"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.
Standings by sell-recording instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Friday, March 17. Standard Time. (Half an hour must b« added for Si\mmer lime.)
THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Maßnolic Observatory, Christchurob, at 0 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 1C: 3 a.m. 5 p.m. .barometer .. .. '..'9.935 SO.OTG Ihermometer— Wry bulb .. ~ G0.3 30.0 "Wet bulb .. 50.9 if ax. yu-ev. M hours .. 60." Min. prav. *i hours .. 50.0 Max. in sun .. ..121 118 Min. on gra,33 ~ 41.1 Max. during day .. - 6-2.5 Humidity per cent. .. G3 715 VW. .. .. .. S.S.V., Calm. at. hi-. cicud (0-1 m .. ... 9 10 Jfo-n nil. nil. 13. , 13. 19:):: Bninfall to rlnte .. .. 2.33 in 4.07 in Auckland—J'ine summer conditions, with bright sunshine and s liprht southerly wind prevailed all day. The barometer remained steady at BO.OOin. ■Wellington—The weather w.vs bright and sunny during tho morning, but shortly after midday the sky clouded over and a cold southerly wind sprang up. Dunedin—A {resh aoulh-v/esl. wind aud fine weather prevailed to-day, wiih passing cloud and sunshine. The barometer war; fairlv •teady nnd registered OO.OOhi at G p m. FORECAST. (From readings taken nt 4 p.m.) General Situation —A slight anti-cyclone i.-) moving on to tho South Island, but a cyclonic disturbance is centred north-west of Norfolk Island.
"Winds—Moderate south to south-east prevailing north of Westport and Kaikoura. else "where south-west to west.
Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather rough on tho East Const and in Cook and Fovcaux Straits, elsewhere smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea —Moderate to strong south-east to easterly winds, and rough seas in the northern portion, olsewhere variable with westerly prevailing, and seas smooth to moderate. Weather —Mainly fair to fine. and cool, but some scattered showers along the east coast, more especially of the North Tsland. Later raiu developing in tho far north.
DOMINION REPORTS. fcjtitjon. Wind. "Weather. Bar. 'i'her Norfolk IdJand, Is.E., gentle, raining 19.7C 74 Cape Maria., S., moderate, cloudy mod. sea. .. M.S9 0»"i Auckland, S."W., slight, driztue 29.97 71. Cape. K.W., fresh, fine rou«h p(-a 09.85 71 Cape Turnout, W.S.W., gentle, cloudv, n-.od. swell .. : 30.03 65 Napier, N.K, lisrht, fine, mod. sea 00.92 73 Farewell Spit, S.W., light, fine. mod. sea 2».09 71 Stephen Inland, S.K., hicrrt wind. ha7.r, rcii!»li sen .",0.01 00 Wellington, S.S.K., {re?h, overcast, rued, sea 30.03 57 Cape Campbell, S., frosli, overcast, rough eca. 20.13 5tt Oreynioutli, W., slight, five. mo'I. swell .. C9.96 63 Akdioa Li?;hthou.-f>. S.W., gentle. cloudy, mod. swell .. 30.01 .77 Xugfret Point, S., gentle, Are, ronjrh sea, 30.03 5G Pjiv Point, X.W., moderate. fin». mod. aea "O.08 ."7 Chalhari Tsl.ind?, calm, clondv, smooth f.ea .. •^9.7!) fK fWdncv. TC.X.F... strong, fine .. :If).m. 7t ITobart, X., gentle, overenr-t 09.W .._
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20807, 17 March 1933, Page 19
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