"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17857, 1 September 1923, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at tilft Magnetic Observatory. Christcliurch, at 9.30 «.m. and 5 p.m. on August 81st: — 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer i<- 29.754 39.€82 Thermometer —

DOMINION REPORTS. (Records taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. .bar. Ther. Napier K.W., l.b. BuaU 67 H. smooth O.iJgmont X.&., f.b. 80.2U 6B C Rough Wellington N.W., I 66 ±l.O. mod. C. Campbell N.W\,f.b. 29.85 64 C Rough Farewell S. N.W.,f.b. 80.00 66 BC Hoofih Greymouth W.« m.g. 29.85 65 P Arthur's P. K.W., g. 20.79 4i K High Chiistchuxeh E., 1. 99.75 60 0 AkaroaL.H, W.vV., 1. 29.72 66 0 Smooth Dunedin Calm 49.68 &i O Bluff N-N.W., 1. 29.49 48 B Smooth Wind—O, calm; 1., light; br., breeie; f.h., fresh breeEe; m.g.', moderate gale; g., gal*i w., gale of exceptional severity. Weather—B, blue aky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, oloucU, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; i\, ioggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, miety; 0, overcast, the whole sky overoast with thick clouds; P, pas»ing Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow; Z, haay. Forecast. Present indications are for north-west to south-west winds, strong to guile, with changeable and squally weather. Heavy showers are probable with the rivens rising ill Westland and. Otago and rain ' with colder conditions following generally. The barometer falling, hat rising after about twenty houm.

Dry bulb >. 66.a 56.1 Wet bulb 48.8 SO. 8 Max. prev. 24 iwura 70 — Min. prov. 24 hours 12.9 — Mas. in sun r... 1" 197 Min. on grass . 83 — Max. during day i... — 64.3 Humidity per cent. * n. 68 68 Wind .... Calm w., T. light Cloud (0-10) a 7 itsun .. i.. .w nil. nil.