THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15486, 13 January 1916, Page 8

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Meteorological observations taken at 9-30 a.m. aud 5 p.m. on January 12th: —_ 3.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Temp, dry bulb .. •• 59.8 <1.5 iemp. wet buib .. •• 36.3 Humidity par cent. ~70 4< Alax. temp, in sun •• 126 128 Min. tlierm. on gross •• Wind strong, strong. Cloud (0-10) .. .. 9 9 The meteorological obssrvations taken by Mr Jamas Carr, "Rudstone," Mcthven, for the month of December, 1915, are as follows: —Highest leading of tile ba-ioiueter, 30.6 do* grees, on the 18th and. 29tb; lowest, 29.41 degrees, on the the Bth. lisiu lei lon 16 days, totalling ?.G1 inches. The rainfall for 1915 waa 25.25 inches,' as against 36.96 inches for 1914. . The rainfall for 1915 ae recorded at "Glenarifie," Double Hill (Rakaia Gorge), totalled 39.58 inches, and ait "Wbakaki," Porateko, Mayfield, 21.64 inches, -while at Hackthorne only 13.63 inches waa recorded for 1910. The readings taken at the Ashburton Domain weather station at 9 a.m. yesterday were:—Barometer, 29.61; thermometer, max. 63, min. 53.

SUMMARY AND FORECAST. . The following is Mr Pcmborton's -vrea-ther summary for the past t24 bourn: — t Tiie baiomotor hoe fallen ooßEid«rably in th* South, and northerly and • westerly winds have prevailed, increasing -strong to gal© tod&y in and southward of Cook Str&it. Cloudy and unsettled conditions have ovorspread the Dominion, and rain has fallen in many parte southward of New Plymouth and Castlcpoint". Present indications are for unsettled and squally weather, with rain generally, agd a cool change- following. Expect high Tiorthwe&t to Bomth-west winds, with barometer unsteady, bnt rising everywhere shortly.