"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21404, 21 February 1935, Page 19

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT

, by tclf-recordinc instruments at "The Press" Office! Christchurch, (K*™* up to i ;,.,„. on Thursday, February 21. ft,ndi:i '!""*• AllJ b0 Ullllute » fo >' Summer Time.)

THE WEATHER Several heavy showers of rain fell & Christchurch yesterday morning, jafl the afternoon remained dull, with occasional lighter showers. At 4 o'clock, 21 points of rain had been registered. The evening was dull and overcast but further ram did not seem probable. Ht«cre!ej!r»i i'!-serv:i;:"ns !.i».-r- at the Kipftir. Obterwimry. ' I*, ltd 1 PB. "i ' •■h-arj 2".. •>am. ),. ,n. tvtetitT ■ ■ -■' .''" _:i t."> 7-» J<!*Tiß&l2ie , .<'' — >r fc-jlb ,'- - ;•■ :: ~fti bali. • • >'•'•. \ •■-'•■ a»i. ;»«• 2i r.f;- .. ::. " 'Hi. prev. 2-1 lev;- . .pt •. Jftx. in tan . . r: I Kit on Krai- . . V. Six. dur;ns 'i.t: Hie:dit7 per ■•r ■■ . .'1 •_' r-u . . \\\ i-;,1, n ■ liirht r iti '0 l" • .. ... i■ i in "»:» ■. • . • - '"'. ITiu n.2! in. \->:<r. i'j:m. Ii5f»:I •" "ia'» l 'e'.m -I.f>:;in. In Other Centres Auckland—Yesterday there was overcast weather with a squally northerly wind. The barometer dropped «adi]y and was below normal in the ! {renin*. The temperature at 4pm «$ 78 degrees. ' \ Wellington—The weather vesterdav , wat times overcast, with humid JBMBhere. A strong northerly wind ns blowing. The minimum tempera- I we on Tuesday evening was 6-1 2 de- ' pm. a-jd the maximum vc~t°rdav ! m 72.9 degrees. Dunedin—The weather vesterdav : ws showery and overcast. " Twentv-1 m points of rain fell in the earlv I Earning, and there were occasional I -•*fet showers during the dav The ! anirnum temperature was 59 degrees, j Alight south-west wind blew. FORECAST j 'From readings taken at 4 p.m.> , i Genera! Situation--A rather vigor-! '■as westerly depression is crossing -« Zealand, but a second deeper one LtJdy has passed Tasmania, and i* : esnag rapidly ea.stwarb.

Winds—Northerlies prevailing at first from Canterbury northwards; strong in the central portion of the Dominion; elsewhere moderate; otherwise west to south-west predominating. Seas (New Zealand waters) —Moderate coastal waters on most of the east coast: elsewhere rough. Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate south-westerly winds, veering northwest and freshening; seas moderate to rather rough. Weather—Fair at times in eastern districts, otherwise cloudy to overcastram in districts with a westerly aspect with some further heavy falls of scattered rain elsewhere. DOMINION REPORTS Milium. Wind. Weather. Bar. Titer. Norfolk Island, X., lighi, '' lr ' lr . . . . 50.06 SI Cape Maria van Diomen, X.E., liifht. fairly dear, slight >ve 'l . . 30.0 L 71 Auckland. X.X.K.. li S ht. fairly |,|,, « r . . 30.111) 78 Ka-t i ape, X.. fresh, fairly i-lf>nr, rough sea . . 30.02 75 Cape Kgmonf. X., fresh, driz'li', ro/igh sea . . 20.90 72 Napier. \\\. mod., fairly clear, smooth sea 20.90 82 Warisanui. N.. light, cloudy, ■m.ioolli sen . . 20.0S S?, I an- ~11 Spit. X.. gnlc. pas^ :!!lt shov.vr*. very ronsh -■n - - 20.52 71 Mepiyn Island. X.. irnlf. pass in; "hnivfrv rough sea . . 20.0S i)r> Wellington. X.X.W.. fresh, over'•a<it. roupli sea' 20>1 72 «'ap" Onmpliell. X.. mod'. --lnnvny. ronjrli sen 29.7.3 tf 76 Westport. X. li-ht, cloudy. vouch sea . . 20.70 07 i;r.\vr!„-th. X.W., mod., rain '"od. swell . . 5P.7T, l\a Altarna Lighthouse. X.. mod.. overeat, ."light swell . . 20.08 07 Viij-et Toint, R.. li;ht, overeast. sliclit M'.ell . . 20.(in fin P;:.'. -e-tir Point. W.X.W frns.li. fairly clear. rou::h rh.ith.-.ni rsl,vn>. x'.W.. sale. "' " ' I fairly clear, rnujrh s-a ::o. I:.' 71 Svilnr-y. X.K.. mod.. cloiidv, 20.80 77 I Helen-!. X.W.. ,„od , cloudy .'. 20.:>:i <;:,