"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19690, 6 August 1929, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by self-recording instruments at "The Press'' Office, Cirigtchurdi, up to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, August otn.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christc-hurcb, at i) a.in. and .i p.m. on August Sth :

the weather changeable and equally geneial!y, rain in western districts, with soma heavy falls in the South Island, scattered showers in eastern districts; mild tempera ture-s.

DOMINION REPORTS. (.From readings taken at 1 p.m.)

Forecast. A series o; depressions of the westerly type extends from the Australian Bight to southern -New Zealand. An anti-cyclone is parsing the Dominion to the northwards. Present indications are for winds between north and west, moderate to strong generally, and reaching gale force at times m and south of Cook Strait; was rough south of Cape Egmont, in Cook Strait, and in offshore waters south of Castlopoinl, elsewhere moderate; strong north-westerly winds to gales and rough seas in the eastern Tasimn;

9 a.m. f> p.m. Baromc-ter .. 23.778 29.658 — Dry bulb .. 45.3 52.3 bulb .. «. 1 •17.8 .'Ifix. pre'c. 24 hours 50.3 — Min. prev. 24 hours .. "T ... Max. in sun .. 9F 64 Min. on £rra?,s .. 22.9 Max. during day .. — 3G.1 Humidity per cent. .. (59 72 V ind ... N.X/W. , S.W., light. v. light. Cloud (CMOt .. 9 9 Rain .. nil. • nil. 192S. 1929. Rainfall to ciate .. U.SlTin 16.750'm

Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Th«rNorfolk Island, calm .10.21 — Awanui, W.X.W., breeze, fine .. SO. 16 56 Auckland, breeze, cloudy ;. 30.16 55 ■£ast Cap*, not received. Cape Egraont, N.W., high, orerM.00 cast, rough 6ea .. 53 Napier, W., fine, smooth sea — £8 Farewell Spit, N.W., cloudy, raining, rough sea .. 09.90 56 Stephen Island, N.. gale, overcast, con. sea 29.90 SI Wellington, N.W., high, ahowery 29.87 54 Cape Campbell, N.W., strong, cloudy, rough sea .. 29.65 S3 Grey mouth, W., breeze, squall;-, mod. eea 29.83 49 Akaroa Lighthouse, X., light, gloomy, smooth sea 29.64 52 Nugget Point, W., light, cloudy, mod. sea 29.66 49 Puyeegur Point, N.W., fresh, showery, rough sea 29.61 43 Chatham Islands, N.W., high. cloudy, rather rough sea 29.91 49 Sycney, N.N.E., light, fine 29.86 — Hobart, N.TC.W., light, cloudy .. 29.81 —