"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 22

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by self-reeording instruments at "The Press" Office, Ohristchurch, up .to 1 a.m. on Friday, July 4th.

' Wind,'- S.W,; cloudy; barometer, rising. Baiometeiy 30.38 i thei-mometer, 41. Sun (to-day): ■ iMsea, 7.33 a.m.; sets, ■ PhjSM'of Moon 4.34 p.m. for July: ,] oKS. , Sun (tomorrow): First Quarter: ff Ilises, 7.33 a.m.; eerts, 3d 3h 33m'p.m. j§ *' / \ y\ *.CS p.m. Pull Moon: (|U~J I EisesfiaSp.m.; Bete, lid 7h 31m aim. Ml W* J §1 1-49 &- m - Last Quarter: \ f) irigb Water at 19d lOh 59m a.m. p VW - i L y ttolt ° u !, 1n (J Jo-day, morning, 10.48; New Moon: • afternoon, 11.11. 20d 81i 12m a.m. To-morrow, morning, •13.43; afternoon, —. Synopsis. Lytlelton: 9.30 a.xu. 1.30 p.m. 9 p.m. 1 a.m. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. ttarowelei- , 80.29 SO.BO 80.36 30.38 30.39 30.86 30;S8 Thermometer 40 50 41 41 13 51 44 Maximum temperature for £4 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday—cOdeg. /Minimum temperature for, 21 hours ended-9 p.m. yesterday—32clec-. Rainfall • for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. to-day— .Olin. Rainfall for July, 1930—,03 in. Rainfall for July, 1929 —nil. Rainfall-for 1030 to date—-IO.OSin. Rainfall for 1929 to date—l3.oSin. Sunshine recorded on "Tho Press" .recorder yostei day—Before n.ion> 3 hours 20 minutes; after noon, nil. Total, E houia 20 minutes. Total for year to dato, 1091 hoiirs; total for correspoiiding period last year, 966 hours 30 minutes; total for corresponding period 1928, 901 hours 40 minutes.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological, observations taken .at tiia Magnetic-'Observatory, Christchurch, at 9 am. and 5 p.m. on July 3rd:—• 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 86.309 30.334 Thermometer— Dry bulb • .. 40.4 41 Wet fculb .. SSM! <13.8 Has. prev. 24 hours - ... 40,'J Min.-prey.-24 hours ... 33.2 • - Max. .in eun .. .. 86 91 ■ Min. on grass' 25.5 : / Max. during day Humidity percent. ». . . , 92.' 01 Wind 5.\7., -Calm. .... mod. Cloud (0-10) . ... ... 3 10 llain . ' .. nil. nil. ,1930. " - 1929. Rainfall to date -... ... 10'250in 13.753 in

Seas (New Zealand Waters) —Generally smooth to moderate. Tasman Sea—Moderate, but freshening north-east to north winds in the eastern Tasman Soa, with moderate but rising Boas. Weather—Fair to fine generally at iirst, with mild temperatures, but. with considerable eloud and mist later, some scattered light rain, developing, more especially in the northern portion of the North Island, DOMINION REPORTS. (From leadings taken ac 4 p. 31.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. I'her. Norfolk Island. N.E., light, fine 30.21 Cape Maria, N.E., light, fine, smooth eea .. .. 30.29 60 Auckland, S., breeze, fine .. 30.30 56 East Cape, N.W., light, fine, smooth sea .. ... 30.26 58 Cape Egmont, N.E., light, oversmooth 80a .. .. 30.33 .64 Napier, 'calm, fino, 'smooth sea .30.21 48 Farewell Spit, calm, cloudy, mod. sea .. 30.29 49 Stephen ' Island, E.S.E., light, fine, smooth sea .. .. 30.81 49 Wellington, S., light, fine, slight swell .. .. .. 80.29 SI Cwpe Campbell, S., breeze, fine, smooth sea .. 30.31 50 Greymouth, S., light, fine, slight swell .. .. .. 30.37 48 Altaroa Lighthouse, W., light, ' overcast, smooth sea .. 80.32 47 Nugget Point, N., light, overcast, smooth E>ea .. .. 30.30 47 Puysegur Point, S.E., light, fine, smooth sea .. 80.38 45 Chatham Islands, S.W., light, overcast, smooth sea .. 80.31 43 Sydney, W., light, overcast .. 29.92 Hobart, N.N.W., light, overcast 29.77

Auckland—Tlie weather yesterday was fino and. sunny, with ■ a'light, wind from thQ south. The night was clear, and Warmer than during - the-. past. week. The barometer was steady, the reading-being 30.35. Wellingtoiv—Weather usually aosociated with September rather "than with July was experienced yesterday. The sun ehono brightly from a clear aky and ft light breeze came from' the north. ■ The temperature wae unusually mild. Dunedin—The weather- was fine yesterday, with more cloud-than'-sunshine, and a very light wind from, the'f'sonth-west. The maximum temperature barometer is high and 'steady, the reading last evening being 1 30.25. Forecast. • General Situation—An . anti-cyclone still covors the New' Zealand-area,-but pressure has commenced .to fall to-the westward. Winds—Variable and light to moderate, but later tending easterly, and northerly.