WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22304, 19 January 1938, Page 15

WEATHER REPORT

( OFFICIAL FORECASTS ITIIE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON. January 18. The weather forecast for Canteroury and Marlborough, issued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: I Moderate to strong, but later ; decreasing south-westerly winds. ■ Weather, mainly fair, but change--1 able and with scattered showers / or misty rain. Temperatures cool., , Seas, moderate to rather rough, / WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is as follows: Moderate to strong southerly to '■ south-easterly winds. Weather fair to fine, with cooler temperatures, fieas, slight to moderate. ! DOMINION The Dominion forecast is:— Weather mainly fair to fine on the West Coast of the South Island, otherwise changeable, with scattered and mainly light rains, more especially in eastern areas. ! Temperatures cool. The recent anti-cyclone Is passing eastwards off the North Island, while another one is advancing across the South Tasman. A shallow degression has been crossing the South Island, while an extensive low pressure area lies between . the Queensland, coast and the Fiji Islands. ■ Winds—North-westerly at first ’ aorth of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura, t elsewhere southerly and southerlies (gradually extending northwards, force moderate to., strong about and south ; Of Cook Strait, and light to moderate, tut freshening over the North Island. /3eas (New Zealand waters)—-Lather rough to rough about Cook and . Foveaux Straits, elsewhere slight to ;-hH)derats, hut rising somewhat on the i ttSt coast of the South Island, Tasman Sea—Easterly , Winds in the northern portion and SCUtherlies in the central and south- ’ portions, moderate to strong with moderate to rather ■ r p u £h sens. V •• ■ ■ Christchurch weather ■ 4 VOpcc again the maximum temperature in Christchurch yesterday was .Wore than 70 degrees, but late in the .afternoon a strong south-west wind dropped in the evening, which was cool and overcast. a * > At 1 o’cleck this morning the ' sky. was cloudy and a light southwest wind was blowing. The lem- . Perature was BO degrees. The baro- ,' Meter was steady at 30.10 inches. Meteorological observations taken at .Me Magnetic Observatory on January « 9 a.m. 5 p.m.»* | ,«|arometcr .. 30.035 29.887 thermometer—®ry bulb . 65.6 75.8 .wet bulb ~ 02.3 68,1 1 Max. prev. 21 hours 70.2 1 "Jin. prev. 24 hours 61.1 sun • • 134 122 -Mm. on grass ~ 58.2 '»■ .*•, during day .. 75.8 •Tumidity per cent. . . 82 65 *«td .. N.E. S.W. p, , mod. fr. Llqud ,0-10) .. 8 8 Rainfall nil nil V . , 1938. 1937. rainfall to date .. l.OSin 1.52 in • -reservations taken up to 1 a.m. 0,1 atiuary 19, at “The Press” Office:— s. 9 p.m. 1 ajn. ‘“arometer .. 30.10 30.10 Steady i“?rmpmeter .. . . 01 60 v a»infall for 24 hours Vvewted i a m ml f°r January, 1933 .88in for Jan!. 1937 1.39 m wa Mfall for Jan.. 1930 ' .16in

IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—The spell of warm, fine weather continued yesterday, the wind being light from the north-north-east, and the maximum temperature 81 degrees. The barometer fell in the afternoon, the 5 p.m. reading being 30.16 inches. Wellington—The weather yesterday was mainly overcast and gloomy, with a moderate to fresh northerly wind. The minimum temperature on Monday night was 55.8 degrees, the maximum yesterday 71.6 degrees. ,At 3.30 p.m. the barometer reading was 30.05 inches. Dunedin—There was a moderate to strong breeze from the north-east yesterday, and conditions were cooler than for some days past. The sky was overcast during the morning, but the sun shone intermittently later. The maximum temperature Was 73 degrees, and the barometer fell to 30.05 inches. OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, E., fresh, cloudy, rough sea .. 29.97 78 Cape Maria van Diemen, N.. light, fairly clear, smooth sea ..' 30.18 79 Auckland, E.N.E., gentle, fairly clear .. 30.17 76 East Cape, N.W.. fresh, blue sky. moderate swell .. 30.07 77 Gisborne, S.E., gentle, blue sky, smooth sea .. 30.08 86 Chateau Tongariro. W.N.W., fresh •. — : Cape Egmont, N.W., moderate, fa/rly clear .. 30.17 77 Napier. N.. moderate, blue sky. smooth sea .. 29.97 77 Wanganui. W., fresh, fairly clear. considerable swell .. 30.14 77 Farewell Spit. W.N.W.. high. fairly clear, rough sea .. 30.09 70 Stephen Island. W.. high, overcast, rouah sea .. 30.09 66 Wellington. N.N.E., fresh, overcast, rough sea . . 30.05 65 Cape Campbell.. N.N.E.. strong, overcast, rough sea 29.95 67 Westport. S.W.. strong, fairly clear, smooth ■ sea • • 30.12 67 Gieymouth. S.W.. moderate, overcast, slight swell • • 30.16 Akaroa Lighthouse, S.W.. moderate. overcast. slight swell . .. 29.95 67 Bluff, S.W.. fresh, fairly clear, rough sea .. 30.05 65 Puysegur Point. N.W.. ' fresh. fairly clear. rough sea ■ ■ 30.18 61 Chatham Island. N.W.. moderate, fairly e-lear, slight swell ' .. 30.12 68 Sydnev. E.S.E.. moderate, "1 cloudv ■• 30.12 78 Hobart. S.E.. gentle, blue sky ■ • 30.21 74 SIN, MOON, TIDES SLMMKR TIME Sun—To-day: Rises. 5.11 a.m.: sets. 8.9 To-morrow: Rises, 5.12 a.m.; sets, 8.8 p.m. Phases of Moon for January New moon. January 2, 6.28 a.m. First quarter, January 10, 1.43 a.m. Full moon, January 16, 5.23 p.m. Last quarter. January 27, 6.0 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—To-day, 6.38 a.m. and 7.7 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.34 a.m. and 8.6 p.m.

SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory records) hr. min. Yesterday morning .. 0 0 Yesterday afternoon .. 3 30 Total 1935. h. m. Jan. ', ., 213 48 ' 193(5. h. in. 190 36 .. 3 1937. h. m. 230 36 30 1938 h. in •112 50 Totals 213 48 190 3H 230 36 •112 50 •To January 18.