"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19975, 9 July 1930, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Beading* by aetf-roeorting Instruments at "The Press", Office, Chrlßtctfnrcb, up to 1 a.xa. on Wednesday, July 9th.

THE WEATHER.

in the fur north. Elsewhere light to moderate, but freshening east to north winds. Seas—New Zealand waters. Rough to heavy north of East Cape, smooth to moderate elsewhere. Tasruan Sea: Moderate to strong and freshening east to north winds i-n the eastern Tasnia-n, seas rough in t-lio northern portion but modern to in the southern. Weather—Unsettled, with rain north ot Auckland and extending gradually southwards to Cook Strait; fine elsewhere, but with increasing cloud; temperature# milder; some heavy rainfalls are likely in the north. DOMINION REPORTS. Station. Wind. Weather. Bsr, Ther. Norfolk island, S.W., light, fine 29.51 Cape Maria, not received. Auckland, -N.E., breeze, overcast 29.97 5b East Cape. S.S.E., breeze, evercast, mod. •• 80.14 5Cape Egmont, S., light, cloudy, smooth 'fifta •• •• y 30.1 a 4a Napier, N., light, overcast, mod. sea SO - 18 60 Farewell Spit, calm, overcast. rough eca .. •• •• 30-09 <6 Stephen Island, E.S.E., lignt, cloudy, smooth 6ea .. .. 30.10 "Wellington, calm, fine, smooth Cape.Campbell, X.W., light, Sne, smooth sea .. • ■ ■ • 30.06 47 Grcvmoxith, IS., light, iine, mod. swell •• •• 30.11 44j Akaroa Ldghthouta, K., light, fino, mod. soe. , .. • • 30.10 4:3 Nugget Point, S.IC., light, fine, ' mod. sea .. »» 30.04 44 Puvsegur Point, X.X.W., light, "fine, mod. sea. •• 30.16 4/ Chatham Islands, S.W., strong, cloudy, rather rough eca .. 30.08 45

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, at 3 a.m. and 5 pTm/ on July Bth: " ' .9 a.m. . 5 p.m. Baiometor .. ~ £O/263 oi).105 Thermometer— Diy bulb .. .. «2.2 •« W«t bulb ... 30.8 30.8 Mix. prev. 2-1 horns ~ 46.5 Min. prev. 2*l houia ... 26.7 Max. in sun ..88 98 Min. oil grass .. .. 18.6 Mas. during day ■ .. i.Humidity .par ocirt. . - 32 8-1 "Wind .. .. ' N.N.8., Calm. light. Cloud'(o-10) , 1 , 0 Kain ' .. ■ .. nil. nil. ,1330. 1939. 3£ainf&ll' to."date .. .. lo.loOin Auckland—The. leather wag overcast and threatening yesterday. The wind was freali from the east. •• Wellington—Yesterday wm perfect after froet. '--The sunshine was almost springlike. The sky. was cloudless and there was a.complote absence* of wind. Dunedin—Following a. hard frost last night the weather was fine yesterday, with bright sunshine and. no wind.; The maximum temperature- was Sldeg. and the minimum temperature 29dog. The barometer continues high and steadv, the-latest reading being 30.10. " . Forecast. General . Situation—A ratiier intense cyclone has just passed Norfolk Island. Another is apparently developing east of Sydney. The anti-cyclone over southern Nfcw..Zealand losing .intensity. Wind^—Strong east to : north-east north of K&whia, and ) East Cape, rising to gale force