"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19258, 13 March 1928, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Jteadings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13th.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at (he Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 930 a.iu. and 5 p.m. on March 12th: 9.30 a.m 5 p.m. Jiaromeler .. .- 30.008 30.008 Thermometer— Dry bulb .. ..61 60.9 Wet bulb .. .. 57.2 57 Max. prev. 24 hours ..63 Mid. pre*. 24 hours .. 52.1 Max. in sun .. .. 138 118 Min. on grass .. .. 42.2 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. ~ C 8 78 Vind Calm E.X.E., strong. Cloud (0-10) .. ..9 4 Bain .. .. .. nil. nil. Forecast. A moderate anti-cyclone is over the TasSnan Sea, and pressure is rather low to the north and north-east of New Zealand. Present indications are for light to fresh ■winds, south to south-east prevailing from Cook Strait northwards and south to west thence southwards, rather rough at first in parts of Cook Strait and the far south, elsewhere smooth to moderate seas in New Zealand wafers, south-west to south-east winds And moderate seas in the east half of the Tasman Sea, weather cloudy in the eastern districts north from Kaikoura, with scattered showers, but improving and, elsewhere chiefly fine; later becoming unsettled in the far south, with some showers.

DOMINION REPORTS. (From observations taken al9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. W 7 th. Napier S.W., br. 29.87 70 C C. Egmont N.W., br. 29.82 64 C Wanganui ' N.E., br. 29.93 66 BC Wellington S.S.E., br. 29.92 60 O C, Campbell S., S. br. 29.92 67 O Farewell" S. G., mod. b. 29.91 68 O Greymouth S.E., br. 29.90 54 B Arthur's P. N.W., 1. Christchurch S.E., 1. 30.03 64 C Akaroa L.H. N.W., br. 30.04 66 BCZ Dunedin S., br. 30.03 58 B Bluff W.S.W., br. 29.97 55 O Wind.—C, calm; 1, light; br., breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; m.g., moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, 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; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, enow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy.