"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 16

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological' observations taken at the Magnetic.: Observatory, Chriatchurch, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on SeptemJ>or Bth: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer . .. ..'29.603 'J9.735 Thermometer— Dry. bulb ... ... 37.8 4i!.2 Wet .bulb. ... .. 37.5 40.8 Max.' prev. 24: hours .. 42.S Min. prev. 31 hours „ 33.9 Mai. in eun .... 97 54 M'in.. on grass .. .. 30.4 Max. during day .. Humidity per- cent. .. 96 89 Wind .... ~ S.W., S.W., light. light. Cloud (0-10; .. .. 10 10 Eaiu .. .. v. 0.400 in O.OSOin 1930. 1929. Rainfall to date ... .. i7.740in 17.730 in Auckland—The weather was dull and cloudy yesterday, with a moderate north-east \rind. The baronfetor is steady at .29.50. Wellington—Yesterday waß dull, with a told soutieriy wind; A light rain commenced to fall a,t about 3 p.m., tnd this increased to a steady downpour" which cont:nued. throughout'the evening. Uiinedin— Wintry. weather again, prevailed yesterday, heavy rain falling throughout the day. '- The hills surrounding the city bear a mantle of enow. The wind was fresh from the. Bouth--easi. • >Tho maximum temperature nt ••jta:. degrees. The barometer shows a alight : rißing tendency, the reading. last evening'being .'29.80. ; . Forecast. General.' Situatipn.T-A slight, anti-cyclone i s pacing the southern extremity of New Zealand, but pressure ; teinains lo,w- over most of the Dominion. A fresh cyclone is developing over the western Taaman Sea south-easterly to gales south from"' Akaroa. Elsewhere variable, with westerly' prevailing in; the far north and

«,a<(terly ; or south-easterly elsewhere, moderate but freshening, at times. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Heavy south of Akaroa; moderate on the West Coast of the Scuth Island; elsewhere rather rough to rough. Tasman Sea—South-west to west winds prevailing in the northern portion of the eastern Taxman Sea, east to north-east in the central and southern portions, moderate to strong, with seas rather rough in places. Weather—Dull and-misty, with further rain ir. most districts; gome heavy falls on the ijast Coast of the South Island and snow on the high country; temperatures cold in the South Island, but less severe in the north.

DOMINION REPORTS

(From; readings taken at 4 p.aa.) Station. "Wind. "Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, S.S.W., strong, fine .. .. .. 29 78 Cape Maria* W., fresh, showery, mod. eea. 29.39 S3 Auckland, N.W., breeze, showery 29.56 63 East Cape, S-, light, fine, smooth eea .. ... '.. 29.5G 51 Cape Egmont,. N., light, fine, mod. swell ~ .. ... 29.62 50 Napier, N.E., light, fine, smooth sea .. .. •• 29.52 49 Farewell-Spit,-8.W., light, overcast, smcr-th sea ... .. 29.60 51 Stephen Island., S.W.. light, cloudy; smooth.eea .. '.. 29.62 47 Wellington, S., light, drizzle, 'con. sea .. ... '.. 29.60 49 Cape,Campbell, W., light, showery, rough eea .. .. 29.61 46 'Greymputh,. S. : S.W V light, fine, con; sea .. .. .. 29.55 4S Akaroa Lighthouse, :not received Nugget Point, S.E., gale, misty rain, heavy eea .. .. 29.93 43 Puysegur Point, not received. Chatham Islands, fresh, r . inißty rain, rough sea .. 29.23 47 Sydney,? W.N:W., light, overcast 29.85 Hobart, N.W., light, cloudy ..29.55