"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17702, 2 March 1923, Page 11

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by Self-recording Instruments at " The Press" Office, v Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on March 2nd, 1923.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological obseivations taken at the Magnetic Obseivatory, CiiTistohurch, at >.BO a.m. and 6 p.m. on Maroh.lst: — 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer ' «„ E . 50.1C2. 30.083 ThermometerDry bulb .« .... 86.3 E8.3 Wet bulb .. .. 49.9 60.4 Max. prev. 24 hours .. 58.4 . Min. prev. 24 hours .. *£S . Max. in sun .. ..121 128 Min. on grass .. .. 88.3 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. ~. 63 66 Wind Calm. N.E., light. Cloud (0-10) ~.. ... 5 3 Rain .. .. .. 0.078 in nil. DOMINIoinREPORTS. (Records taken at 9 a,m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. Bar. TJier. Wth. Sea. Napier S.W., f.b. 30.05 59 0 Smth. C. Egmont S.E., f.b. 29.94 57 BC Rough Wangaaui c.t;., br. 60.06 68 B Smt. We.Ungton, S.,f.b. 60 BO C. Campbei; S., f.b. 80.08 W P Rough FarewellS. N.E.,br. 80.05 60 B Mod. Greymouth E.,f.b. 80.00 53 BM Christohurch Calm 80vC8 54 B Akanoa S., 1. 80.02 B5 B Smth. Dunedin .N.E., f.b. 80.16 64 BC Bluff N.E.,1. 29.90 52 CZ Mod. Wind—C, calm; Li light; br., breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; m.g., moderate gale;- g., gale; w., gale pi exceptional severity. Weather—B,' blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, Clouds; passing olouds; D, drizzling rain; F, Foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 1 O, overoast, the whole sky covered with thick' olouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain; continued; rain; S, snow; **j Forecast. Present indications ure for moderate to strong south-easterly to north-easterly winds, the weather equally and changeable with scattered showers along, the east coast and fair to cloudy elsewhere, and the barometer unsteady with a rising, tenderly. A storm area is passing' north-eastward of 'the Dominion. • \"" -