"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21400, 16 February 1935, Page 21

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

r(Js by self-recording: instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Saturday, February 16. Stsnda: <i Time. (Add 30 minutes for Summer Time.)

THE WEATHER Cold and heavily overcast weather va.-- experienced m the city yester- . ■ day. 'The moderate breeze from ihe south-west kept the maximum temperature as low as 61.9 degrees. It was sfillcok! and overcast in the evenjpc but there was little sign of the rain that has fallen over the rest of the province. - ' Mcicotolo-:.-a' .<:.-. ov-it nr; taken tit the Magnetic ("'■ -:--.5t..,;.-. (/h 'istchnr.'ii, at 0 t.m :<•■■'• i l-'a. • ■' !-'" ! >rnarv I.V 0 ~ in. -I n.m. Saiomeicr- . .. .. JJ.OOt .IM.til:; liteimoni' ttr—.On- bui'o .. .. .-.i :>7.s i T.'et bull, .. 7>:;._! oI.J Max. prev. -1 i'ov:- .. 7a.:i .Van. prcv. -> i'"i;i* -- o">.0 Max. m .-nn .. 1:!7 1 -JO Mux. curine: <i.'.- .. - - 01.'! fltmudio.-. per cm'.. .. 71 01 Ti'ind .. -■ .. SAW. S.W., fresh. mod. C'otKl t'l-K') -• ... J" "' Bsin :.. •• •■ )"'■!- nil. h'lM.i. 10.11. ~ r.-.im'nll to mil .. .. (i.eSin -I.Bom In Other Centres Auckland—The weather was exceptionally wet yesterday, the wind being moderate to fresh from the north-east. Torrential rain fell early in the morri- ■ ing, and for a long period during ihe ' afternoon, 4.40 in of rain falling during 16 hours tin to 4 p.m. When the wind changed to the south-west conditions improved. The barometer, falling slowly, registered 29.75 in last evening. •/ - 1 V.'eihngton— Dull weather prevailed I ;.V.j<erciay. and at times there were passing showers of misty rain. The wind was from the south-east in the §lstc raavning. and freshened in the al'tcrrr-co. The temperature at 4 p.m. iw;;s G3.2 degrees, and the maximum for lite ri n y was 03.6 degrees. Duiirdiu- -The weather yesterday was overcast and threatening, with a moderate soulh-west 'wind and a rot'ximuin temperature of 54 degrees Tito borcmeter had a slight rising tendency, and registered 30.10 m last f , r!ii_.._£:__.. _

FORECAST • From reading's taken at 4 p.m.i General Situation —A moderate depression is centred north-west of the North Island. Barometers are rising slightly over the South Island. Winds Moderate north-east, to north in the northern portion of the North Island; elsewhere .south to south-east. becoming strong in parts !of the Cook Strait area. Elsewhere ! light to fresh. Seas (New Zealand waters)—Kough in the Cook Strait area; rather rough on parts of the East Coast; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea —Moderate to fresh south-easterlies; moderate to rather rough seas. Weather—Fine in western districts of the §outh Island, elsewhere cloudy and overcast. Fairly general rain over the northern half of the North Island; scattered and mainly light to moderate falls over the remainder of llie North Island, and eastern districts of the South Island. cooler. $ DOMINION IJIiI'OKTS

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