"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 17

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

gjtfings by self-recording instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Friday, March 18th. (Standard time.)

THE WEATHER. «, topological observations taken at the tic Observatory, G'hristchurch, at 9 5 P-n>. on March 17th:9 a.m. 5 p.m. MOM, •• - *>•«<> 3"* l .. ..« « VT«t bulb .. 5( 57 Hi*, prev. 24 hours .. G6.2 Jlfc. Ijrev. 24 hours .. 56 - Mtx. w •• •• 117 Sin. on grws •• 46 - 3 ~ Iftf. during day .. Hwpidity per cent. . 83 67 *» SXa wEr Chwd (0-10) 1? » Kijfi ,« •• •• nil. nil* "r'. 1932. 1931. K.fafaU to date .. ... 4.07 in Q.94in Auckland—The weather -was fine and gunW' wltHday, with » light westerly wind, barometer was steady at 30.10. ■ Duuediß—A fresh south-west wind and rain im'tsfrneßced yesterday morning, hut conpleasant in the afternoon, with vvm wnshin*. The barometer rose to 30.05. Wellington—The weather was overcast and A strong northerly wind Morijfl'thv jnorning, but died down in the •fMrnooß' , G«n«*l Situation —A alight low centre has pißti to ft* east of the South Island, but it* >*'?■ ccpression is still advancing enr til* -Tatm«n Sea. An extensive anticrtUm aik covers southern Australia. Wiodfrr-lfcdsrate southerly at first alont? the aiil cbMt'from Cook Strait southwards, eiliinr#li'mflSeiste to strong northerly io

DOMINION REPORTS. (From readings taken at 4 p.m.) Station. Wind. "Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, N.E.,'fresh, fine 30.04 - Cape Maria, W., light, fine, smooth sea •• 30.13 73 Auckland, W.S.W., light, fine .. 30.08 71 East Cape, N.W., fresh, cloudy, mod. sea .. •• •• 30.01 71 Cape Egmont, N.W., breeze, over- • cast, mod. sea .. •• 30.05 64 Jiapier, N.N.W., light, fine, mod. sea .. •• 29-90 71 ■ Farewell Spit, AV., strong, overcast, con. sea .. ■ • 29.89 69 Stephen Island, W.S.W., breeze, cloudy, mod. sea .. .. 29.92 62 Wellington, N.N.W., light, overcast, smooth sea .. .. 29.93 62 Cape Campbell, S., light, overcast, rough sea .. .•• •• 29-94 62 Greymouth, "W., light, con. ewell 29.90 62 Akaroa Lighthouse, W.S.W., light, fine, smooth sea .. 29.97 63 JTuREet Point, S.W., fresh, fine, rdhgb, sea ■■ 29.97 55 Pvjsezur Pointy S., light, fine, mod. sea .. • • • • 30.06 58 Chatham Wand, N.N.W., light, overcast, smooth sea •• 29.81 62 Sydney (9 a.m.), W., IfcM, . drizzle .. - - • 29-®! Hobaxt, S:S.*\V., light, fine .. 30.14

westerly winds, but aoutlierlics becoming general after about 24 hours, and freshening-. Seas (New Zealand waters) —Rough south of Cape Egmont and about Cook and i'oveaux Straits, elsewhere moderate. Eastern Taaman Sea —Moderate to strong r.orth-oast to- north winds, backing shortly to southerly, seas rough. Weather—Unsettled and cloudy with rain in most districts and temperatures becoming much colder.