THE WEATHER

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16166, 21 March 1918, Page 6

THE WEATHER

STRONG SOU'-WEST GALE. . \v ' 'J'lio abnormal northerly gale of Mob* day niglit and Tuesday veered round to the southward yesterday, and blew al- ' most as strongly all day from that quarter. There was fairly heavy,rain in the forcnoon, bxit iu-the aftemoojt ■ - the clouds broke and towards ing the sky was quite clear, .there being a good red sunset, and ■ of finer weather.

There was 0 certain amount of , lerruption to telegraphic communisriou yesterday, as tm the day anc] only cablegrams and sages were forwardpd to Aucklaijd m Northern districts. On the wholeiMf? has been an improvement in tJWr"®Sljr* munication, though a break vin tno-lijo south of Oamatu was reported -yen terday about midday. The tratlic manager states tliat tliere hare been no interruptions or delays in the local railway services. - Orchardists report a good deal u damage to the fruit crop. -?• hJ themselves have survived .wen. ? largo quantities of apples near '"<> gathering stage wero blown down * oa t their cammcrcial value depreciated. Much damage was done to t)w ; road, near Allandale, between Govcrnor's Bay and Teddington by tl|P tog , tido prevailing at Lyttelton on , • day. Several'sheep were drgwped at Teddington, where the low-.yrng Jana was submerged in places to a dep two or three i'eet ~ m Mr W- P- Stericker, of Sutton larn Timaru, writes: A very heavy jam * in on Monday evening, the foil curded up to C p.m. on Tupgaj 6WJB 2 55in The barometer reading >» Tnp-,d'iv was 25.95, the previous Tow** on my records'being 28.97 on NovemlK "°Rain J set in again at Ashourton earl£ vesterdav morning and at 9 o , the total registered for the tWi»four hours was 0.91 m. making a since 7 p.m. 0,1 Monday of 2.01 m. 11 total registered at Ba, * on L_ 'juui fm- the two davs was over 3in. continued to fall at throng out the morning, at times coming dW heavily. So far the downpour ]«« beV welcon.rd by farmers generallythough there was no scared J ' 1 tl'o urass paddocks had ' eCO ?£ • drav and hard. It will also put £ land in good condition for - in addition to further stimulating , growth of rape nnil such root turnips, mangolas. and swedes. iiotato 'c ops, which are now .n _ instances dead ripe, and rc ®4* | lf lifting are . likely to >' the heavy rains, and the bl'gn . > disease in the tubers is like!* jj* snread. There was a break m ? river shortlv before 2 p.m., rain seemed to be over. 1! wi' reading at . the A^"j ov lupin weather station "" T. 1 28.80. ti«.. since 1011. ' J " dic g.{. ceinupr o'!i. 1911, t' lo *!^wi e d. on rccord, 23.01, was roc-. e • (pness A^-onvtion* tei-egbam.) ; Mr Clc vent\vra^e N in'a over dl parts south of Cnr.stmw

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