THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15812, 30 January 1917, Page 9

THE WEATHER.

magnetic observatory Meteorological observations tekou ~ s fl m. or January 29tli:

The following is the. winehine record taken at Sumner for the week ending .Tanuair 27th—Maximum sunshine 9 hotms 20 minutea on. Uk> 23rd. No eunehino on the 2Cth. Tots. 6unshin© for tho week 51 hours, sunnhino for the corresponding period Jaet year, 61 hours. " GOVERNMENT REPORT. Mr D. C. Bates, Government Meteorologist, supplied tho following weather summary und forecast at 5 p.m. yasterdav:—

SUMMARY AND FORECAST. An nnti-ovclone has been centred in the vicinity of the Chatham Islands during the past few dava. while relatively low pressure has been located northward of tlio Dominion. Fair and warm weather has prevailedgenerally, with variable breves, but high easterly winds have raled in the northernmost districts with occasional rain. Present indications are for easterly winds, strong to gale, northward of Kawhia and East Capo, and freshening jnorlherlic® clirwlicro. Unsettled weather is probable in the northern and East Coast district* of the JCorth Island. Warm and hazy conditions are likely eleewhere. with increasing cloudiness preceding general changes. The barometer has a falling tendency everywhere.

■urn. a*d 5 p.m. on 5p . m . m , , IV 74 I 69.5 Temp, dry bnlb .. •• 3>4 Temp, wet bulb .. " « 63 Humidity per cent- •■ ,*? ilax. temp, m eun •• Min. therm, oa praise •• <«■» Wind •• •• T ligfefc strong Clomd ((0-10) ' 0 j

Wind. ' Bar. Ther. "Weather. Cape Maria !NE gale 29.93 74 overcast Rusaell SE galo 29.93 72 misty H« NTS mcxl. gl© HO.09 CiOudy Auckland NE mod. glo 30.08 75 cloudy Tauranga E frseh 30.12 75 fair East Capo E freeh 30.20 73 cloudy Oisbarne !NE ftcsh 110.19 69 aho^ci'y P. Almriri E fresh 30.17 73 fine Canttepoint NE br 30.10 69 cloudy Wellington X light 30.09 7G fine N. PlymoutliNW light 30.05 7o fin-o C. Egmont S light 30.04 76 fine Wancurai SW light 30.13 83 fine Farewell S. NW light 30.16 83 fine C. FoAhvind S light 30.08 79 h ne Greymout-h "WSW Br 30.04 79 cloudy C. Campboll N fresh 30.05 73 fair Kailcoura. E fresh 30.03 77 fair Aiaroa. L.H. NE light 30.01 78 hazy P. Chalmers calm 2.0.93 83 fin© Niiffpeta NE br 29.95 70 hazy Bluff N breeze 29.96 72 overcast