RAIN EASES OFF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 193, 1 September 1937, Page 6

RAIN EASES OFF

Reports obtained from. the various country districts at midday indic.ated that there were some indications of an easement in tho rainfall. However, all localities reported heavy rain overnight and again this morning, while at noon there was light misty rain practically throughout the northern portion of the province. The weather was very warm everywhere, and there were indications of a break. Mr, Erie Beamisk, of Kohatunui, reported that during the 24 hours ended 7.30 o'clock this morning there were 166 points of rain. There was a heavy fall of rain from eight o'clock last evening until seven this morning, since which hour the fall has eased up and there is a heavy misty rain, similar to that which was noted throughout yesterday. ' ' There appears to be slight prospects of tlie weather clearing," ho said. "Judging by the state of the Ngaruroro river here there is no immediate cause for any alarm. Short of keavy rain here or in parts of the district further inland there will be no cause for alarm as regards flooding." '"We have had quite enough rain, in fact more than enough, and could do with some more fine and warm weather," was the comment from Waipoapoa Station, Maraetotara. Dur; ing the past 24 hours there had been 5.33 inches of rain, this being quite the heaviest fall in the northern portion of the province. The total for the past week was 12.06 inches. The rain had eased very considcrablly this morning and at noon there was just a "Seotch mist. " Dull and misty, with not mucli sign of a break, was tlie report from Mr, John Chambers' station at Mokopeka at mid-day. There had been heavy rain overnight, the recording for the 24 .hours being 3.36 inches, as against only S2 points for the previous 24 hours. "All the creeks aTe overflowing, and though we wanted.the rain a week ago we have had about enough now," reported. Apley Station, Rissington. The latest reading gave the fall at 1.96 -inches, but there had been nearly eight inches of rain during the past week. There were delinite signs of the rain easing off. The following table gives an indication of the extent of the rain recorded throughout the districts ad jacent to Hastings and Napier, for the past 24 hours, and since the break in . thp. . weather recorded a week ano: —

Past 24 Past hours, week. Flag Range 1.75 — Hastings 1.06 1.94 Puketapu ............ 3.36 5.49 Glencoe Station 1.58 3.12 Crissoge 1.86 — Kahatunui Station .... 1.66 5.05 Waipoapoa Station .... 5.33 12.06 Makopeka 3.36 6.92 Undercliffe 1.16 2.62 Apley Station 1.96 *7.93