THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15395, 28 September 1915, Page 9

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Meteorological observations takeu at. 0.30 aan. and 5 p.m. on September 27th: — U. 30 u.iu. 5 p.m. Temp, dry bulb .. .. 52.3 55 Temp, wet bulb .. .. £0 51.3 Humidity per cent. .. "7 Max. temp, in sun .. 07 103 Miu. therm, on grass ..41 — Wind X.E., E.X.E., li7fct mod. Cloud (0-1 C) .. 3 The readings taken at tho Ashburton Domain weather station at 9 a.m. yesterday v.ere:—Barometer, 2'J.OS; thermometer, max. 63. min. 41. Tho following i* the sunshine record taken at Sumner for tho week ending September 26tii:—Xine hours' eunshine and over on Lwo days, viz., 20th ard 23rd: minimum mmshino on tho 25th, viz., 3 hours 45 minuter: total sucsbir© for the week, .53 hours 20 minutes; total for eaine period last year, 55 hours -0 iniuutos. GOVERXMEXT REPORT. Mr D. C. Bate*, Government Meteorologist, supplied the" following weather report at 4 p.m. yeeterdnv: — Wind. Bar. Ther.. Weather. Cape Maria X.E., freeh 29.K9 6S Cloudy Russell E., m. gal® 23.5G C' 2 Drizzle Manukau H. X.H., gal® 30.03 i>3 Overcast Auckland X.E., 111.5. 30.01 CO Overcast Tauranga X.E., galo 30.10 CI Overcast East Capo E„ fresh 30.13 56 Overcast Gisborno X.X.K., fr. 30.1 5 f.7 Overcast Pt. Ahuriri K„ fieeh :'.«.19 50 Fair Cnstlopoint N.E.. br. 30.10 50 Cloudy Wellington Caltu 30.03 fi2 J'air N.Plymouth N.E., light 30.04 C 3 Cloudy C. ligruont ;\.E„ freeh 30.03 63 Overctit Wanganui S.W., light 30.07 06 Gloomy Farewell S. S.E.. light 30.03 60 Cloudy C. Foulwind X'., light 30.09 61 I" Greymouth X.,light 30.02 61 lino Stephen I. E., light 30.01 53 Gloomy C. Campbell Xot received Koibour-i S.E., fre<?b 29.92 03 Fino AkaroaL.ll. N.W . fresh 29.93 58 Fino Pt. Chalmers N., breeze 2!).!W ">5 Fair Nuggeta X., breezo 29.91 50 Fog iiluff E., light 23.90 52 Cloudy SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Mr D C. Bates, Government Meteorologist, supplied tho following weather roport at 4 p.m. ve*terday: .... Squally and showery conditions with high easterly windo have ruled northward of Gisborne. and Kawhia, and a storm area lia« also passed southward of the. Dominion, but mi>d and fair weather has been experienced generally, though fogs were reported to-day on the oast coaat of tho South Island. Present indications are for strong easterly to northerly'winds, increasing cloudiness and humidity with a falling barometer every-, where. 1