"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19462, 8 November 1928, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Thursday, November Bth. (Standard time).

- THE WEATHER.

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Cbristchurch, at 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on November 7th: 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. ~ 29.7G2 23.710 Thermometer—

weather becoming unsettled in the western districts with rain developing, fair 1o" fino at first elsewhere, but unsettled conditions gradually becoming general; mild temperatures.

DOMINION REPORTS.

Forecast. A moderate anti-cyclone is passing the Dominion to the northwards. A rather intonsfc depression is located over eastern Australia and moving eastward. * Present indications are for freshening west to north winds, increasing to gale force at times in the south of Cook Strait; rough seas south of Capo Ejjuiont and-about Cook Strait; 'moderate north-west to northerly winds in the Tasman Sea, strong in the central and southern portions, with rather rough soas; moderate to fresli in tho northern portion with moderate seas, the

(Frcun observations taken at'O a.m. yesterday.) Station.' Wind. Bar. Ther. Wth.

Wind.—L., light; s.b., slight breeze; g.b., gentle breo2o; m.b., moderate breeze; f.b., fresh breeze; st.b., strong breeze; li.w., high wind; g. ( gale; s.b., strong gale; w.g., whole gale; s., storm; hj., hurricane. Weather.—-B, blue sky, bo 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, tlie whole sky covered. with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R. rain, containued rain; S, snow;'

IT, thunder; ,U, ugly, threatening 'appearance; Z, hazy. " ■

Dry bulb .. .. 68.5 G-1.8 Vet bulb .. .. 56.G 56.3 Max. prev. 24 Jioura .. 71.7 — Min. prov. 21 hours .. 46 — Maxi in sun .. 140 131 Min. on grass .. 37.9 — Max. during day- .. — 69.1 Humidity per cent. ... 46 57 Wind . .; . .. .. Calm E.N.E., v. light. Cloud (0-10) 2 8 Ifain ...... '.'. nil. nil. 1928. 1927. Rainfall to date .. lG.689ir i 16.333in

r« apier S.W., m.b. 20.93 68 BC C. Egmont K.W., g.b. 30.00 58 V Wanganui K.W., m.b. 29.93 64 BC Wellington N.W., f.b. 29.88 59 B C. Campbell N.W., st.b. 29.83 03 BC Farewell S. W.N.W., m.b. 29.93 G7 C Greymoutli N., g.b. 29.90 54 V Arthur's P. N.W., h.w. 49 R Chriatehurch Calm 29.76 63 B Akaroa L.H. tf., m.b. 29.75 66 B Dunedin N.E., 1. 29.74 58 B Bluff "W.. a.b. 29.70 55 B