THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14760, 2 September 1913, Page 8

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Meteorological observations taken it 9.30 a.m. and 5 pan. on September 1st: — 9.30 B.m. 5 p.m. Temp, dry bulb .. .. 49.1 45.0 Temp, wet bulb .. .. 46.2 43.6 Humidity per cent. • ..79 88 Max. temp, in sun '.. 113 107 Min. therm, oa grass .. 2S.1 Wind .. .. .. S.W., S.W., ' niod. mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ..9 10 I »*i^«*™ The rainfall at Kninpoi for Ausnirt ttu 2.0-iin. oompp.red with .45in in 1908, 1.55in in 1909, ].30in in 1910, .OSin in 1911, and .41iu in 1912. The readings taken at the Ashburton Domain weeiher station at 9 a.m. on Sunday wore:—Barometer, 29.40; thermometer, max. 53, min. 30; frost, lOJdeg. The readings taken at 9 a.m. yesterday were :■ —.Barometer, 29.10; thermometer, max. 65, min. 40; frost, 2deg; rain, O.lOin. GOVERNMENT REPORT. Mr D. C. Bates, Government Meteorologist, supplied the following weather report at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Wind. Bar. Ther. Weather. CapeMarin N.W., fresh 23.63 60 Cloudy Russell S.W., fresh 29.53 59 Cloudy Manukau H. JT.W.' breeze-29.55 51 Cloudy Auckland W., freeh 29.51 57 Fair Tauranga W. fresh 29.48 55 UvotcaetEaetCapo N.W., freeh 29.46 55 Cloudy fJisborne W., fresh. 29.43 56 Fair Pt. Ahuriri W., light 29.39 63 Fair Castlepoint N.W. breeze 23.25 52 Dec Wellington N.. fresh 20.26 52 Fair N. Plymouth S.W. m.g. . 29.43 53 • Squally C.Egmont W.N. W., It. 29.53 55 Showery Wanganui N.W. brcoze 29.44 • 51. Fair Farewell S. W., fresh 48 Showery C. Foulwind* S., fresh 29.36 48 Showery Westpor't S.W. b-eeze 29.34 51 Showery . Stephen I. W., fresh 29.28 46 Cloudy C.Campbell S.. fresh 29.30 47 Rain Kaikoura S.E., fresh 29.23 53 Gloomy AkaroaL.H. S.W., 29.33 43 Fog Pt. Chalmere S.W., 29.43 51 Ovoroaat Nuffgeta S.E., fresh 29.36 41 "Showery Bliiff > S., light 29.42 45 Overcoat I ■ SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Mr D. C. Batesi Government Meteorologist, eupp'ied the following weather summary and forecast at 5 p.m. yeeterday:— ' . A westerly etorm area hae prevailed, with, high northerly and westerly winde, ' which, have changed to southerly breeze* in the South. Considerable rain has fallen generally, and some snow.on, the higher levels in the ■ So-uth. The barometer is now lowest about Cook Strait. Present indications are for strong, eontberly winds, cloudy, cold and' showery . weather, Willi a rising barometer, everywhere eoon.