"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20214, 17 April 1931, Page 16

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

-iltsadinfs Wli-recordiiig ittatrumentfi at "The ifxess" Ofllce, Ohristchurch, : - a.m. on Friday/ April 17th.

'/'Thermo-: meter i a.m.

Wind,- N.E.* clear; barometer,.. falling. Barometer,. 30.30; thermometer, 49. .

Barometer at 1 a.m.

Phases oi Moon for April: I : 'v '> Full Moon ;, Sd 7b 30m a.m. Last Quarter: 10a 7h 45m a.m. I . New. Moon.: j 18d Oh 30m p.m. FlwHJmrier: 126 ci lh 10m a.m.

Sun, (to-day): Kises, 6.31 a.m.; sets, ' 5.25 p.m. Sun (to-morrow): KiseS, G. 35 a.m.; sets, 5.24 p.m. Moon: Rises, 5.2 C a.m.; sets, 4.50 p.m. High AVttter at " Lyttolton: To-day, morning, 3.4.1; afternoon, 8.60. , To morrow, morning, ■ 1.0; afternoon, 4.17.

Synopsis. Lyttclton: 9.30 a.m. 1.30 p.m. 9 p.m. 1 a.m. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. I'arometer 30.27 30,20 30.21 80.20 ' 80.28 80.24 80.23 Thermometer 52,b'2 50 49 1 50 CI 58 Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 I'.ui. veslcrday—GJdeg. Minimum temperature for 24 aoura ended 3 p m. yesterday—lSdag-. Ksinfali for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. to-doy—mi. 1 Rainfall for April, 1931—,89 in Rainfall for April, 1930—,27 in. • Rainfall for 1981 to date—S.Ooin. Ksinfall for 1930 to data—6.l3ia. Sunshine recorded on "The .Prew" recorder yesterday—Before noon, 5 hours 10 minutes; after noon, 2 liour.-i "40- minutes. Total, 7 hours 50 minutes. Total for year to date, 760 hours 80 minutes; total for corresponding period last yoar, 727 hours 80 minutes; ■total for corresponding period 1929, G6i> hours go minutes."

THE WEATHER,

Meteorological observations taken fit the &agqetio -Observatory, Cbristchurcb, at 3 a.m. and's p.m. on April 16th.: ' v a a.m. 5 p.m. 'Barometer .. >. .»0.243 30.17-3 J rermometer— Dry bulb , " ~ 52 54 Wet bulb .. . ... 60.4 53 Mas. pre*; 34 hours .. . 58.9 3fin prey. 24 hours .. 43.3 . Max. in sun .. ..108 'lls Min. oa graw .. zp, 9 T . -** Max. during day. Humidity'per cent. ..>BB 93 ... .Calm Calm Cloud (0-10) ' ' 3 10 ® Stain ' -.nil. nil. „„. . , . ' ' . - 1931. 1930. 'fiainfall to date . y .v" 4-84 in 6.62 in Auckland—The weather yesterday was fine,, 1 but .overcast during the afternoon. -The ;wmd was light from -the The barometer is steady at 80.40. Wellington— The weather was fine yester-' . d»y t . with periods of sunshine, and - cloud. The wind Was ,irom the north f Dunedin—The weather was fine yesterday, - *> Hffht breeze- ipm north-eaat.» Jhe mswttum . temperature was 60 degrees."The barometer ia-high and fairly steady, the r«aaing last evening.being ,30.20. Forecast. G<-ner»l Situation—An anti-cyclone is now raoying eastwards and it depression is advancing over tho southern Tasman. VV to etrong northerly winds," freshening; in aid'.south of • Cook *"• t . 1 -' j fc * H : '

Seas (New Zealand waters)— Hough about ■ Cook and Fouveaux Strait, otherwise smooth to moderate, but later rising. /Tasman. Sea— -Freshening northly winds with rather rough seas in the eastern Taaman. .Weather—Becoming oloudy and unsettled with rain setting in in the western and far northern districts, later extending to other parts; mild temperatures.

DOMINION REPORTS. . (From readings taken at i p.ip.) Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. ' l'her. Norfolk Island, JG., high, overcut .. .-. ■ . " 30.05 ■ Awanui,/ N.N.E., brteze, overoast, mod. sea ..30.19 64 Auckland, E., breeze, fine - 20.31 fib East ; Cape, s N.,v fresli,' cloudy, i» .. mod. sea .. S0.il 66 Cape Egmont," N., breelse, fine, 1 mod..sea .. 30.99 63 Napier, 2T.E., fresh,- fine, smooth ; HAft .. .. . 30,35 65 Farewell Spit, N-.W., light, J '■ cloudy, mod. ss» .. . .. 30.30 63 Stephen-Island, W., tight, fine, . ' smooth sea .. .. .. 80139 50 Wellington, NVW., fresh, cloudy, : ■ smooth.,se»" ... .. 30.38 56 Cape Campbell, N., fresh; OTer- , . • cast, rough ees, .. 30.23 60 Giejmouth, W., light, 'overoast, -slight swell .. .*'30.35 58 Akaroa 9.W., light, shower;', 'mod. sea .. 30,18 54 'Nugget. Point, N., '. light, "fine, smooth .. .. 30.16 54 Point, N., high, overcast, rough eea' . . . SOilS ; 57 Chatham Islands; W., light," over- ■ • cast, smooth sea .. • .. 30.30 62 - Svdney, W.S.W., light, raining 30 09 — Hohart; N., 'light, cloudy ... 30.09 • .-f ■