The Recent Bad Weather.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 58, 3 September 1894, Page 2

The Recent Bad Weather.

RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW 1 The weather during the past day or two has been exceptionally boisterous and cold, and much resembled Christ mas weather in the Old Country. Fri day and Saturday were raw and wet, but early on Sunday morning the mercury fell considerably, and by daybreak the ground was covered with a mantle of snow. During the whole of the day and late into the night, rain, hail, and snow fell in Feilding at intervals, accompanied by a gale of wind, wbich, it is feared, will have played sad havoc with the blossoms in orchards which are not well protected. As this kind of weather has been general over the whole of the surrounding districts — especially at Beaconsfield and Birmingham — the death rate among the lambs will no doubt he heavy, and bright warm weather will be eagerly looked forward to by sheepfarmers and others. Feed is very short, but with some warm spring weather it will soon improve, and as the glass is now rising fast it is to be hoped that a favorable change will soon take place. (Per Press Association). Dcnedin, Sept. 2 After intermittent showers, snow commenced to fall steadily at 3 p.m. on Saturday and continued throughout nearly the v\ hole of the uight. This morning it lay fully six inches deep. A thaw set in, but there have been frequent showers of snow and hail throughout the day, which kept up the supply, and there is, at present, no sign of it clearing up. Wellington, Sept. 2. The weather, which was bitterly cold yesterday, continued over to-day, and this afternoon there was a fall of snow, followed by sharp showers of rain. Cheistchusch, Sept. 2. Yesterday and to-day were the most wintry days experienced in this district this season. Yesterday morning suoir fell lightly on the plains aud vory heavy on the hills, and during tbe d*y excessive cold sleet showers at intervals Early this morning the snow fell heavily and at daybreak the ground was covered to a depth of several inches. The weather will causo mortality amongst lambs, besides again retarding sowing operations, with which good progress was being made. Woodville, This Day Severe storms aud cold weather were experienced bere on Saturday and Suuday The snow lies on the hills tv a low level It is feared the result will be serious to sheep farm ers so far as the lambing season is concerned. Napirb. This Dav. The weather since Saturday has been bitterly cold and there was a cljght fall of snow yesterday morning. Auckland, This Day. Phenomenally severe weather prevailed on Saturday and yesterday. There were cold rain squalls, varied by a sharp bail storm and snow fell in the afternoon, an unusual experience for Auckland. The weather is the severest felt in the city for twenty yeare. Waipawa. Thi* Day. Snow fell in Waipawa yesterday and to-day ; the first fall in six years. It is three inches deep on tho Waipawa plains*