"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21034, 9 December 1933, Page 8

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

Records by ?""■ Chti,, ° hUr ' i,, > Standard Time. (Add 30 minutes for_ Summer Time.) , Jf ' ' ' ' . I

fffTicrmo ' meter yat 1 a.m. ; .

f Wind, JN.B.j. cloudy; barometer, steady. Barometer, 30.15-?- thermometer, 57.

Barometer at 1 a.m.

1. Phases o£ moon .- for December: V Pull moon: £ 2d 111 1m p.in. Last Quarter: lOd 5h 54m p.m. New Moon: 17d 2h 23m p.m. First Quarter: 24d 7h "9m a.m.

Sun (to-day): Rises, 4.12 a.m.; sets, 7.82 p.m. Sun (to-morrow): Rises, 4.12 a.m.; sets, 17.33 p.m. Moon: Rises, 11.54 p.m.; sets," 10.25 a.m. High Water at Lyttelton : To-day, morning, 9,6; afternoon, 9.30. To-morrow, morning, 9.48; afternoon, 10.13.

Synopsis. L.vttelton. 9.30 a.m. 1.30 p.m. 9 p.m. 1 a.m. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. ! Barometer 30.17 30.17 311.17 30.15 30.21 30.16 30.12 j Thermometer 01 01 57 57 l>2 65 ' ' Maximum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday M.-'d-'g. 1 Minimum temperature for 21 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday—47.9dcg. [Rainfall for 21 hours ended .1 a.m. to-day—nil. jKuinfall for December, 1933--nil. | Rainfall for December, 1932 —.53in. j Rainfall for 1933 to date —14.71 in. ! Rainfall for 1932 to dute—lß.27in. ' Sunshine recorded on ''The Prefs recorder yesterday Befoie I noon, 4 h'.urs 30 minutes; after noon, 5 hours. Total, 9 hours ' 30 minutes. Total for year to ( ate, 1983 hours 50 minutes. Total j for corresponding period last year, 1876 iiouis 20 minutes. Total for corresponding period 1931, 2085 hours 10 minutes.

THE WEATHER

Meteorological observation.-, taken at tbe Magnetic Observatory. Christchurch, at !> •,m. and 5 p.m. on December 8: —

Other Centres. Auckland—Although a light braeze from the was blowing yesterday, the weather was very hot, the thermometer registering 80 degrees in the shade at midday. The barometer was steady all day at 30.15 in. Wellington—The weather at Wellington was fine and pleasant yesterday. A light southerly wind prevailed. The maximum temperature during the day was 67.7 degrees. Dunedin—Fine weather with a moderate north-east breeze and considerable passing cloud prevailed yesterday. The maximum temperature was 64 degrees. The barometer fell several points. FORECAST (From readings taken at 4 p.m.) General Situation—An anti-cyclone now covers the whole of the New Zealand area, while a depression is situated over eastern Australia and the Western Tasman Sea; Winds—Light to moderate and variable at first, but north-easterly to northerly gradually setting in and freshening.

Seas (New Zealand waters) —Smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea —Freshening north-east winds, moderate to rather rough seas. Weather —Fine and warm generally, , but dull, misty conditions gradually extending over the Dominion. Later, scattered rains developing.

DOMINION REPORTS

9 n.tn. 5 p.m. Barometer . :j U.19S 00.172 thermometer-— Dry bufb . 0L.fi 58.8 54.9 Wet bulb 55.7 Max. prev. 24 houi*^ 75.5 — ilin. prev. 24 hours . 47.9 — Mnx. in suu . . . 122 120 Mill, on £rass . :;<>.(> — Max. (luring day — f>4.2 Humidity per cent. ♦ w 77 W T ind . N.ti., K.. Ir. high wind Cloud (0-10) 7 nil Rain . nil 19:53. 19 :i2. Rainfall to date . 15.S9in. 19.l)0in.

Station. Hum. w earner. rnc Norfolk Island, N.E., fresh breeze, cloudy 29.98 71 Capo .Maria, N.E., gentle breeze, blue sky, smooth sea 30.10 70 Auckland, N., mod. breeze, blue sky, mod. swell 30.05 73 East Cape, S., mod. breeze, blue sky, rough sea 30.11 G9 Cape Eginont, \Y., slight breeze, bliio sky, smooth eea 30.15 72 Napier, E., mod. bivezr, blue sky and cloudy, mod. swill 30.'20 r,7 blue sky and cloudy, mod. swell 30.13 73 Stephen Island, S.K., slight breeze, blue fckv, smooth sea 30.13 07 "Woiiin^l;.n, i'-.S.E., slight breeze, blue sky and cloud, slight sea 30.15 i;c Cape Ciiiupbell, S.K., slight breeze, overcast, cloudy .. 30.20 05 Gro/n:outh, S., slight breeze. blue sky and cloud, slight swell 30.15 06 ChrisUhurch, E., high wind, blue sky and cloud 30.17 50 Nugget Point, X., strong breeze, blue sky and cloud, hazy, rough sea .. 30.11 CO i'tiyscgur Point, X.W., mod. breeze, overcast, threatening, mod. swell .. .. • 30.11 G5 Chatham Islands, S., mod. breeze, cloudy, mod. swell 30.17 55 Wan S.S.W., gentle bieeve, blue sky and cloudy, smooth sea 30.11 71 Wcstport, S.W., gentle breeze, 30.13 OS cloudy, smooth sea Sydney, E.N.E., gentle breeze, 20.77 overcast 77 Hbbart, S.E., gentle breezy 20.77