COLD WEATHER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 7 August 1937, Page 9

COLD WEATHER.

SNOW ON HILLS

STRONG GALE YESTERDAY,

Springing up yesterday morning, a strong westerly gale brought a marked drop in temperatures and cold conditions ruled in the Manawatu yesterday, when the wind reached a velocity of about thirty miles an hour. It subsided early in the evening, but there was another keen south-westerly, wind blowing this morning, when conditions were wintry and l>oisterous, though there was bright sunshine. Snow fell on the heights of the Tararua and Ruahine Ranges during the night, there being a light coating on the highest parte of the hills behind Aokautere.

Like the conditions ruling in Palmerston North the weather in Feilding this morning was bitterly cold, and although fine, the sky was grey with l clouds and a fresh south-westerly wind was blowing. Enquiries made in the back country ft hove Feilding confirmed the fact that snow had been experienced on the higher. levels. At Rangiwahia there was quite a heavy fall, the ground I>eing covered two inches deep by the white mantle. There was also a slight fall at Apiti the ground being covered with a light coating. Although . extremely cold at Kimbolton. it was stated that there had not been any snow there. Advice was received that snow had fallen heavily in the National Park fhis morning, and was inches deen, file probabilities being that the country there would l>e snowbound. GALE IN HAWKE’S BAY.

Central Hawke’s Bay was visited by r terrific westerly wind late yesterday afternoon, reaching the highest intensity at 4.30 p.m. Conside'rable damage was done to the power lines, and a good portion of the area was without light. So fierce was the gale that several cars which were standing with their brakes on were blown along. In one case a car which was standing adjacent to the W’aipukurau School was blown through the school fence and fell over a bank 20ft. below, being badly smashed.