"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18722, 19 June 1926, Page 20

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Curistchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 19th.

DOMINION REPORTS. (From observations taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. Wth. Napier Calm 30.38 40 B C Egmont W.5.W.,1. 30.34 53 C Wanganui 5.E.,1. 30.36 50 B Wellington Calm ~ 30.38 44 BC C. Campbell S.E., I. 30.37 47 B Fnrewell'S. 5.W.,1. 30.10 43 B Gieymouth E.,br. 30.40 43 O Arthur's Pass Calm Chriatchurch Calm 30.17 40 B Akaroa L.H. N. 1. 30-36 48. B Dunedin Calm 30.23; 51 B Bluff N.W.,f.b. 30.25 47 BC Wind.—C, calm; 1, light; •br, breeze; fb., fresh breeze; m g, moderate galo; g, gale; w, galo of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be' the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, cloudy, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, bail; • L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; K, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

' Forecast. .Present indications are . for variable breezes, south-west to south-east ruling northward of Greymouth and Lyttelton; northerlies .tx> easterlies elsewhere; weather fair to cloudy, generally, but unsettled and misty at times in the far north and south. The barometer shows little movement in the north, but is likely to fall temporarily in 'the south.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchuick, at 0.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 18th:— 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 30.347 30.304 Thermometer— Dry bulb -. .. 37.7 44.2 Wet bulb .. .. 35.4 43.8 Max. prev. 24 hours .. 53.7 — Min. prey. 24 hours .. 30.1 — Max. in sun ... .. 01 91 Min. en grass .. ■• 20.0 — Max. during day ' 53.8 Humidity per cent. .. 81 97 Wind ™lm. calm. Qloud (O-10) .. .. 0 0 Rain "»• nil.