"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19986, 22 July 1930, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Eeadings by self-recording instruments at. "The Press" Office, Christcimrch, up to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22nd. — ■ .

TIIE WEATHER

corn ill* goi'-Tal by morning and-teaching gale force in pjuccs. Seas—New Zen land waters: Becoming rough generally. Taarnan Sen : Strong Bouth-i-vlv viijft.i to galco and : roUte'h soua in i'l* 3 eastern Tasman. t Weather—Gold :mkl unsettled, with fairly general rain, some heavy fulls*, Specially in thw North Island; snow in the highlands, also on prirts of the low levcla of the South J^huid. DOMINION REPORTS. ■(Front - readings taken yt 4 p.hi.)

Meteorological obaervatiuus taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchun.li, at !) a.m. and, s'p.m. on July 21st: !) .1.111. j p.m. Barometer •. 29.'39 29./ II Thermometer -- Drv bulb •• : *3-l l " Wit bulb ■■ 32.3 tO.i Max. prev. 24 hours ... 47.7 Min. prev. 2-4 hours -. 2ff.B Max. in enn •• Min. on grass .. ..21 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. .. 96 Wind .. v. : -.-..-aw. 8.W., V. light, t. light. Cloud (0-10) .. 9 10 Rain ■ .. •... O.lOOin nil. ,1980. 1929.. Rainfall to date .. .. 11.240 in 15.090 in Auckland—The wind was light and variable yesterday and the skv dull and threatening. An occasional light shower was experienced. Tho barometer is falling, and last night/ recorded 29.G5. Duntdin —The weather was unsettled yesterday. -Bain fell i'or several hours in the morning, but ceased after midday, tha afternoon being fine, with an overcast «ky and a light wind- from the south-west. The ntaxi-, mum temporature was 45 degrees. Tlio barometer shows little '-movement, the reading lasi, night being 29.75 in. Forecast. General Situation—A depression erossed New ' Zealand yesterday, but a secondary in the Tasman Sea has deepened sinco yesterday and.become cyclonic in form.- At 1 p.m. it won centred west of Cook Strait. Winds —Yariablo at first over tho North Island, moderate to strong south-east to south thence southwards, and southerlies be-

Station. "Wind. Weathsr. Bar. Ther. Xurfolk Island, K., light. overcast .. •• .■ -0.3!i — ■ Capo Harm, TV.X.W., strong, showery, mod. sea. .. .. 29.69 S9 Auckland, X., breeze, (inn .. 29.65 fri . East Cape, S.W., light, cloudy, mod. ecu. ■ ■ ■ • 29.61 61 Capo Egmont, X.E., breczf, overcast, mod., sea .. .. 29.01 60 Napier, 7..,' light, fine, smooth , sea .. .. .. 29.65 49 Farewell Spit, K., strong, overcant, ruod. fen .. .. 99.59 SO Stephen Inland, S.L'., high, overcast, rathet rough sen. .. 29.60 47 Wellington, S.R., light, fine., mod. swell .. .. 29.60 4S Capo Campbell, S., light, overcast, mod. sea .. .. 29.69 47 Grejinouth, . K., i'resh, overcast, con. swell .. .. .. 29.56 43 ■AUaroa Li^'hthoiioo, S.W., light, showery, mod. sea .. .. 29.71 40 Xuggot. Point, S., frrvsh, fine, rough son .. .. .. 29.75 40 Puysngur Point, S.E., light, showery, mod. sea .. .. 29.S7 ■1U Chatham Islands, K., lit'ht. cloud, smooth sea .. .. 29.51. •111 Svdney, S., light, overcast .. :;0.28 Hcbart, X"., light, cloudy .. o0.23 —