"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19461, 7 November 1928, Page 16

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Headings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7th. (Standard time).

THE WEATHER.

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Obeervotory, Chritstcburch, at 9.30 «.m. and 6 p.m. on November 6th:— 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer >.**. t«.. 29.600 £9.599 Thermometer— Dry bulb 65*1 67.8 Wet bulb •• ..54 53.1 Max. prev. 21 hour* .. 78.3 Mln. prov. 21 hours .. 43.5 Max. in sun .. .. 133 140 3tin. on grass .. ..35 Max.; during day ... Humidity per cent. .. 48 36 STiml .. •• i.. Calm N.W., rood. Cloud (0-10) ~ .. 2 6 Rain .. •• •• -nil. nil. 1928. 1927. Rainfall to date 16.G89in !6.271in Forecast. Pressure distribution is still of the westerly type, a belt of low pressure extending from ICew Zealand across the Teaman to southern Australia. Present indications, are for moderate to strong west to norti-west winds, reaching gale force at times about Cook and. Foveaux Straits; seas rough south-of Cape Egmont and in Foveaux Strait, elsewhere moderate; fresh westerly winds and moderate to rather rough seas in tho ©astern Tasman Sea;

the weather unsettled in -western districts, with intermittent rain, otherwise mamly fair, but with some scattered local fenowers and moderate temperatures. t DOMINION UEPORTS, . . (From observations taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) Station. Wind; , Bar. Tlier. Wth. Napier Not "receivedC. Egmont" W., s.b. 29.80 50 O Wanganui N.W., B.b. 29.78 62 O Wellington N.W.,'g.b. 29.67 57 O C. Campbell N.W., g.b. . 29,62 C 6 C Farewell S. W„ f.b. 29.74 61 O Groymouth S., s.b. 29.73 56 BC Arthur's P. N.W.-, bU>.. - 49 BC Christchurch Calm 29.55 62 BO Akaroa I/.H. N„ m.b. '20.60 64 BC Dunedin N.E., s.b. - . 29.54 5o BC Blu£E W., f.b. 29.53 63 OB Wind.—L., light; s.b., slight, breeze; g.b. | gcjitle breeze; m.b., moderate breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; st.b., strong breeze; h.w., high wind; g., gale; s.b., strong galo; w.g., whole gale; storm; hj., hurricane. Weather.—B/ blue sky, be- the atmosphere clear or'heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; ¥, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, niisty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R. rain, containued vain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; %, hazy.