"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19719, 9 September 1929, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

THE WEATHER. Meteorology- *! oh**rr»tlons ta»en :he li*gnetic Ot«rrator", Ckristchnrcb. at 9 *.m. and op.m on s»pt«mber 7th: 9 ».m, o p.Tn. B«rome.«r .. .. 29. £9l '.5.805) ThermometerDry btdi • - 45.-7 ft.4 Witt bnlb .. 45.5 45.6 M»s. pre-'. .< bcis.s .. Bi.H Mm. pre 7. Jt hou.a ... 35.1 iler. in gi;n .. 11l 100 ! Min. on grata .. -27.0 j M»x. during d*y .. Hnmiditv per cent. .. 72 65 ! Wind .. Calm K.X.E., ! v. light. Cloud ;0-lCt .. 9 s Heir .. .. ni! nil. me. 1929. Rainfall to <i«U -• lS.4Boin 18OSOin • Meteorological o'oserratio£3 taken at tee Magnetic Obaerrktory, Christchurch, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on September 6th: 9 a.m. 6 a.a. Barometer .. .. 29.783 29.530 Thermometer— Dry httlb 55.t Wet btilb .. .. <3.8 50.1 Alax. prev. 24 hours .. 69.6 Min. prev. 24 hoilrs .. 42.3 Max. in *un .. .. 100 121 Min. on grass S3.{ Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. .. 68 52 Wind .. .. X.E., N.W., t. light, strong. Clood (fr-10) .. ..7 6 Rain .. .. -..nil. nil. 1928 1029 Rainfall to date .. .. 13.4« Gin 18.050 in Forecast. A rather vigorous depression ci the westerly type is advancing across the Ta.sman Sea. Pressure is r'laing over ea&tera Australia. Present indications are for moderate to strong northerly winds generally and reaching gale force in placies; a change te soath-weeterlie* setting in from the •outh after " about 24 hours and extending gradually northwards; seas rough in Cook Strait and on tie West Coast, moderate elsewhere in coastal waters; north to north-west winds in the eastern Tasman, moderate to strong generally and at times of gale force, backing to south-west after- about 24 houm, eeas arether rough to rough; the _ weather cloudy and unsettled with - Tain fairly general, but more especially in districts with a westerly aspect, where thero will be some heavy falls, and thunder in places; temperatures still mild, but a cold change setting in from the south after about 21 hours.