"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17863, 8 September 1923, Page 16

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

I i Readings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, j up to 1 a.m, on Saturday, Sept. Bth.

THE WEATHER.

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on September 7th:— 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 30.332 30.180 Thermometer— Dry bulib .. .. 47.1 50.2 Wet bulb .. ..45 47.7 Max. prev. 24 hours .. 51.1 Min. prev. 24 hours .. 42.7 Max. in sun .. .. 109 ICG Min. on grass ... .. 37.8 Max. during d*y .. Humidity per cent. ..85 83 Wind .. .. .. N.E., N.E., light, mod. Cloud (0-10) ..... ~ 6 2 Rain .. .. ..nil nil DOMINION REPORTS. (Records taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. iSar. Xher. Napier Calm. 30.4S t>i H Smooth C. Egmont N.E., f.b. 30.40 52 C Mod. Wanganui E., 1. 30.40 51 Z Smooth Wellington N., L 30.12 56 BC C. Campbell N.VV.,I. 30.33 52 BZ Mod FarewellS. 5.E.,1. 30.40 57 B Mod. Westport E., br. 30.2J 43 BC Mod. Greymouth N.W.,1. 30.30 36 B irthur'a P. E., II 30.31 51 C Christchurch N.\V.,L 30.32 46 Z Smooth Oamaru E.,f.b. 30.30 45 BC Bluff Calm 30.15 41 F Smooth Wind —C,,calm; 1., light; br., breeze; f.b., freflh breeze; m.g., moderate gale; g., gala; w., gale of exceptional severity. Weather—B, blue aky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; 0, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; . F., foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole eky overcast with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain,-continued rain; S, enow; Z, hazy. Forecast. Present indications are for increasing easterly to northerly winds, strong 1 to gala northward of Kawhia and East Cape, the weather dull and misty with rain probable in tha northernmost districts, and clouding over elsewhere for a change to follow generally, and the barometer falling.