WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21647, 4 December 1935, Page 19

WEATHER REPORT

#bpiCIAL FORECASTS ir £ V- £fHB PRESS Special Service.] ; 'WELLINGTON, December 3. r-'lhe following is the Dominion Ofa- / gervatory's special weather forecast for f* Canterbury:— 1 . Moderate to fresh north-easterly f ' Wtods near the coast; north toi 1 TnSi-west Inland. Weather fair, i ~ gffiy and hazy. Seas moderate. ; following is the Dominion fore- ■ ■' • - Fair to fine generally at first, f • and warm, but some scattered . ' rains developing later on the West ruast and in the far south. An -intense anti-cyclone still lies over ' ' ttie east of New Zealand, while a shallow depression located over •" *ihe western Tasman is moving - slowly eastward. Winds—Between north-east and Jrth-west Light to moderate genSy at first, but increasing, especially tesrod south of Cook Strait. - seas (New Zealand waters)— Rather JiST north of East Cape; rough in iwTfar south and south-west; else- '• Inhere moderate. Eastern Tasman: VttShening northerly winds, becoming in the southern portion. Seas - JJJjerate, but rising in the south.

CBBISTCHURCH weather top city enjoyed brilliant sunshine iff day yesterday. The temperature wirhed 78.1 degrees, making the day nearly the hottest of the season, ■ !nd the atmosphere remained warm Ste tato the evening. A light north- • S3 breeze blew, but it was hardly noticeable. ' At 1 o'clock this morning the »wither was calm and clear. The temperature was 63 degrees. The „ ijarometer was steady at 30.23 "toshes. ■ " Meteorological observations taken at i - ||u Magnetic Observatory, Christ- : Srch, at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on De.■fimber 3. 9 a.m. 4 p.m. /-|*ameter * •• Si • - ' '.Min. prev. 24 hours 53.1 ■ , Mia. in s™ " 1 . .-Sfin. on .grass .. 50.9 "•Jflax. during day .. Jo- 1 : Cidity per cent. ■ ■ . .Cloud (0.10) .. •• V.- niL ,^ #U1 " 1935. 1034. Rainfall to date .. 21.55in.26.37in. L . . • Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on >' December 4 at "The Press" office:— IK3.WIV, 9 p.m. la.m. Barometer .. - 30.22^3032 Thermometer .. 62 62 Max. for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. •• 78.1 - . Min. for 24 hours ended 9 pjm. .. • • 53.1 for 24 hours . ended 1 a.m. .. • niiftnirtfaii for December, ' "1935 .. •• nil ' TM nfn " for December, .. -1934 .. .. nil* Rainfall for December 1 , 1933 .. .. 1.49 m. Sunshine recorded on. "The Press" recorder yesterday:—Before noon, 4 hours 45 minutes; after noon, 7 hours 16 minutes. Total, 11 hours 55 minutes. Total tor" year to date, 1770 hours _2O I minutes. Total for corresponding period last year, 1818 hours lO minutes. Total for corresponding period 1933, | 1930 hours 40 minutes. IN OTHER PLACES I . Auckland—ldeal summer weather - and a light north-east wind were jttgain experienced yesterday, the day ;■ being hot The barometer registered ! . Wellington—The weather yesterday was dull, although otherwise fair and wanfl, with a northerly breeze. The . minimum temperature during Monday night was 50.8 degrees, the maximum yesterday being 66.4 degrees. Dunedin.—Perfect summer weather "was enjoyed' yesterday, with bright sunshine and a light north-east breeze. f .It was the second hottest day this ■ iuminer, the temperature at 8 a.m. be--1 ing 62 degrees, and the maximum 74 The barometer had a falling , . tendency, and registered 30.15 in at 4 U ,'jijjn.

I OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind, Weather. . Bar. Ther, „ Norfolk Island, E.N.E., - - fresh, fairly clear .. 30.10 75 - Cape Maria van Diemen, / NJ3., fresh, fairly clear, mod. swell . . 30.34 64 -'Auckland, N.E., light, ' cloudy .. .. 30.44 68 east Cape, N.W., fresh, fairly clear, mod. swell 30.44 65 ..Clsborne, N.E., light, fairly clear, smooth sea .. 30.40 67 "Chateau Tongariro, light, - fairly clear .. 30.37 62 ■ Cape Egmont, N., light, fairly clear, slight . / Swell ... • .. .30.46 71 '?• V&Pier, N.N.E., light, clear, I'~ smooth sea .. 30.40 68 ,-iWanganui, S.W., light, clear, \ smooth sea .. 30.44 72 7«ewell Spit, N.W:, fresh, '• - overcast, mod. swell .. 30.40 65 . -Stephen Island, W.N.W., : •" mod., misty, smooth sea .... 30.42 57 ; . Wellington, N.N.E., light, ' i overcast, mod. swell .. 30.37 62 ' Campbell, N., fresh, j cloudy, mod. swell .. 30.20 60 - . iWestport, E., light, cloudy, '* l ">£. ®raooth sea .. 30.40 69 I f' .;Greymouth, N,, light, misty, „ slight swell , .. 30.42 61 Lighthouse, NJE., i 4ft;- light, fairly clear, slight Vk, swell .. . .. 30.20 78 'fV-Wligget Point, N., mod., J s fairly clear, slight /• swell • ... .. 30.14 65 > J *Bltiff, W.N.W., light, fairly j! '( clear, smooth sea .. 30.12 73 f Puysegur Point, N.W., high wind, fairly clear, rough sea .. 30.08 68 H Chatham Islands, W.S.W., jf, .! fresh, cloudy, mod. frw well ' .. 30.42 60 Sydney, E., light, rain .. 29.89 67 * '.Hpbart, S.E., light, cloudy 29.97 57 . -• 'SUN, MOON, TIDES 1 time. For New Zealand sumI&Stn. 'mer time add 30 minutes.) Rises, 4.13 ajn„ sets, 756 lua; T j&t *o-morrow: Rises, 4.12 a.m.; sets, 7.27 -g^Jaooti~g'o.day: Slses, 11J22 a,m>; sets, M ; i:/'-W>ase»-for the-,Month "r * v ' iKf* Quarter—December 3, 6.58 p.m. « t - 1150011 —December 10, 2.40 p.m. . quarter—December 18, 9.27 a.m. ft j, i?®|W moon—December 26, 6.19 a.m. ■ a at Lyttelton—to-day: 9.30 '#,sß p.m.; to-morrow, 10.21 ajn., BJn,,