"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17633, 9 December 1922, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by Self-rccordins Instruments at "The Press" Office Cfaristchurch, up t« 1 a.m. on December 9th, 1922.

i THE WEATHEE. Meteorological obsorvatioiia taken at tho \ Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, fit 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on December Stli:--9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer : .. .. 30.001 20.887 Thermoiuoter— I Dry bulb .. ... 56.9 88.3 Wet bulb .. .. 51.7 55.8 Max. prev. 21 holira .. 73.8 •Min>. prev. 24 hours .. 80.2 Mas. in auu .. ..138 113 Min. coa grass .. .. 48.7 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. .. 69 M Iwindj E.X.E., B.N.E. mod. light. Cloud (0-10) ..., ,„ 9 10 Earn .. .. ;.. Nil. Nil.. DOMINION EEPOETS. (From observation* taken at 9 *.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. WthNapisi N.E.. 1. 30.15 IS Z oapeEgmont JNT.,I. 30.12 64 G Waagflnm N.W., 3. 30.14 6S a Wellington JST.W., f.b. 30.05 61 OD C. Campbell WAV., f.b. 30.00 61 O Farewell Spit W., br. 30.13 62 O Greymouth N., br. 29.95 59 R Bealcy K.W., f.b. 29.94 60 It Christchurch K.W., 1. .5).97 01 O Lighthouse N., f.b. 29.95 69 C Dunedin in.E., br. 30.05 60 P Bluff N., 1. 29.90 53 OZ vVind.—■ C, calm; 1, light; br, breeze; t V fresh breeze; m g, moderate g»le; g, gal»; tt, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B., blue sky, bo the utmosphers clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing cloud*; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; B rain, continued nun; S, snow; 1, thuade'r; T3, ugly, threatening appearance; 6, haty, Porecast. .Present indications ore for moderate to strong westerly winds bearing to northerlies, increasing especially in and southward ot Cook' Strait. Dull and misty weather may be expected) with raia following generally, and the barometer falling everywhere soon.