THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15490, 18 January 1916, Page 9

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Mei-eorological observations taken at a.m. ar.d o p.m. en January 1"h----'J.30;nu. 5 p.m. Temp, dry liulb .. •• ']'■* Temp, wet bulb •• - J. . n "' Humidity per cent. •• ' ' ... Max. temp*, in eun " •n 1 — Win therm, on grass •• AV _ ~ lnd •• " v. light. Cloud (0-1 ■■ 7 • 1 The following the tr.nsln.io record ta.scn at Sumner fo r »he ®ndmg January lßi.liTen hours' sunshino and over <m two dav£ via. 3 3th and ICtli; no aumsnilo on the 'l2thtotal sunshino for tho week, o> hours 35 minutes; total for eamo period last vear, "i 0 hours 20 minutes. The readings taken at tho Ashburton Domain at !) a.m. yesterday were: —Barometer, 2'J.y2; thermometer, niax. S-1, lmn. 5— SUMMARY AXI) FORECAST. Fair weather has been experienced generally during tbo pu.*?t lev* days, but scattered, showers havo been TCP ol ***! to-day in Otago All anti-cyclonic pressure has Tulocl, and moderate and variable. breezes have prePre9ent, indications are for a falling barometer everywhere soon, moderate to strong northerly and westerly winda prevailing, and increasing strong to gale in and tvouthward of Cook" Strait. Rain is probable in the W©st Coast and southernmost districts of tho South Island shortly. "Warm and hazy weather :r> likely elsewhere, hut with increasing cloudiness and unsettled conditions following generally.