"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19202, 7 January 1928, Page 17

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Headings by salf-recordinc T nß+ ~ up to midnight on Friday '"*** Pr6ss " offl «- Cbristchurcb. y, Jaauaiy eth, according to N.2. standard time.

THE WEATHER

DOMINION REPORTS

Meteorological observations taken at tha Magnetic Observatory, Christchurcli, at 9 30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on January 6th:— ■c x 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. ~ ~ *» »■« ct bulb - - 56.1 55.6 Max. pre?. 24 hours _ 62 Mjn. prev. 24 hours „.. 54.2 Max. in sun .. 126 jgo Min. on grass .. 53,5 Mai. during day ... _' g^S Humidity per cent. „. 67 74 w > nd •• - «. E.N.E., E.N.E Cloud (MO) ... T 1 - ffl f Ea l " - •• ~ uiL ail.

(From oWtT*iion« mad* at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. "VTind. Bar. Tlier. Wth. papier Calm 30.20 M 0 O.EgmoDi W., ]. so.io 60 B Wanganui N.E., 1 30.15 61 B Wellington 2J.N.E., ]. 30.18 62 BC C. Campbell N.E., 1. 30.17 64 C Farewell S. N.E., 1. 30.16 73 BC Greymouth E., br. 30.15 61 OC Arthurs P. Not received Christchurch E„ 1. 30 . 16 65 O Akaroa L.H. XW., I. 30.15 gO O Dunedm Calm 30.17 59 BC B1 «ff E., 1. 3 0 . 12 59 0 Wind.—C, calm; 3, light; br, breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; ra.g., moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional seventy.

Forecast. An anti-cyclone centre ig now passing to the eastward of New Zealand, but there is a Blight depression in the Tasman Sea. Present indications are for variable winds, tending to northerly, and freshening later in Cook and Fouveaux Straits; generally smooth to moderate seas; the weather fine and warm, but some showers later in Westland and Southern Otago.

Weather.—B, bins sky, be the atmosphere olear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, mifity; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, enow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appear ance; Z, hazy.