"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17814, 13 July 1923, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Headings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Cnristcnurch. up to 1 a.m. on July 13th. 1923.

THE WEVTHEK. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christohurch, at 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 12th: 9.30 a.m. 6 p.m. Barometer .. •• 30.223 30.190 Thermometer— . _ Dry bulb .. •• 38.6 41.7 Wei bull. .. .- 38/2 4)1.5 Max. prcv. 24 hours .. *l.o fttin. piev. 24 hours •• 81.5 Max. in sun .. ■■ » _ .Mm. on grass •• •• 30,1 „ Mtux. during day ' •• ~Z, oi Humidity per cent. -.87 s« Wi * d ifghT' vS. Cloud y DOMINION REPORTS. (Records taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) ■Station. Wind. Bar. Ther Napier N.W..br. t0.19 40 B Mod. C. Egmont N.E.,f.b. 80.10 60 O Mod. Wanganui XN.E.,I. 80.17 48 BC Sm th. Wellington Calm 80.18 43 C a Campbell S.,i.b. 80.15 4B MP Bougl Farewell S. E.N.E., f.b. 80.10 60 OR Bough Greymouth E., f.b. 30.08 4S O Mod. Arthur's P. S.W.,f.b. 80.08 84 S Low Christohurch Calm 30.17 40 B Dunedin JN.E.,I. KM % %£„ A Bluff E., br. 30.06 40 CS Mod. At Wellington there were two degrees of frost, at Greymouth 60 points of ram, ana at Arthur's Pass eight inches of snow. Wind—C. calm; 1., light; br., breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; m.g., moderate gale; g., gale; w., gale in exceptional severity. Weather— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing olouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy: G, jrloomv; dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whoU oky covered with thick clouds; P, passing l showers: Q. squally; B, rain, oontinued rain; S, snow; Z, hazy. Forecast. Present indications are f<*r moderate to strong easterly winds backing to northerlies. Clouoty to overcoat conditions may be expected at times, *nd scattered 1 rain. The barometer is unsteady with a falling tendency.