"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20906, 13 July 1933, Page 15

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Records by self-recording instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, op to 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 13.

Thermometer at 1 a.m.

■\Vind, J!.; overcast; hn romel it. steady, Barometer, 30.22; thermometer, -10.

Barometer at 1 a.m,

Phases of Moon for July: First Quarter: Id 9h 11m a.m. Full Moon: 7d llh 22m p.m Last Quaiter: lid llh 54m p.m. New Moon: 23d 3h 33m a.m. First Quarter: ood 4h 11m p.m.

Run (to-day): Rises, 7.30 n.m.; sets, 4.11 p.m. Sun ito-iuorrow): Rises, 7.29 a.m.; sets, 4.42 p.m. Moon : Rises, 1 1.29 p.m.; sets, J. 0.28 a.m. High Water at Lyltelton: To-day, mommy, 8.45; afternoon, 9.10. To-morrow, morning, rj 40 : afternoon, 10.2.

Synopsis. Lyttelton: 9.30 a.m. 1.30 p.m. 0 p.m. 1 a.m. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.nr Barometer 30.30 30.28 30.23 30.22 30.31 30.28 ''J)-" 0 Thermometer 35 43 -11 -10 3d Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 r.m. yesterday Minimum temperature (or 24 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday uO.K gRainfall for 2-1 hours ended *1 a.m. to-day—nil. Rainfall for July, 1033—,29 in. Rainfall for July, 1932—,50 in. Rainfall for 1933 to date—B.7'Jin. Rainfall for 1932 to date—S.OUin. Sunahine recorded on "The Preps" recorder yesterday —Before rioon, 1 hour 30 minutes; after noon, 2 hour's. Total, 3 hours 30 minutes. Total for year to date, 1057 hours 30 minutes. Total for corresponding period last year, 103 7 hours ■)0 minutes. Total for corresponding period 1931, 1144 hours 35 minute.-;.

THE WEATHER

Auckland—A light south-east wind and fine weather prevailed yesterday, but the sky was covered by light, cumulus clouds, and this made conditions cold. The barometer was exceptionally high and was steady all day at 30.45 in. Wellington—Fine weather continued in Wellington yesterday, sunshine being accompanied by passing clouds. A strong northerly wind was blowing. Dunedin —The weather was fine but overcast in Dunedin yesterday. The conditions were cold, the maximum temperature being 42 degrees. The barometer fell several points and registered 30.25 last evening. FORECAST. (From readings taken at 4 p.m.) General situation—An intense anticyclone still covers northern New Zealand; but the pressure is falling in

the south in front of the depression, which is advancing from the western Tasman Sea. . Winds—Freshening northerly winds, reaching gale force at times in parts of the Cook Strait and Foveaux Strait areas. % _ Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rough about Cook Strait and Foveaux Strait; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman sea—Moderate to strong north to north-west winds, rather rough to rough seas. Weather—Cloudy in districts with a westerly aspect, with rain developing, extending later to eastern districts. Temperatures mild.

Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 12 :— 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer .. 30.304 30.220 Thermometer— Dry bulb . . .14.5 41. t Wot. bulb .. n-i.o 39.7 Max.- prev. 2'1 hours .. 't •—- Min. prey. 24 hours . . 00.7 —. Max. in sun . . . . 86 or> Min. on grass . . 2G.O — Max. during day •15.1 Humidity per cent. . . !) -. 85 Wind . S.W., N.K., light. V light. Cloud (0.10) . . 10 9 Rain . . nil. nil. 1933. 1932. Rainfall to date . . S.OOiu. 8.03in. Other Centres.

DOMINION REPORTS. Station. Wind. either. Fiar. Tlier Norfolk Island, K.. light. tine nn.nu 6f> Cape Maria van Piemen, S.K., 30.3 i\ r>i fine. smooth sea Auckland, S.S.W., litfht. cloud 3o.ii; 55 East f'ap£, N.W., light, fine, 51 rough sea "0.03 Cape Egmont, "NV., light, over30.42 cast, .smooth, swell . . 50 Napier, S.W., light, fine, mod. 30.no 50 swell Farewell Spit. "\\\, fresh, fine, • rough sea 30.30 10 Stephen Nland, W., breeze, 3 0.30 fine. mod. sea • • ■\'J Wellington, N.N.W., light, overcant, rough aea . . 3 0.27 4'J Cape Campbell, S., light, fine, rough, swell 30.21 4 8 Greyrnouth, FJ. y light, cloudy, mod. sea 30.37 42 Akaroa Lighthouse, W., light, fine, smooth *en . . 30.32 40 Nugget Point, N."\V., breeze, cloudy, mod. sen . . 30.17 40 Puysegur Point, X.X.W., high. overcast, rough sea . . 30.13 50 Chatham Ttlanris, S.W., light, overcast, rough sea 30.21 42 Pydnoy, N.W., light, fine . . 'JO.Ofi 75 Hobart, S., light, lino 29.09 ■—