WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22343, 5 March 1938, Page 25

WEATHER REPORT

_<> OFFICIAL FORECASTS [THE PRKSS fecial Service] W&LLINGTON, March. 4. <Th C weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough, issued at 5 p.m. by thc Meteorological Office, Wellington. arjcl dealing with :he 24 hours following (he lime of issue, is as follows:- , Liffht to moderate southerly to !f soata-casttrly -winds prevailing. V£he weather mainly cloudy to Vfifcast, avid in places misty, with Scattered showcru or drizzling rain. Temperatures cool; seas sli.erht to moderate. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Moderate southerly to southeagerly winds, freshening north of Westport. Thc weather mainly fair to fine- Temperatures cool to medcrate. Seas slight to moderate. DOMINION The following is the Dominion foreeast:— t Plainly fair to fine in the westV'ern and southern districts of the South Island, elsewhere cloudy to overcast, with showers or misty rain in many places, but some heavy rain developing in the nor- • them half of , the North Island, particularly in the far northern 'and north-eastern portions. A rather deep cyclone is centred today cast of Norfolk Island, and appears to be moving south-cast-wards. An anti-cyclone of slight intensity covers the South Tasman Sea, and extends on to southern New Zealand. Winds—Easterly in the far north, otherwise southerly to south-easterly prevailing, mainly light to modera'tc at first, but freshening about and north of Cook Strait, and gales probable in the northern districts. Seas (New Zealand waters) —Becoming rough to high north of East Cape, elsewhere slight to moderate, but later rising north of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura. Eastern Tasman Sea— South-easterly winds predominating, strong and of gale force at places in | the northern portion, with rough seas; light to moderate in the southern portion, with slight to moderate seas. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER I ' Rain fell in Christchurch yesterday, there being a drizzle most of the day, [ with occasional fairly heavy showers. There were a few fine intervals, but the sky was overcast all day, and the temperature cool. A light southerly wind was blowing. The rain continued at night. The maximum temperature was 56.8 degrees. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on March 4: —

IN OTHER PLACES Auckland—There was overcast wea- . ther, with scattered misty showers and a light variable wind during the day. The maximum temperature was 74 degrees. The barometer fell slightly, the 5 p.m. reading being 29.86 inches. Wellington—The weather was overcast, with intermittent light rain in the early morning. Conditions improved during the afternoon. Dunedin—There was bright sunshine in the morning, with a slight breeze from the south-west. In the afternoon the sky became overcast and temperatures were cooler, the maximum for the day being 63 degrees. The barometer was steady at 30.03 inches. OFFICIAL REPORTS Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther.

SUN, MOON, TIDES SUMMER TIME ,£>Un—To-day: Rises, G. 12 a.m.; sets, 7.11 P.m. To-morrow: Rises, 0.13 a.m.; sets, 7.D p.m. Phases df Modn fdr (March New moon. March 2, 5.10 p.m. * ""st quarter. March 0. 5.5 p.m. juu moon, March 16, 4.45 p.m. quarter, March Stf. 0.30, p.m. .-H'gn tide at Lyttfeltdft—fo-ddy. 0.33 am. (vnd 7.6 rj.m,; to-morrow, 7.30 < : , a.m. and 8 pjri. /

9 a.nn. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .- 29.949 29.960 Thermometer — Dry bulb . . ' .. 563 55.3 . Wet bulb .. .. 55.4 54.1 : Max. prev. 24 hours 65.3 — Min. prev. 24 hours 56.3 — •* Max. in sun .. 121 77 Min. on grass .. 51.1 — MiSx. during day .. — 56.8 rturriidify per cent. .. 94 92 Wind .. •• S.W. It. Cloud (0-10) .. 10 Calm 10 Rain .... O.Uin O.lOin | ■-■•.:■ 1938. 1937. Rainfall to date • ■ 4.31in 4.48in | Observations taken up to 1 a.m. on eMarch 5 at "The Press" Office:- — i. 9p,m '"Barometer .. ,. 30.05 . 1 a.m. 30.05 Steady. Thermometer .. .. 55 54 Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. .17in Rainfall for March. 1938 .17in Rainfall for March, 1937 .03 in Rainfall for March, 1936 1.72in SUNSHINE (Magnetic Observatory records.) Yesterday—Nil. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. h. m. h, m. h. rri. h. m. Jan. .. 213 48 190 36 230 36 192 15 Feb. .. 156 6 132 48 199 18 149 50 March .. 151 56 144 51 • 97 31 *16 5 Totals 521 50 468 15 527 25 -.JOB 1U *To March 4.

Norfolk Island, S., high wind, overcast, very rough sea 29.59 76 Cape Maria van Diem ■, N.E., fresh, cloudy, considerable swell 29.75 73 Auckland, S.S.E., light, overcast 29.84 74 East Cape, N.N.W., modovercast, smooth sea 29.83 74 Gisborne, E., light, overcast, smooth sea 29.84 75 Chateau Tongariro, N.W., „ light, cloudy — — Cap& Egmont, W„ light, clear, mod. swell 29.83 73 Napier, N.E., light, cloudy, mod. swell 29.81 75 wanganui, W.S.W., mod., - fairly clear, mod. swell 29.83 75 Farewell Spit, N.W., fresh, clear, mod. swell 29.87 73 Stephen Island, S.E., fresh, ,„..,clear, slight swell .. 29.86 63 Wellington, S.S.E., light, _,. overcast, mod. swell .. 29.85 63 Campbell, S., fresh, ,,,, cloudy, mod. swell westport, S.W., fresh, 29.86 65 „ clear, mod. swell S., mod., clear. 29.89 64 mod. swell Akaroa Lighthouse, calm, 29.94 69 overcast, mod. swell .. «U6get Point. S.W., light. 29.95 58 r,,„-£ l0 mod. swell .. . B lufl S.W., light, passing 29.94 57 ■ showers, Plight swell .. Point, W., mod., 29.93 50 rK=*u irly clear - mod - swell Latham Islands, W.S.W 30.00 CI "ght fairly clear. _ rough sea Sydney, S.E., light, over29.80 60 Kobart, N.W.. light, clea : r 29.97 30.03 77 65