"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19852, 13 February 1930, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

• * "Tim Press" Office, Cliristchurch, Z z"™ T l». (Standi Time.)

THE WEATHER

Meteorological observations taken at tho Magnetic Observatory, Chtistchurch, at 'J a.m. and 5 p.m. on February 12th: 9 a.ru, 5 p.m. Barometer ... ... 30.082 29.973 Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 65. t &>.3 Wet bulb •• 60.5 01 Max. prew 21 hours .. 79.9 Min. prev. hours .. 45.:! Max. in sun .. ■ lto Min. on grass .. 36 Max. during clay .. Humidity t>*r cent. .. 75 77 Wind .. •• •• gentle. mod. Cloud (0-10) .. I 1 Ilain .. .. .. nil. nil. 1929. 1030. ltainfall to date ... .. 4.120 in 5.090 in Auckland —The clear easterly weather which had prevailed for a week was followed yesterday by dull, overcast conditions, with a light wind varying from south to north. The day, however, was fine. The barometer was high and steady. Wellington—An overcast morning gave place to a bright, sunny afternoon with a fair northerly breeze. The night was cloudy. Dunedin —Glorious summer weather. Sky almost cloudless, and 14 hours of bright sunshine recorded. Fresh breeze from northeast. Thermometer registered 74 degrees in the shade at noon. Barometer high early in the morning, but fell during the day. Forecast. Tho aiiti-cyclono is moving off Kew Zealand and a moderate depression is approaching from tho Tasman Sea. Tho forecast is for winds northerly and moderate to strong, PTalo force probable at times in parts of Cook Strait. Seas in New Zealand waters are likely to be rather rough in Cook Strait and rising south of Capo Egmont; elsewhere smooth to moderate. In tho Tasman Sea, fresh to strong northerly winds and moder-

ate to rathor rough seas; in the eastern Tasman, wcatber fail' at first, but 1 creasing liaze and cloudiness and conditions shortly becoming unsettled in western ana southern districts, with ruin commencing there and extending to other parts during the next two or three dflya. .temperatures will be warm.

DOMINION REPORTS

(From readings taken at 4 P-m.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. 1 her. Norfolk Island, "E.N.E., st, breeze, calm, threatening .. —>.Bi Cape Maria, N.E., mod. breeze, calm, hazy, mod. sea 30.18 il Auckland. N.E., slight breeze, cloudy .. ■ • 30.11 '•> East Cape, X., at. breeze, hazy, mod. sea . • ■ • • • 30.C10 • I Cape Egmont, W., slight breeze, cloudy, mod. sea .. 30.22 71 Napier, N.E., gentle breeze, hazy, smooth ■ • JO.IO 74 Farewell Spit, W., fr. bree/.0, hazy, mod. sea. .. 30.13 73 Stephen Island, W., fr. breeze, hazv, mod. sea .. • • 30.12 6(> Wellington, NAV., fr. breeze, overcast, mod. sea .. ..30.12 G9 Cape Campbell, galo threatening, hazy, considerable swell .. 30.01 ,0 Grey mouth, Is'-, slight breeze, overcast, slight swell .. 80.24 70 Altaroa Lighthouse, E., gentle breeze, blue sky, mod. sea. .. ■ 29.05 73 Nugget Point, E., strong breeze, overcast with rain, mod. soa 29.8-1 68 Puyaegur Point, N., high wind, blue sky and clouds, rough 29.89 (il Chatham Islands, W., light air, blue sky, smooth sea .. 30.20 (S4 Sydney, BIN.!;!., mod. breeze, blue sky .. .. •• 29."S Hobart (9 a.m.). E., gentle breeze, cloudy .. .. •• 29.59