THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19970, 3 July 1930, Page 14

THE WEATHER.

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 2nd: 9 a.m. C p.m. Barometer • 1 30.010 80.172 Thermometer—- !!) r v bulb ■ • ■ • 88.6 -U\S Wit bulb ..31 42 Maz. prey. 54 hours .. 45.1 Min. prov. hourß ... OS. 1 ? Mas. in sun .. ..62 SV Min. on grass .. .. 18.9 Has.' during day Humidity per cent. ..74 S3 Wincl .. •• N.X.E., Calm. light. Cloud (0-1O) .. S 7 Bain .. ■■ 0.020 in nil. 1930. 1920. Rainfall to date .. 10.25Mn 12.7G8in Auckland —A heavy fog was experienced for four hours yesterday morning. It wa3 followed by bright, sunny weather during the day. Wellington—Following & very cold night, the weather yesterday was bright and Bunny. A steady breeze oame from tl:o north The night was fine and a good deal warmer than the. previous evening. Dunedin—Following a clear, cold night, light rain fell in Dunedin early yesterday morning. Conditions lator were unsettled, the sky being heavily clouded. The wind waß light and variable. The maximum temperature waß 48 degree 3. The barometer •is steady, the reading last evening being 30.15. Forecast. General Situation—Yc3t6rday ? * cyclone hag filled up, End an anti-cyclone now covers the whole of tho Dominion and the Taemau Sea. A slight low pressure vavo is crossing tho Southern Tasman. Winds—Variable nortn of New Plymouth and Napier; elsewhere moderate northwcstorlics, freshening somewhat.

Seas (New -Zealand waters) —Smooth to moderate. , . -, Tasman Sea —Light to moderate wmd3 m the Eastern Tasman; variable in the northern portion, north-westerlies prevailing in the southern portion; seas smooth to moderate. ■Weather —Fair to fine in most districts, with modorete temperutures. Soma showery, however, on tho West Coast of the South Island and in southern Otago and Southland. dominion reports. (i'roixi cs&dinss taken at 4 p.rn.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. '.Cher. Norfolk Island, K., light, fir.e 30.11 Cape Maria, S.S.H., iine. smooth sea. ■ • • • .'0.29 Bl Auckland, S., light, tine .. to Ijast Cape, S., light, overcast, smooth sea, •• •• 80.29 51 Cape Egmont, X.E., lignt, cloudy, mod. sea .. •• 80.31 *-■ Napier, calm, fine, smooth «e» 80.26 40 Farewell Spit, calm, fine, emooth sea, ■■ ■■ 80 ' 25 StcphoK Island, N.W., light, fine, smooth oca •• •• SO.3G *8 Wellington, X.E., light, nne, slight swell .. • ■ 80.20 49 Capo CampbeLl, N.W., fresh, fine, mod. ae* .. 50.38 6" Grey-mouth, E.. light, cloudy, slight swell - • • • Akaroa Lighthouse, S., Ugiit, eloudv, mod. sea, .. • • 80.15 4o Nugget Point, N., light, fine, mod. sea _ •• 20-05 40 Puysegur Foint, N., 3islit, ahow"ery, mod. eea, .. 80.18 40 Chatham Islands, S., frosh, showoi-', rather rough nea .. 80.80 41 Sydney, W.N.W., light, orercaat 30.14 Ho'oart, calm, cioudy .. •• 07.06