"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19227, 6 February 1928, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.30 a.m. and 5 pm. on February 4th.— 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer ■• 30.215 30.154 ThermometerDry bulb .. .. 66 . 56 Wet bulb 62 61.9 Max. pre?. 24 hours .. 77.1 Min. prov. 24 hours .. 55.8 Max. in aun .. ..Ml 141 Min. on grass .. 45.2 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. ..78 77 Wind ... .. •• Oalm E.N.E., mod. Cloud (0-10) .. ..10 2 Rain .. .. .. nil. nil. Meteorological observations taken at (he Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.30 a.m. arid 5 p.m. on February 3th: 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer ... .. 30.182 30.039 Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 64.6 67.7 "Wet .bulb .. 61.6 64 Max. prev. 24 hours .. 73.2 Min. pre 7. 24 hours ..60 Max. in 6un .. .. 141 135 Min. on grass .. .. 51.8 Max. during day .. Humidity p«r cent. ..83 79 Wind .. ... ~. E.N.E., E.N.E., mod. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ~9 1 Kafn •• .. .. nil. nil. Forecast. A tropical cyclone was centred south of Vavau on Saturday afternoon and is probably moving south-east. There is a slight depression in the South Tasman Sea. Present indications are for north to nor'- , west winds over the eastern half of the Tasman sea and New Zealand, later backing to southerly moderate, north of New Plymouth and Castlepoint, elsewhere fresh to strong at times and reaching gale force in Foveaux Strait. Rather rough seas over the Eastern Tasman Sea and southward! of New Plymouth and Castlepoint, moderate elsewhere. The weather, fine at first and warm to hot, but clouding over and beeoming unsettled later with scattered show*rs, chiefly in Westland and Otago.

Headings by self-recording instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to midnight on Sunday, February sth, according to N.Z. standard time.