenty years. Napikr, August 13. There Wl* a heavy fall of snow at 4 20 this moill i£. Ihe country la all whi 9 Only twice before haa bhow fal'en m tho town and then it immediately melted. Mastekton, August 12 A heavy fall of snow took place last night covering the low hills each aide of the valley. The continuance of this weather will be disastrous to early lambs m the district, Feilding, August 13. A heavy snowstorm was experienced here this morning, tho first since the foundation of the settlement. The bills and plains are covered, It is not expected that the iambs will suffer much.

Wellington, August 13. A light snow fall took place this afternoon, and the weather Is still unpropltioue. Several ahoweri of hailstones fell this afternoon.

Owing to the furious sea at tfie Headu the Doric and Rotoraahana after lying at anchor all night returned this moaning. The latter might have gone out, but being very light it was not deemed prudent £p risk it. The Jane Douglas has also been inside siogo Thursday night. The weather this morning is cold nnd squally with hail and rain, but not sp violent as yesterday. Heavy falls of snpw are repprted froqj Woodyille aud Paimerston North to fhe depth of 3 to 4 inches, the heuvießt fall for eight or nine years.

Blenheim, Aueust 13.

There was a very heavy fall of bdow laet night nud this morning. In'tbe saddle of the paehwopd Pwp there were four iucheo.