THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18480, 7 September 1925, Page 10

THE WEATHER.

SATURDAY'S HAIL AND RAIN.

Another touch of real wintry weather was experienced on Saturday, The morning was moderately fine, likewise the early part of the afternoon. About 4 o'clock, however, heavy black clouds rolled up from the sou'-west, and rain and hail fell with considerable violence. Further cold showers contniued in the evening. The morning broke fine, but intensely cold, the wind still coming from the sou'-west. About midday, however, the wind changed to the cast, and the afternoon was clear and fine. . , . .

SNOW IN DUNEDIN.

(press association TELEGRAM.) DUNEDIN, September 6. The bitter cold on Saturday gave way towards evening to snow, which set in after nightfall in earnest: When the sun rose this morning,' snow was lying about, and was particularly thick on the higher levels.

HAILSTORM IN TIMARU.

(special to "the peess.") TIMARU, September 5. Between 11 p.m. and miduight on Friday, Timaru was swept by one of the heaviest hailstorms ever experienced. For some minutes the approach of . the. storm could' be heard by the rattle of pieces of ice the size of pigeons' eggs upon the roofs, and when the storm burst the noise resembled that of a battery of machine-guns.' It continued for nearly half-an-hour, and when the clouds passed over the ground was covered to a depth of as much as six inches in many places, with hailstones- up to three-quarters of an inch in diameter. Several windows were broken, and greenhouses and cucumber frames suffered severely. In- the morning the portion of the town over which the storm had passed appeared as though there had been a heavy snavjtorm, streets and gardens being fetiHf thickly covered with hail, which in some places lay all day on the ground.

SNOW ON THE COAST.

(PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) GREYMOUTH, September 6. An unusual climatic variation for the West Coast has been an invasion of the Jower lying margin during the past couple of days by snow. Early on Saturday the fall was general along the western foothills of the Southern Alps, and was substantial on the Paparoa ranges. Several inches were recorded at such places as Kokatahi, Kanicri, Lake Inchbonnie, and Kumara, while Hokitika and Greymouth were sprinkled with snow on Saturday morning and night. The weather cleared this morning upon the cessation of the cold south-wcaterly wind.

ASHBURTON. Rain set) in aboui 7 p.m. on Saturday and it ultimately developed into heavy snow which, fortunately, did not continue for more than an hour. Yesterday was bright and clear and the only evidence of the snow was on the hills, which were well coated. v

RANGIORA. The heaviest hail-storm for "over twenty years occurred at Rangiora on Saturday afternoon. hail-stones were like pigeon eggs, and in. a very few minutes the streets were covered with what resembled white pebbles. Most of the riders in the 50-mile road bicycle race were caught in the storm. I' ortunately the storm did not last very long. •