"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19888, 27 March 1930, Page 16

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Beadings by Belf-rtcordlng instrument* at "lH Praw" Ohrirtchnrch, up to 1 a.m. on Thursday, March 27th. Thermo- Wind, S.W.; doudy; barometer, rising. B*roxnormo* Barometer, 29.97; thermometer, 48. r meter meter phMea of Moon Sun (to-day): for March: Rises, 6.9 a.m.; sets, at 1 a.m. at 1 ».m. s - 59 i*-®* ■ New Moon: jyA J Sun (to-morrow): : » ,*a. Id lh 8m a.m. #"T Rieee, 6.10 a.m.; sets, jf a ! ,o< l « M m \ 6-57 P.m. V— f> h "f First Quarter: M f 7(\ ■ . £— £ I W Bd'fh 80m p.m. [ml J CHI Rises, 8.84 a.m.; sets, g * Full Moon: 1 \ V"* /_ J 5-7 P-™-15d 6h 28m a.m. % / B High Water at dfl ~ \qA > —JT Lyttelton: Lait Quarter: \C p V# To-day, morning, 1.53; 22d 2h 48m a.m. afternoon, 2.15. 70 New Moon: T °'® orr ° f 7' m ° rni ofi ~ 80d 5h 16m p.m. 2.32; afternoon, 2.51. 50 Synopsis. Lyttelton: 29 t.30 a.m. 1.80 p.m. 0 p.m. 1 a.m. & Noon - ' P- m - ~ Barometer 29.50 29.83 29.95 29.97 29.76 29.78 29.91 _ 30 Thermometer 54 58 51 48 54 50 53 —- _ Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday—6odeg. Minimum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday—4(odeg. Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. to-day—nil. _ Rainfall for March, 1930 —,G3in. 88 Rainfall for March, 1929—3.09 in. 30 Rainfall for 1930 to date—s.76in. _ Rainfall for 1929 to date—7.66in. Sunshine recorded on "The Press" recorder yesterday Beforo noon, 20 i hours 30 minutes; after noon, 5 hours. -Total, 9' hours 30 minutes. Total for year to date, 607 ho urs 60 minutes; total lor ~" corresponding period last year, 584 liouv3 20 minutes; total for 10 corresponding period 1928, 530 hours. *7

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9 a.m and 5 p.m. on March 26th:— 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. •• 29.740 2g,807 Thermometer— Dry bulb .. •• 53-9 56.1 Wet bulb .. 48.7 48 Max. prev. 24 hours .. 74.3 Min. prev. 24 hours .. 40 Max. in sun .. .. 127 126 Min. on grass •• ..28 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. ... 67 &6 Wind .. ... ... S.S.W., S.S.W., mod. at. br. CloUd (0-10) _ ..1 2 Rain > .. nil. niL 1929; 1930. Rainfall to date ... .. 7.440 in 6.350 in Auckland —Tlio weather was dull and threatening yeßterday, and showers fell during the afternoon apd evening. The wind was light from the south-west, and the barometer 29.85 and unsteady. Wellington—The weather yesterday was sunny, with passing clouds, but the northerly which had blown for several days with fair strength changed about noon to southerly! and the temperature dropped considerably. Although rain threatened in the evening, and there was a light sprinkle, the night was fine and starry. Dunedin—The weather was very unsettled and cold yestorday and rain fell at intervals. The wind was light from the south-west. The maximum temperature was 50 degrees. The barometer is rising. Forecast. The depression to the eastward has again increased in intensity, but has. now commenced to move away. Ari intense anticyclone is centred over Tasmania and moving, towards the Dominion.

Present indications are for moderate to strong south-west or southerly winds equally at first on the East Coast, seas rough in Cook Strajt and south of Castlepoint, elsewhere moderate to rather rough, but decreasing on the West Ccast; moderate southerly winds and moderating seas in the eastern Tasman; tbo weather mainly fine and improving in western districts from Taranaki southwards, elsewhere cold, changeable, and showery, but improving everywhere to-morrow; some frosts inland in the South Island. DOMINION REPORTS. (From readings taken at 4 P.m.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, E.S.E., strong, fine .. •> •• 29.97 Cape. Maria, S., high, showery, rough sea .. .. .. 29.87 65 Auckland, S.W., light, cloudy .. 29.78 64 East Cape, S.W., light, cloudy, smooth sea .. 29.72 65 Cape Egmont, S.W., fresh, fine, rough eea .. •> •• 29.84 56 Napier, S.W., light, overcast, Smooth sea .. 29.71 Farewell Spit, W., strong, fine, rough sea .. .. .. 29.78 60 Stephen Island, S., light, fine, smooth sea .. .. .. 29.78 61 Wellington, S.E., light, fine, smooth sea .. 29.78 59 Cape Campbell, S., light, showery, mod. sea .. .. 29.84 48 Greymouth, W.S.W., light, fine, mod. sea .. .. .. 29.63 53 Akaroa Lighthouse, 8.W., strong, cloudy, rough sna .. ' .. 29.78 58 Nugget Point, S.Wi, fresh, fine, rough sea .. .. .. 29.82 46 Puysegur Point, S.W., light, cloudy, rouph sea .. .. 80.02 46 Chatham Islands, N.W., breeze, cloudy, mod. sea .. .. 29.62 62 Sydney, S.E., light, showery .. 30.22 Hobart, N., light, cloudy .. 30.40