THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16397, 17 December 1918, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Meteorological observations taken it 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ou December 16th: — 9.30 a.m. sp. ji. Temp. dry bulb .. ~.64 61.5' Temp, wet'bulb i.. 58.6 56.5 -humidity per cent. .. 70 72 Has. temp, in sun .. 132 154 Mia. therm, on grass .. 51.8 — •Wind .. .. E.N.E., N.E., mgd. mod. Cloud. (0-10) .. >..! 3 .5 The readings taken at the Ashburtoa. Domain weather station at 9 a.m. yesterday were:—Barometer, 29.86; thermometer, max. 91; min. 49.

SUMMARY AND FORECAST. j I A small westerly depression passing in the j I South on. Saturday was responsible fcrr strong aad equally westerly winds generally, with J rain in the West Coast and Bouthcrn- | most districts of the South Island. The wmd' changed to the south on Sunday, and | | rain fell at scattered stations, but conditions have sinoe improved, and fair weather ruled : ' to-day. 1 Present indications arc for moderate and j variable winds, easterlies prevailing northward of iNow Plymouth and .Napier, and ' freshening northerlies shortly elsewhere. Fair and hazy . weather may be expected generally, but with cloudiness increasing toon. The barometer has a falling tendency. DOMINION WEATHER. At 4 p.m. lesterday. Wind. Bar.Thir. Weather. C Maria fa., light 30.07 63 Cloudy Russell S.E., fresh 30.02 63 Cloudy Manukau.lL W., light 29.97 70 Fine Tauranga N.i£., light 29.93 68 line G isborne S.E., light 30.00 66 Fine Castlepoint N.E., light 29.94 61 Kn« Wellington Is., breeze 5:9.92 03 Fine N. Plymouth N.W., light 29.80 66 Fine C. Egmont N.W., light 29.83 67 Hazy Wonganui S.W., light 30.00 72 1" ino Farewell S. W., light 25.98 76 Fine C. Foulwind fa.W., fresh 30.06 CO Fine Greymouth S., breeze ' &U. 03 70 Fine I Stephen I. &., light a 0.03 60 Hazy C.Campbell N., fresh 29.89 66 Fine v JLaikoura N.E., fresh £9.76 71 Fine : Akaroa L.H. S.W., light 'iO.S7 69 Hazy Pt. Chalmers £).E., light £5.88 59 Fine Nuggets N.E., light 2i,.90 60 Bluff light 23.8S CI Cloudy