"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21323, 16 November 1934, Page 19

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

THE WEATHER

yesterday was fine and sunny in Christchurch. During the day there wa s a fresh easterly wind, but the evening was calm. The maximum temp erature registered was 64.7 degrees.

Meteorological observations taken at the Ujgaetio Observatory, C'hmtchurcb, lit 9 1,0. »nd ■lpm. on November 15:

8 a.m. 4 p.m. Birometor .. .. 29.919 29.861 '.thermometer--Dry bulb .. .. .S9.fi 62.2 Wet bulb . . .15. I 50.6 M»J. prev. 2t hour-. .. 59.fi }lin. prev. 24 hours ~ 52.8 Max. in sun . . .„ 129 l.'tl ' Min. on grass .. 50,2 Max. during day ~. Humidity per rent. ; ». 73 68 Wind .. -. .. N.E., K.,

fresh. fresh. Cloud (0-10) .. .„ I f» Ha'in .. .. «. nil nil 1934. 1933. Rainfall to dale ... I'j.Ulin. 15.b7in. \ In Other Centres Auckland —The spell of fine warm I weather continued yesterday, there being a north-easterly breeze. The temperature at 4 p.m. was 71 degrees. The barometer snowed a downward tendency after mid-day, and was below normal last evening. Wellington—Yesterday was a fine | warm ctay. There was continuous sunshine, and a moderate to fresh north-west wind blew. Dunedin —A moderate wind and fine sunny weather prevailed yesterday. The maximum temperature was 59 degrees. The barometer fell several points, and registered 29.70 at 4 p.m. I FORECAST i v (From readings taken at 4 p.m.) ' General situation-—A moderate depression is moving from the Tasman Sea on to the Dominion. Pressure has

risen considerably over the Western Tasman Sea. -

Winds;— Moderate to strong northeast to north-west, but'a change to southerlies advancing gradually over the South Island. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rough about Cook Strait and in the far south; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate to strong northerly winds; but a change to southerlies advancing from the south-west; seas moderate to rather rough.

Weather—Fair at first in most districts, but rain developing in western and southern portions of the South Island, later becoming more widespread. A cool change extending over .the South Island, but otherwise warm temperatures.

DOMINION REPORTS

Station. "Wind. TVpathsr. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, N.E., mod* eratc. overcast 29.91 7 3 Capo Maria van Diemen, X. E., liffht, cloudy, smooth sea '20.90 08 Auckland, X.E., moderate, fairly clear CIO.02 70 East Capo, S., light, fairly clear, smooth sea 30.01 71 Capo Ecmont, X., light, clour, moderate swell . . ;:o.02 71 Napier, X.E., light* fairly clear, smooth .«ra . . 30.03 r. t > S.W., light, clear. smooth .^ea 30.03 70 Farewell Spit, N.W., light, clear,. smooth sea 30.01 72 Stephen Island, \V„ moderate, clear, smooth sea 30.05 03 Wellington, N.W., light, overcast 29.97 05 Cape> Campbell, X., fresh, fairly clear,- rough sea 29.90 01 "Weatport, N.E., moderate, overcast, smooth sea 30.00 G2 Greymouth, X., moderate, cloudy, moderate swell 30.00 62 Akaroa Lighthouse, calm, clear, smooth sea 29.95 70 Nuggot Point,- N.E., light-,' cloudy, moderate swell . . 29.76 00 - Puysegur Point, W., fresh.

passing: showers, rough sea 2D. 70 7,0 Chatham Islands, W.. light, fairly clear, moderate swell ao.oa r»o Sydney. E.S.E., liffht, cloudy 30.00 t» 1 Hobfirt, S.W.; light, fairly clear — 67j