"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20225, 1 May 1931, Page 18

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by self-recording instruments at "Tie Press" Office, Christchurcli, up to 1 a.m. on Friday, May Ist.

THE WEATHER. Seas ( Xew Zealand waters)— Rather rough about Foveaux Strait, else wheremoderate. —— Tasman Sea—Winds variable in the eastern i Tasman, moderate westerlies prevailing in Meteorological observations taken at the nor thern portion and easterly to southerly Magnetic Ob:ervatoiy, Christchurch, at y m t [ lo Bou thern portion; seas moderate, a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 30th:— "Weather—Still unsettled, dull, and misty with rain in most districts, but mainly lair !• a.m. » P in Westland; temperatures cool in the South Barometer .. .. 29.933 29.6 ci X s ] an d and moderate in the North. Thermometer — Dry bulb .. .. 45.8 53.7 Wet bulb .. 45,4 50.0 Max. prev. 21 hours 56.8 DOMINION REPORTS, itin. prev. 121 hours .. 40.8 Max. in sua .. 97 10-2 • Min. on grass 09.8 Max. during day Humidity per cent. .. S7 81 Wind .. .. S.W., S.W., Station. ' *VYind. Weather. Bar. Ther. v. light, t. light. Cloud (0-10) „ ..5 6 Jioifolk Island, S.E., light, overKain .. .. nil. nil. cast .. •• 30.02 1931. 1930. Cape Maria, W.N.W., breeze, Kainfail to date .. 4.84 in 6.SSin rain, and fog, mod. sea .. 29.82 65 Auckland, W., breeze, sliowery .. 29.86 66 East Cape, W., strong, misty Dunedin—Tbo weather was fine yesterday rain, rough sea _ 29.96 61 morning, but rain set in after midday, and Cape Egmont, N.W., breeze, continued for an hour, -when conditions im- overcast, mod. sea .. 09.77 62 proved. The wind was fresh from the Napier, N.E., breeze, misty .. 29.83 Gi south-west. The barometer fell during the Farewell Spit, S.E., strong, overday, but was rising last evening, and rog- cast) rough Bea .. 29.78 55 istcred 29 - 85 - Stephen Island, S., light, fog, A-uckiand—Frequent and heavy showers fell smooth sea . 29.79 52 yesterday. The -wind was" light from the ellington calm> rain an(J {oc> iorth-west. The barometer fell from 80.20 to smooth sea .. 29.79 55 29.85, but had steadied a little in the even- Cape Campbell, S.W., light, i"?- misty rain, mod. sea . 29.84 52 Wellington—Misty conditions accompanied Greymouth, E., light, fine, slight by light rain set in during Wednesday night swell 29.87 56 »nd continued yesterday. There was no Akaroa Lighthouse, W., light, wind. cloudy, mod. sea .. 29.83 55 Forecast. . Nugget Point, S.W., high, showGeneial Situation—A shallow oyclone is ery, rough sea 29.95 43 n<jw centred over Cook Strait and another is Puysegur Point, S.E., breeze, apparently centred in the western Tasman. overcast , mod. eea .. 30.13 46 Winds—Variable and mainly moderate Chatham .Islands, N.W., breeze, westerlies prevailing in the far north and overcast, mod. eea . .. 29.85 52 ■outherlies prevailing in the South Island, Sydney, E., light, fine 29.93 and atrong at times. Hobart. E., light, oloudv .. 30.08