"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20828, 11 April 1933, Page 17

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Records by self-rciordingr instruments at "The Press" Office, C'hristchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchujch, at 0 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 10: 0 .i.m. 5 p.m. Barometer ~ .. 29.812 09.995 Thermometer— Pry bulb .. .. f>K 55 Wot bulb .. .. 'IR.G .(9.8 Max. prev. 21 hours ..76 Min. prev. 2-1 hours .. .'59 Wax. ill sun .. .. 132 120 Min. on i?ra9H .. ..28 Mux. during day .. Humidity per cent. •■ S5 B7 Wind \V.. S.S.W., v. light, v. strong. Cloud (0-10) •• •• n ] Rain n il - nil- - 1932. Rainfall to date .. .. 2.94 in -J.Slin Auckland—There was a light southwest wind and fine "weather yesterday. The barometer was steady at 29.95. Wellington— The weather was gloriously fine yesterday. A light north breeze in the morning changed to the south in the afternoon. Dunedin—A squally south-west wind p.nd cloudy weather prevailed yesterday. The barometer rose to 30.10. FORECAST. (From readings taken at 4 p.m.) , General Situation—The depression of the week-end has now passed eastwards and a moderate anti-cyclone is. moving on to New Zealand. A tropical cyclone is apparently centred near New Caledonia.

Winds—Moderate to strong .southwest to southerly, backing to southeast over the North Island. Seas (New Zealand waters)-Rather rough on the east coast, with a southerly swell; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Eastern -Tasman Sea —Light to moderate south to south-east winds and smooth to moderate seas. Weather— For the most part, /'me, with cold night but mild day temperatures; a few isolated showers are likely in the far north and north-eajt and about Fovcaux Strait.

DOMINION REPORTS. Station Wind. Weather. liar. Th-r Norfolk Tslarul, K., breeze, overcast .. . .. 29.80 79 Cape Maria, S., fresh, cloudy, mod. sea. .. ■■ 29.98 (Si Auckland, K.W.. breeze, tine 29.91 72 Fast Cape, X., light, fine, mod. swell . .. •• 29.81 02 Cape Kgmont, Vv'.S.W., breeze, fine, mod. swell . ; . r 29.99 60 Napier, S.K., breeze, fine, mod. swell 29.9:1 71 Farewell Spil, N., light, fine, mod. sea .. •• 29.90 (HI Stephen Island, S.K., liprhl, ime. mod. sea ' 29.91 CO Wellington, S.S.K., breeze, fine. slight swell ■• ■• '20.9 a •'>- Caps Campbell, S., fresh, fine, rough sen '• • 29.97 GO Oreymouth, S.W., light, fine. «.n. swell ™.° ; ; ">' s Akaroa Lighthouse, S., gale, cloudv, con. sea .. •• 30.02 s'Nm'get Point. W., fresh, overcast, .. ■■ 90.00-19 Puysegur Point, K., light, overcast, mod. sea ■• 30.12 .1" Chathnin Islands, W., fresh, fine, __ ratlier rough sea .. .. 29.ua ofi Sydney, F..*.K, light. f.n« .. WW < l Hobart, N.W., light, showery 29.8fi -