"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19851, 12 February 1930, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

XeadfeiffS by a*lf-r«cordlng Instruments at "The Press" Offlce, Ch.ristcb.urcb, up to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12th. (Standard Time.)

eastern Taanian, fair weather Btill predominating, but conditions gradually becoming loss settled. Scattered rain is probable in districts with a westerly aspect and in tho iar south; temperatures will be still warm. DOMINION REPORTS. (3*rom leading* taken at 4 p.m.) j Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Thcr. Norfolk Island, E., fr. breeze, steady rain •• -• 30.03 Awanui, W., gentle breeze, cloudy •• ... •• B°-2* * Auckland, N.E.. gentle breese, cloudy 80.23 74 East Cape, N., high wind, blue eky, sea rough .. .. 30.20 70 Cape Egmont, W., slight breeze, blue sky, mod. sea .. 80.21 69 Napier, W., mod. breeze, blue sky, mod. sea .. •• 80.05 83 Fawe»ell Spit, S.W., fr. breeze, blue sky and clouds, mod. sea .. •• •• 30- l 5 77 Stophen Island, W., st. breeze, cloudy and dull, eea rough 30.14 71 Wellington, N.W., fr. breeze, overcast, eea mod. .. •• 30.13 70 Cape Campbell, N., st, breeze, cloudy, mod. flea .. .. 30.05 78 , Greymouth, N., mod. breeie, cloudy, mod. swell .. .. 30.28 69 Akaroa Lighthouse, S.E., gentle breeze, cloudy, mod. eea .. 80.07 66 Nugget Point, W., gentle breeze, overcast, threatening', sea •rough .. .. •• 26.69 38 Puysegur Point, N.N.W., mod. breeze, blue sky and cloudy, mod. sea .'. •• , •• 30.08 63 Chatham Islands, W.N.W., strong breeze, ' overcast, threatening, rather rough sea .. 30.03 64 Sydney, E.N.E., fr. breeze, ' cloudy .. •• •■ 29.97 Hobart, 5.8., mod. breeze, blue sky .. .. •• 20.89

TRB WEATHER. Meteorological observation!! taken at the llsgnetio Observatory, Chri3tchuroh, at 3 a m. and 6 p.m. on February lltb: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer - ~ 29-992 30.047 Thermometer— Dry bulb -, ~ 73.1 70.8 Wet bulb - w-e • 62 - 6 Max. pier. 34 houre .. 73.1 Min. prev, 24 hour* - 47.3 Max. in aun „ 130 186 Min. on graea - SS.2 Max. during day •• - ' 9 -* Humidity pee oent. .. 46 47 Wind - - Calm. E.N.E., fr. breeze Cloud (0-lffl « ~ T, 8 ., ■Rain ... ~ ml. nil. KalD 1929. 1930. Kainfall to date .. - 4.090 in 5.090 m Auckland —The weather In Auckland baa i>een fine for tern days now, only ona very light shower of rain having fallen in that period. Yesterday the wind was very light from N.N.E., and during tho afternoon the sky wm dull and cloudy, but it cleared in the •renin?:. Dunedin—Weather again fine. Sky overcast, with light breeze from south-west. Late in afternoon sun shone out brightly. Barometer, i-liich fell rapidly Monday night, rose 14 points. Forecast. \ lather shallow depression of the westerly type, crossed the South Island _ last night ard a second is now approaching. Barometers a.r» still rather high over the Dominion, bat will probably fall slowly. Indications are for moderate to strong *inds from between the west and north seas. Jn New Zealand waters, rather rough about Cook and Fouveaux Straits and south of t"!ape Egruont, moderate elsewhere. In the Tasman Sea, moderate to strong, with northerly winds and rather rough seas; in the