"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18918, 5 February 1927, Page 20

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Saturday, February sth.

THE WEATHER. M«-tcnro!o"icjl observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.3U a .-in. and 5 p.m. on February Ith:

Forecast. Present indications arc for strong northwesterly to south-westerly winds, particularly in and southward of Cook Strait. Tho weather will be warm and sultry in tho East Coast districts, with increasing cloudiness, and rain probable shortly in the West Coast and southern districts. Tho barometer is unsteady, with a falling tendency.

DOMINION REPORTS. (From observations made at 2 a.m. yesterday.)

Wind.-C, calm; 1, liffht; br, brccio; f.b., fresh breere; rn.g., modcrato ga!o; g, whole. or heavy gale; w. E»lo of exceptional severity.

Wcatbor-B, bluo akv, be tlio atmospuero clear or hoavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; L>, drilling rain; h\ foggy, p, gloomy, dark wcathor; H, bail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, tbo whole sky covered with thick clouds; P. passing ehowers; Q squally; R, rain, continued ram; S, anow; T, thunder; U, ugly threatening ap(jcarance; Z, bazy.

9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Hiiromi-tiT .. is.eoo 29.7-Jo Thermometer— Dry bull) .. 7-2.1 m.G Wet bull) .. va.i G0.9 Mux. prey. '21 hours .. 78.0 ~ Min. prev. '.*1 hours .. 52.:i Mux. in Bun .. 141 i:» Min. tm KnisB .. 12.1 — Mux. during <luy .. — 77.1 Humidity per cent. .. SB 70 Wind .. Calm K.N.E — mod. Cloud (0 10) .. 9 l Rain .. nil. nil.

Station. Wind. Bar. 'Jlior ■. Wtb Xapicr .WW..1. •-K1.81 1$ C Eirmont S.W.S..I. !».S<5 fiS (' Wan gun ni X.W., 1. 29.85 OG B Wellington N.N.K..1. 'J9.S0 71 B C. Campbell .WW., Mi. 1.-J.77 ftl / Farewell S. N„ I. 1B.S3 71 B Grcymouth K.,br. •JO .92 no BO' 11 Arthur's P. X.W.. f.b. — 55 Cliristcburch Culm •a.-i 71 BC Akaroi L.H Uuncdin N.K., f.b. •2!).7a 2!).71 G8 Gt C BC Bluff ■C.W., 1. 2U.M 61 0