THE WEATHER.
MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. JfttearologicaJ observations taken at 9.30 •m. and 5 pjn. May Bth:— 9.30 a.m. S p jn. femn drj bulb ... •• 49.3 52.0 Temp, wet bulb .. .. <8.8 49.5 Humidity per cont. ..96 83 Max. temp. in. sua >.« 93 97 jlin. therm, on graaa ~. 26.7 — Wind .. —i •• K - B - N.E., light. mod. Qomd ((V10) . • .. 6 1 The radinga taken at the Ashburton Dor .i« weather station, at 9 a.m. yesterday, won:—Barometer, 29.99; thermometer, max. 62, mis, 32; frost, Sdeg.
SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Occasional rain boa fallen about Fovcaux Strait, bat generally fair to cloudy weather b«« prevailed, with moderate and variable breezes. The atmospheric pressure has continued high everywhere. Present indications nio for variable breezes, with westerlies predominating, and changing to freshening northecliea shortly. Fair weather, with increasing haze and cloudiness generally, may bo expected, and the baio{leter may fall everywhere soon.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16207, 9 May 1918, Page 9
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143THE WEATHER. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16207, 9 May 1918, Page 9
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