"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17981, 26 January 1924, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Headings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, cmristclinrcb. up to 1 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26ib.

THE WEATHER,

Meteorological observations taken at tho Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.30 and 5 p.m. on January 25th: 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. •• 30.162 iJO.O/3 Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 60 60.6 Wei bulb .. ..53 55.4 ilax. prev. 24 hours .. 60.2 Alin. prev. 24 hours .. 51.3 Max. in sun .. .. 133 107 Min. on grass .. ... 44 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. .. C2 71 Widn E.N.E. E.N.E. light, mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ... 9 2 Rain .. .. .. .. nil. nil.

DOMINION REPORTS

(Record:! taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station Wind Bar. Ther. Napier jN.E., br. b0.05 64 D Mod. C. Egmont S.E., f.b. 29.98 65 B Rough Wanganui E.S.E., br.30.10 64 BC Smooth Wellington S.E., br. 30.18 60 O C. Campbell S., ]. 30.05 (!5 O Heavy Farewell S. S.E., f.b. 30.05 G5 BZ Hough Greymouth 2., f.b. 29.91 65 B Mod. Arthurs P. S.W., 1. 29.99 56 B Normal Christ'church S.E., 1. 30.16 64 O Dunedin N.E., m.g. 30.03 £8 BC Bluff N.E., m.g. 29.96 64 CZ Smooth Aka'roa L.H. N.E., 1. 30.15 65 C Mod. Wind—C., calm; 1, fight: br., breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; m.g., moderate gale; £., gale; w., gale of exceptional severity. Weather—B, L blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; AI, misty;, O, overcast, the whole sky overcast, with thick clouds; P, passing showers.

Forecast. Present indications are for southeast to north-cast winds, moderate to strong and squally at times, and cloudy to overcast conditions with scattered rainfall. Barometer unsteady, with a falling tendency.